Lesson 3: Changing the style or color of the text
| Changing the style: |
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1. Select the text tool as you did in the previous
lesson and type the sentence, "Text can appear in many different
styles, such as, bold, italic, and shadow." |
2. Highlight the word "bold" by putting the mouse cursor before the letter b. While holding the mouse button down, drag across the word "Bold"and let go. The word "Bold" should now look like this
. If you make a mistake, just try again. |
3. Click on the Bold icon (located in the center
of the upper tool bar) and then click on the highlighted word to see
the text appear bold. |
4. Do the same for the other three words (i.e.,
make the word "italic" appear italic and the word "shadow"
appear shadowed). |
5. You can set the text back to its normal state
by highlighting the word text again and clicking on the appropriate
icon. De-highlight the text by clicking anywhere in the slide. The word
should appear normal. |
| Changing the color the text |
1. Highlight the words, "Text can appear".
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2. Move the cursor to the Text color square (located
on the bottom tool bar) and click the mouse button. |
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3. You can select a color by clicking the desired
color while the text is highlighted. |
4. Try selecting other colors by clicking on "More
colors..." and then choosing the color you want by double clicking
on it. The text should then appear in the color you choose. |
| Changing the color or style of all the text inside the box |
1. Click on the box itself. The box should look
like this. |
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2. Move the cursor to the Text color square (located
on the top horizontal tool bar) and click the mouse button. |
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3. Select the color you want by clicking on it.
All of the text in that box should appear in the color you select. |
4. In order to change the style of the text in a
box, repeat step one and click on the style you want. Do this to make
the entire sentence bold. |
5. Repeat step 4 to take the bold off. |
