Formatting text in Word 365 (2024)
Word 365 (2024)
| Beginner
- 9 videos | 37m 32s
- Includes Assessment
- Earns a Badge
- CPE
You can add visual interest to a document by using Word 365's formatting options. In this course, you learn how to change the font type and size, as well as to apply effects such as bold, underline or italics. Also, see how to apply color to other elements such as images and change your document's color theme. Word also features options to improve the display of your text. See how to change the case of your text and the alignment options. With WordArt, you can easily create colorful titles that stand out in your document. See how to use a preset WordArt style, or you can create your own style and apply it to your text using WordArt effects. Keep your document organized and short by using bulleted and numbered lists. Learn how to insert preformatted lists or how to customize their style. You will also discover how to combine both types of lists to create a multilevel list. This course aligns with the objectives of Exam MO-110: Microsoft Word (Microsoft 365 Apps). Would you like hands-on practice? Go to the Course Contents pane and download the sample files to follow along with select videos.
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
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Discover the key concepts covered in the formatting text in word 365 course
Apply changes to your text's font and size
Apply colors and highlighting to your text
Use upper and lower case tools to format text
Align text and images in a document -
Apply effects to text
Use different wordart effects
Insert lists into a document
Create multilevel lists
IN THIS COURSE
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55sThis video outlines the key concepts covered in the Formatting text in Word 365 course, including changing your text's font and size, using WordArt effects, and inserting lists. FREE ACCESS
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4m 1sOnce you have entered some text, you can begin to personalize its properties. You can change the look of your text by changing its font, size and format qualities, such as bold, italic, and underline options. Word also allows you to quickly apply the same formatting to multiple pieces of text using the Format Painter tool. This video aligns with the MO-110 Microsoft Word Exam objective: Apply formatting by using Format Painter. FREE ACCESS
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3. Using colors & highlighting tools in Word 3653m 29sTo add some extra visual interest to your document, you can use Word's color options to help text and objects stand out. In Word, you can change the text color and add highlighting. Also, see how to apply color to other elements such as images and change your document's color theme. FREE ACCESS
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4. Using upper & lower case tools in Word 3655m 3sWord's case tools allow you to quickly and easily modify the case of your text. You can automatically insert capital letters at the start of sentences and also use them to toggle between upper and lower case letters. By changing a sentence's text case you can significantly improve the readability and professionalism of your document. Explore how to use the Change Case button to change the text case, and the All Caps formatting in the Font dialog box. FREE ACCESS
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5. Aligning your text in Word 3655m 22sIf you want to improve the appearance of your document, you can use the align options. By default, the document text is aligned to the left margin, but you can easily align it to the right margin, center it between the margins, or justify it to give it straight edges on both sides of the paragraph. FREE ACCESS
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6. Adding text effects in Word 3654m 41sWith WordArt, you can easily create colorful titles that stand out in your document. A good way of creating an attractive and interesting title is using a preset WordArt style. Or you can create your own style and apply it to your text using WordArt effects. Lastly, discover the typography options to improve the display of your text. This video aligns with the MO-110 Microsoft Word Exam objective: Apply text effects. FREE ACCESS
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7. Using different WordArt effects in Word 3654m 39sOne way of customizing your WordArt text is to change the style, fill, outline, and other effects that have been applied. In Word, you can choose from several predefined colors and styles, or even create your own style using different color, gradient and transparency settings. See how to customize the WordArt fill, outline, and effects in Word 365. FREE ACCESS
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8. Inserting lists in Word 3654m 49sTo give your Word document structure, you can turn your text into bulleted and numbered lists. Discover how to create bulleted and numbered lists manually or by choosing from one of their menu options. Also see how to customize the bulleted and numbered list appearance by changing its font, style, and alignment. This video aligns with the MO-110 Microsoft Word Exam objectives: Format paragraphs as numbered and bulleted lists, Change bullet characters and number formats, and Define custom bullet characters and number formats. FREE ACCESS
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9. Creating a multilevel list in Word 3654m 34sMultilevel lists in Word 365 allow you to establish a hierarchy for a list of items. You can even build custom multilevel lists by formatting each list level to meet your needs. Discover how to choose a multilevel list style from the library. Learn how to change the level of one or multiple items in a list by increasing or decreasing the indentation. And discover how to restart and continue list numbering, as well as how to set a start number value. This video aligns with the MO-110 Microsoft Word Exam objectives: Increase and decrease list levels, and Start, restart, and continue list numbering. FREE ACCESS
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