Font Dialog Box

            The Font Dialog Box can be used to change the font and character spacing formats of a selected text.

i.          Font

Enter the name of the font you want to apply to the selected text. Word applies font formatting to the current selection or to the entire word that contains the insertion point. To apply font formatting to a portion of a single word, select that portion of the word first.

ii.         Font style

Click Italic, Bold, or Bold Italic to apply these formats to the selected text. Click Regular to remove bold or italic formatting. Word applies font formatting to the current selection or to the entire word that contains the insertion point. To apply font formatting to a portion of a single word, select that portion of the word first.

iii.           Size

Enter the font size for the selected text. You can type any number between 1 and 1638. The sizes in the Size list depend on the selected font and active printer.

iv.        Font Color

Click the color you want to apply to the selected text. Clicking Auto sets the text color to black.

v.         Underline Style

Click the underline type you want to apply to the selected text. Click (none) to remove underline formatting. Click Words only to underline only words 

vi.        Underline Color

Click the color you want to apply to the selected underline style. If  underline style is not  selected, .

this option is unavailable

vii.       Superscript(2³)

Raises the selected text above the baseline and changes it to a smaller font size. If you want to raise the selected text without reducing the font size, click the Character Spacing tab, and then click Raised in the Position box. 

viii.      Subscript (H₂O)

Lowers the selected text below the baseline and changes it to a smaller font size. If you want to lower the selected text without reducing the font size, click the Character Spacing tab, and then click Lowered in the Position box.

ix.        All Caps

Formats selected lowercase text as capital letters. All caps formatting does not affect numbers, punctuation, non-alphabetic characters, or uppercase letters.

x.         Character spacing

The Character Spacing Tab allows you to expand or reduce the spacing between characters.

xi.        Scale

Stretches or compresses text horizontally as a percentage of its current size. Enter any percentage between 1 and 600.

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