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You can also use the MiniToolbar. The Mini Toolbar is activated when you select text to be
formatted. This toolbar is miniature and semi-transparent to help you work with fonts, font
styles, font sizing, alignment, text color, indent levels, and bullet features.
Live Preview
Using Live Preview temporarily applies formatting on selected text or objects whenever a
formatting command is hovered. This allows you to quickly preview how the formatting
options will look before they are made.
1) Select the desired text that you want to format
2) On the Home tab, in the Font group, do any of the following:
a. Click the arrow next to the Font box and move the pointer over the fonts that
you want to preview.
b. Click the arrow next to the Font Size box and move the pointer over the font
sizes that you want to preview.
c. Click the arrow next to the Text Highlight Color button and move the pointer
over the highlight or fill colors that you want to preview.
d. Click the arrow next to the Font Color button and move the pointer over the
font colors that you want to preview.
When you finish previewing the formatting choices, do one of the following:
To apply the previewed formatting, click the selected font name, size, or color in the list.
To cancel live previewing without applying any changes, press ESC.
Formatting a Paragraph
A paragraph is a select group of text that can have its own formatting characteristics, such as
alignment, spacing and styles.
1) Select the desired paragraph(s) that you want to format
2) Choose commands from the Paragraph group on the Home tab
3) For additional formatting options, click on the Dialog Box Launcher in the lower-right
corner of the group to launch the Paragraph dialog box
You can also use the MiniToolbar.