Sams Teach Yourself Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional in 10 Minutes

By Dorothy Burke and Jane Calabria

• Table of Contents
  • Copyright
  • Tell Us What You Think!
  • About the Authors
  • Introduction
  • Conventions Used in This Book
  • Lesson 1. Navigating Windows 2000 Professional
  • Lesson 2. Working with a Window
  • Lesson 3. Using Menus
  • Lesson 4. Using Windows 2000 Professional Help
  • Lesson 5. Using Dialog Boxes
  • Lesson 6. Working with Multiple Windows and Applications
  • Lesson 7. Copying, Moving, and Linking Between Windows and Applications
  • Lesson 8. Using My Computer
  • Lesson 9. Managing Files with My Computer
  • Lesson 10. Using WordPad
    • What Is WordPad?
    • Moving the Text Insertion Point
    • Inserting and Deleting Text
    • Selecting, Cutting, Copying, and Pasting Text
    • Formatting a Document
    • Saving a Document and Exiting WordPad
  • Lesson 11. Understanding File Properties and the Recycle Bin
  • Lesson 12. Printing
  • Lesson 13. Using My Network Places
  • Lesson 14. Using the Control Panel
  • Lesson 15. Using Outlook Express Mail
  • Lesson 16. Sharing Workstations and Setting Passwords
  • Lesson 17. Using Internet Explorer 5
  • Lesson 18. Web Site and Document Searching
  • Lesson 19. Troubleshooting, Restarting, and Disaster Planning
  • Lesson 20. Customizing the Windows 2000 Environment

Formatting a Document

You can affect the appearance of your document onscreen and on paper by changing the formatting. Formatting refers to the appearance of a document, including the font style and size, text alignment, and page layout.

You can format text before or after you type it. To format text before you type it, choose the formatting attributes and then enter the text; the formatting continues until you change it again. To format text after you type it, select the text you want to change and then apply the specific formatting changes.

Formatting Text

You can change the following text attributes to improve the appearance of your text or to set it apart from other text:

• Font Choose from Arial, Times New Roman, and so on to change the look of the text.
• Font Style Apply Bold, Italic, Bold Italic, Underline, Superscript, or Subscript attributes to change the style of the text.
• Font Size Choose from 10-point, 12-point, 72-point and everything in between (or even larger) to change the size of your type for headlines, fine print, and so on. (There are about 72 points in an inch.)

To change the font, font style, or font size, follow these steps:

1. Select the text to be formatted.
2. Choose Format, Font from the WordPad menu bar. The Font dialog box appears (see Figure 10.2).
   

   Figure 10.2 Change the look of the text on the page in WordPad.

3. Select the font, font style, and size options you want. The Sample Area shows sample text with options you selected.
4. Choose OK to apply the changes.

Figure 10.3 shows a document with various types of formatting applied to text. Note that you can use multiple fonts and font sizes to add interest and emphasis.

Figure 10.3 You can vary the font, size, and style of text within your document to add emphasis to important text.

Aligning Text

Normally, text is aligned with the left margin. However, you can right-align text or center it between the margins.

To align text:

1. Select the text.
2. Use the formatting toolbar buttons to choose the alignment:
   • Left
   • Center
   • Right

Adjusting Page Margins

You can change the page margins using the Page Setup dialog box. You can also choose page size and orientation in this same dialog box.

To change page margins:

1. Choose File, Page Setup. The Page Setup dialog box appears, as shown in Figure 10.4.
   

   Figure 10.4 Change the margins in the Page Setup dialog box.

2. Choose OK to apply the margins to your document.

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