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Bold, Italics, and Underline To make certain text in your document stand out, you can use boldface, italics, or underline characters, regardless of the font chosen. To boldface, italicise or underline text: 1. Select the text. 2. Choose either the bold ( ), italic ( ) or the underline ( ) command from the Font group of the Home tab. Note that you can also use shortcut keys, Ctrl + B, Ctrl + I, and Ctrl + U to bold, italicise, and underline respectively. Using the Font Dialog Box In addition to use the commands in the Font group to make changes to font formatting, it is also possible to use the Font dialog box which will provides many more options regarding the way text appears. To bring up the Font dialog box, click the arrow in the bottom right corner of the Font group. In the Font dialog box that appears, select the required formatting options, and click OK. © 2008, Student Learning Centre, C e n t r e f o r A c a d e m i c D e v e l o p m e n t , T h e U n i v e r s i t y o f A u c k l a n d Page 10
Paragraph Paragraph Alignment Paragraphs can be aligned to the left, centred, right, or justified. Some disciplines have specific requirements such as justification of left-alignment so it is important to find this out before handling in any coursework. To align text: 1. Position the insertion point within the paragraph (or select a range of paragraphs as required). 2. Click on the appropriate alignment button on the Paragraph group of the Home tab. These buttons act as ‘toggles’ that will turn the alignment style either on or off. Left Centred Right Justify Examples of the various types of alignment can be seen below: This is what left aligned text looks like. This is what centred text looks like. This is what right aligned text looks like. This is what justified text looks like. You can also use the shortcut keys, Ctrl + L, Ctrl + E, Ctrl + R and Ctrl + J to left align, centre, right align, and justify respectively. Line Spacing Academic work usually requires line spacing of either 1 ½ or 2. Check with your department handbook or a staff member in your department to find out what line spacing is required. To change line spacing: 1. Position the insertion point within the paragraph (or select a range of paragraphs as appropriate). 2. Choose the arrow to the right of the line spacing button ( ) in the Paragraph group of the Home tab. © 2008, Student Learning Centre, C e n t r e f o r A c a d e m i c D e v e l o p m e n t , T h e U n i v e r s i t y o f A u c k l a n d Page 11
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