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Formatting and Proofing Text. PowerPoint 97 Intermediate. Text Formatting Within PowerPoint. You can format text by selecting commands from the Format menu or by using the tools on the Formatting toolbar. Replacing Fonts. Select the Replace Fonts command from the Format drop down menu.
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Formatting and Proofing Text PowerPoint 97 Intermediate
Text Formatting Within PowerPoint • You can format text by selecting commands from the Format menu or by using the tools on the Formatting toolbar
Replacing Fonts • Select the Replace Fonts command from the Format drop down menu
Formatting Fonts • Select the Font command from the Format menu
Additional Text Formatting Effects • Select the Font command from the Format menu
Bullets • Select the Bullet command from the Format menu • Or use the Bullets On/Off tool
Case Formatting • Select the Change Case command from the Format menu • Options include: • Sentence case • lowercase • UPPERCASE • Title Case • tOGGLE cASE
Using the Format Painter • Select the text containing the styles you wish to transfer to another section of text • Click on the Format Painter icon on the Standard toolbar • Select the text you want to add the style to and the style is transferred to the selected text
Remember the Undo Command! • To undo your last action, click on the Undo button on the Standard toolbar • Or select Undo from the Edit menu Undo Icon Repeat Icon
Paragraph Alignment • Includes: • Left • Right • Center • Justify • Select Alignment from the Format menu Or • Use the Formatting toolbar icons
Line and Paragraph Space Formatting • Modifies the amount of space between lines of text or between paragraphs, select the Format Line Spacing command
Tab Formatting Used to align and space text horizontally in a document. All tab stops are available on the ruler. You can choose from the following types of tab stop: Left Tab The left-hand edge of the text is aligned with the tab stop Right Tab The right-hand edge of the text is aligned with the tab stop Center Tab The text is centered over the tab stop Decimal Tab The decimal points of numbers are aligned at the tab stop Note: When you are entering text and want to move from one tab stop to the next, press Ctrl+Tab
Checking Spelling • Use the Tools/Spelling command • Or click on the Spelling icon, in the Standard Toolbar • Options include: • Ignore • Ignore All • Change • Change All • Add • Suggest TIP:Press F7 to activate the Spell Checker