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Change text formatting

Apply or remove highlighting

Article Highlight text in a Word 2007 document.

Apply strikethrough formatting

Article Format text to appear with a line or lines through the text (known as a "strikethrough").

Change the capitalization of text

Article In Word 2007 and PowerPoint 2007, you can change the capitalization of words, sentences, or paragraphs by doing the following: Select the text that you...

Change the color of text

Article In Office Word 2007 , you can use the formatting options on the Mini toolbar to quickly format text. The Mini toolbar appears automatically when you select...

Change the font color (text color)

Article Select the text that you want to change. On the Home tab, in the Font group, click the arrow next to Font Color , and then select the color that you want...

Change the font size

Article Quickly change font size and style in Word 2007 with the formatting options Mini toolbar, which appears automatically when you select text.

Create a large dropped initial capital letter

Article The dropped cap, a large dropped initial capital letter, can be used to begin a document or a chapter, or to add interest to a newsletter or invitation...

Double underline the text

Article Select the text that you want to underline. On the Home tab, click the Font Dialog Box Launcher, and then click the Font tab. In the Underline style...

Make text superscript or subscript

Article Superscript and subscript refer to numbers that are positioned slightly higher or slightly lower than the text on the line. For example, a footnote or endnote...

Make the text bold

Article In Microsoft Office Word 2007 , you can use the formatting options Mini toolbar to quickly format text. The Mini toolbar appears automatically when you...

Number your headings

Article You can apply a numbering scheme to the headings in your document by using multilevel list templates and the built-in heading styles in Word (Heading 1...

Underline text or spaces

Article See how to underline words and spaces using single, double, or decorative lines in Word 2007 and 2010.