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FORMATTING THE TEXT

                 Changing the appearance and arrangement of the text is called formatting the text. You
                 can format your text by following the given steps:

                 Step 1:  Select the text you want to format.
                 Step 2:   Apply the desired effect.                                              3


                      Applying Bold, Underline and Italic                       2
                   Bold: this option makes the text dark and thick.

                    Italic: the text slants towards the right when we select
                   this option.
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                   Underline: this option draws a line under the text.
                 To apply the option, follow these steps:                                                      Bold

                 Step 1:  Select the text to which the effect has to be applied.                              Italic
                 Step 2:  Click on Home tab.                                                                Underline

                 Step 3:   In Font group, click on the  Bold button           ,  Underline button         , or  Italic
                         button       .


                                                                                               21 st
                  Let’s PraCtiCe                                                            Century   #Critical Thinking
                                                                                              Skills
                   Identify and mark bold text with red crayon, underline text with yellow crayon and
                   italic text with green crayon in the given picture:

                                        Independence Day is celebrated on August 15th every
                                        year across the nation.

                                        Independence  Day  is  celebrated  on August  15th  every
                                        year across the nation.
                                        Independence Day is celebrated on August 15th every
                                        year across the nation.




                                                             Tech Hint

                                           To apply and remove the highlight effects:
                                     Bold: Ctrl + B    Underline: Ctrl + U    Italic: Ctrl + I



                      Changing the Font Style

                 Font is a complete set of typing characters, letters and symbols of the same size, style and
                 design. The default font that appears when you open Word program is Calibri (Body) and
                 the font size is 11.


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