Microsoft: Word 2013 Plain & Simple

Chapter 5. Formatting text for best appearance

In This section:

• Formatting with styles

• Creating and modifying styles

• Using the Styles pane

• Changing the character formatting of text

• Applying highlighting

• Using the Format Painter

• Changing paragraph alignment and indents

• Adding borders and shading

• Building a bulleted or numbered list

• Using multilevel numbered headings

• Revealing existing formatting

You might use Microsoft Word 2013 to write a report, create a cookbook, or compose a letter. No matter what document you’re working on, though, the appearance of your text is nearly as important as its content in getting your point across.

In this section you’ll learn to use styles, which are collections of formats that can be applied in groups. You’ll also find out ...