Formatting A Document

• This is the important section in chapter 2.
• We will discuss
  • Themes
  • Sections
  • Styles
• Before we start, paragraph and text level formatting override document formatting.
  • If you are going to use this tool, you should resist applying individual formatting such as font changes.
  • But you really should use this tool.
• A theme is a coordinated set of fonts, colors and effects that provide a nice appearance.
  • Themes are accessed on the Design tab
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  • I selected the Berlin theme for my document.
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• Breaks and Sections Breaks split the document into logical pieces, or sections.
  • On the Layout tab in the Page Setup group, the Breaks dropdown gives access.
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  • A Page Break does not create a section, it just inserts a page break.
    • This is the proper way to make text go to the next page.
  • A Column Breaks breaks text inside a column.
    • This is the proper way to break columns.
  • A Text Wrapping break allows text to wrap around an object.
    • You probably don't need to apply these.
  • A Next Page break divides the document into two sections and makes the following text start on the next page.
    • You don't use this unless you want a section break.
  • A Continuous break divides the document into two sections, but does not move to the next page.
    • You normally don't use these, word will insert them for you.
  • Even and Odd page breaks force the next section to start on an even or odd page.
    • Like chapters in a book (ours always starts on an odd page)
    • This may insert a blank page.
• Styles provide a uniform formatting.
  • On the Design Tab
  • But change the Styles on the Home tab.
  • You should at least format headings with these as it will be useful later.