Formatting Text
Formatting means changing how text looks. You can make words bold, italic, or underlined. You can also change the font style, size, and colour. Good formatting makes your document easy to read.
The Formatting Toolbar
Formatting Options and Shortcuts
Bold
This text is bold
Ctrl + B
Italic
This text is italic
Ctrl + I
Underline
This text is underlined
Ctrl + U
Font size
Small
Medium
Large
Font colour
Red text
Blue text
Green text
Align
Left | Centre | Right
Font Styles
Hello World
Arial
Hello World
Times New Roman
Hello World
Courier New
Hello World
Georgia
💡 Use formatting to make headings bold and bigger. Keep the main text in a simple font like Arial or Times New Roman so it is easy to read.
Quick Exercise
Q1. Which shortcut makes selected text bold?
✅ Ctrl + B. Select the text first, then press Ctrl+B.
Q2. You want to make a heading stand out. Name two things you can do.
✅ You can make it bold and increase the font size. You could also change its colour.
Q3. What does the Underline shortcut (Ctrl+U) do?
✅ It draws a line under the selected text to highlight or emphasise it.
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