FORMATTING FEATURES OF WORD PROCESSORS

FORMATTING FEATURES OF WORD PROCESSORS

wHAT ARE FORMATTING FEATURES?

 These are word processor enhancements that makes user's work appealing to the eye.

What are these formatting features?

1.

font color

Font color is used to change text color

2.

text highlight color

Makes text look like it was highlighted by a marker pen. 

3.

Text Effect

​Apply a visual effect to the selected text such as shadow, glow or reflection

4.

​Superscript and subscript

Superscript creates a small text above the normal line of text. 
Subscript creates a small text below the normal line of text. 

5.

​Strikethrough

​Draws a line through the middle of the selected line

6.

bolding, italics and underline

​Bolding makes text thicker and darker
Italics make text slant forward
Underline is a feature that puts a line below selected text

7.

font face

this is a feature used to change text font themes

8.

font size

this is a feature used to increase
or decrease the size of text

9.

​Numbers and bullets lists

Numbered list is a feature that index items in numbered style e.g.

1. Kenya
2. Corruption

Bulleted list is a feature that index items in bulleted style, e.g.

• Corruption
• Kenyan politicians

10.

​Increasing and decreasing indents

​Increasing indent pushes text away from the page margin
Decreasing indent pushes text closer to the page margin

11.

line and paragraph spacing

this is a formatting feature used to increase or decrease spaces between lines of text and paragraph