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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 .
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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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