Easy Microsoft Word 2010

Chapter 5. Formatting Paragraphs and Pages

In the previous chapter, you learned some basic techniques for applying formatting to text. Now you’re ready to take formatting to the next level and start applying it to paragraphs and pages. Word offers all kinds of commands for controlling the placement and positioning of text in a document, as well as features for adding page elements. For example, you can indent text, apply tabs to create columns, and turn text into a bulleted or numbered list. You can also add page numbers, section breaks, and headers or footers. Word groups paragraph commands in a section on the Ribbon’s Home tab labeled Paragraph. You can also find another group of Paragraph commands on the Page Layout tab. The Page Layout ...