Formatting a WP Document Formatting a document means

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Formatting a WP Document Formatting a document means to make it look neat and

Formatting a WP Document Formatting a document means to make it look neat and professional. Each program will work a bit differently, but the following slides will show you how to change or format what your document looks like. Be the investigative report and look at your menu bars for exact help.

Headers and Footers Header: contains important information such as your documents title, page numbers,

Headers and Footers Header: contains important information such as your documents title, page numbers, or author. Appears on EVERY page of the document. Footer: contains important information such as your documents title, page numbers, or author. Appears on EVERY page of the document.

Formatting Font Style: Changes the appearance of the text. Font Size: Makes the font

Formatting Font Style: Changes the appearance of the text. Font Size: Makes the font bigger or smaller

Formatting Font Bold: Makes the selected text darker. Italics: Makes the selected text slanted.

Formatting Font Bold: Makes the selected text darker. Italics: Makes the selected text slanted. Italics is used to draw attention to text or for titles of books, movies, etc. . . Underline: Underline titles of books, movies, etc.

Spacing Single space: Puts text lines one on top of the other. Double space:

Spacing Single space: Puts text lines one on top of the other. Double space: Leaves one blank line between lines of text. Most of your papers in school will be typed double spaced.

Formatting the Page Alignment: Where the text shows up on the page. Left, Center,

Formatting the Page Alignment: Where the text shows up on the page. Left, Center, Right, or Justified. Use the toolbar OR Margins: How far off the sides of the page the text appears. Most papers have 1 inch margins all around.

Formatting the Page Bullets and Numbers: Used to show a list. Tool bar symbol

Formatting the Page Bullets and Numbers: Used to show a list. Tool bar symbol for bullets OR Spell/Grammar Check: Checks the spelling and grammar in your paper. Toolbar for Spell Check or Proper nouns will show as misspelled because they are not in the dictionary. Homophones will show correct even if misused.

Formatting the Page Tab: Tab key on the keyboard is used to indent 5

Formatting the Page Tab: Tab key on the keyboard is used to indent 5 spaces at the beginning of a paragraph. Page Preview: Will show your paper will look when you print it. Do this before you print anything.

Page Orientation Portrait Landscape (Long)

Page Orientation Portrait Landscape (Long)