MS Word 2007-lesson Six-Documents Formatting Continuation

Changing Font Size Using the Dialog Box Launcher
The size of letters used in a document is termed the font size. Microsoft Word, you can change the size of you font.
To change the font sizes of texts in document using the dialog box launcher, take the following steps:
1. Highlight texts whose font sizes are to be changed.
2. Click on the Home Tab.
3. Click the dialog box launcher in the Font group, a font dialog box appears showing various font sizes.
4. Click on the desired font size.
Note: If you know the font size you want, you can type it in the Font Size field.
5. Click OK for the desired font size to be applied.

Alternative Method- Changing Font Size With Grow Font and Shrink Font
You can also change the size of your font by clicking the Grow Font and shrink Font buttons. Selecting text and then clicking the Grow Font button makes your font larger. Selecting text and then clicking the shrink font button makes your font size smaller.

Changing Fonts
The typeface of text in a document is termed font. In Microsoft Word, you can change the font that should affect your texts. Word 2007 has several inbuilt fonts from which one can choose. The following exercise illustrates how to change font of texts using the dialog box launcher.
Exercise
1. Type the following: Changing Fonts
2. Highlight the words: "Changing fonts."
3. Choose the Home Tab.
4. Click the dialog box launcher in the font group, a font dialog box appears showing various fonts
5. Click to select the font you want.
6. Click OK for the text to be affected.

Applying Colour to texts using the dialog box launcher
1. Highlight the text you wish to apply colour.
2. Click on the dialog box launcher in the font group.
3. Click on the drop Down arrow in front of the font colour.
4. Select the the colour you want.
5. Click on the OK button for the texts to be affected with the selected colour.