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Formatting Toolbar

Learn about each of the Microsoft Word Formatting Toolbar Icons. There is a practice quiz to test your learning.

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The Formatting toolbar

This entire toolbar could become a floating
window by double-clicking on the control bar at the far left
end of this toolbar. That gives the following window, which can
be placed anywhere on the screen:

This toolbar can be restored to its original
position by clicking in the gray bar at the top and dragging it
back to the top of the screen. Push the top of the window up to
the bottom of the menu bar.

Function of commonly used buttons
	Select the style to apply to paragraphs		Changes the font of the selected text
	Changes the size of selected text and numbers		Makes selected text and numbers bold
	Makes selected text and numbers italic		Underlines selected text and numbers
	Aligns to the left with a ragged right margin		Centers the selected text
	Aligns to the right with a ragged left margin		Aligns the selected text to both the left and right margins
	Makes a numbered list or reverts back to normal		Add, or remove, bullets in a selected paragraph
	Decreases the indent to the previous tab stop		Indents the selected paragraph to the next tab stop
	Adds or removes a border around selected text or objects		Marks text so that it is highlighted and stands out
	Formats the selected text with the color you click

Carefully review the function of each of the
buttons above. When you think that you are familiar with each
of the buttons take the short quiz below. (The Formatting
toolbar has been included as a reference)

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1					You wish to call attention to a statement in your document by making the text bold. Which button do you select?
2					A flyer is to be prepared inviting parents to a performance. You want the headline to be centered on the page. Which button do you select?
3					You want to make sure that your instructions are clear and plan to place them in a bulleted list. Which button do you select?
4					To call attention to a block of text, you want place a block of color behind the text to highlight it. Which button do you select?
5					Another way to call attention to a block of text is to place a border around it. Which button do you select?
6					A quoted block of text has been indented. You wish to continue the document but you need to undo the indent. Which button do you select?
7					You have made a birthday certificate and you want the student’s name to be displayed in color. Which button do you select?

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Open one word document, in the group of the «Menus» tab at the far left of the Ribbon of word 2007/2010/2013, you can view the «Format» menu and execute many commands from the drop-down menu of Format.

Where is the Format tab on Word 2016?

Where is format option in Word? Open one word document, in the group of the “Menus” tab at the far left of the Ribbon of word you can view the “Format” menu and execute many commands from the drop-down menu of Format.

Where is the Format tab in Word Mac?

The moment you click on or into a shape, the Format tab appears to the right of the Home tab on the Ribbon. Click the Format tab to display the formatting options in this tab of the Ribbon.

What is the Format tab?

The Format tab allows you to specify the format of the file or files being read from. Stages that read from certain types of file (for example, the Sequential File stage) also have a Format tab which allows you to specify the format of the file or files being read from.

How do you add the Format tab in Word 2013?

If you click on one to select it, the Drawing Tools > Format tab should appear — it’s present only when a shape is selected. Even if the tab doesn’t appear, you can (by holding Ctrl as you click) select two or more shapes simultaneously, and then right-click any one of them.

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