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Font-Text Formatting Group in MS Word – 22’s Master

Font formatting is also known as text formatting. It is used to format the text, which entails changing the font style, size, color, and some or all of these qualities, as well as making the selected text bold, italic, and underlined.

It is also used to change how the title, subtitle, header, subheading, body of text, and other text styles look in a Word document.

Font group for formatting text in Word
Format the text in any formatting
Font Formatting in MS Word
Text formatting in Word

As explained above, bold, italic, underline, strike through, subscript, superscript, change case, text highlight color, and font color are just a few of the buttons that can be used to deliver commands for font formatting.

These commands may be found under the Font group. These are covered in the following section.

Font Family

The first command in the “font group,” “font,” is used to modify the chosen font’s formatting into the desired styles. Calibri is the default font and size in Word.

Choose various fonts in font group
Different fonts in Word

Change Font Size

The second command in the font group, “font size,” is used to increase or decrease the selected font size. Word’s standard font size is 11. Below are keyboard shortcuts for adjusting the text size.

Shortcut Keys for Increasing or Decreasing the Font Size:

  • Ctrl + Shift + >          →  To increase the selected font size (2 or more than 2 points),
  • Ctrl + Shift + <          →  To decrease the chosen font size (2 or more than 2 points),
  • Ctrl + }]                      →  To increase the chosen font size (1 point)
  • Ctrl + {[                      →  To increase the chosen font size (1 point).
Increase-or-decrease-Grow-or-Shrink-Font-Size
Increase or Decrease Font Size Using the font formatting group.

Text Formatting in ms word

Increase/Grow Font Size:

To increase the selected font size, as shown in the picture above, do the following:

Then click the drop-down arrow next to the font size to expand the numbers as in the picture above
Then click the drop-down arrow of the font size to expand the numbers as in the picture above
Now select one of the sizes you want.

Keyboard shortcuts: Ctrl + Shift + > (To increase 2 or more than 2 points size)
Ctrl +] (To increase the size of one point). 

Decrease/Shrink Font Size:

To decrease the selected font size as shown in the picture above, do the following:

Select the text that you want to decrease the font size
Then click the drop-down arrow of the font size to expand the numbers as in the picture above
Now select one of the sizes you want.

Keyboard Shortcuts   → Ctrl + Shift + <     (To decrease 2  or more than 2 points size)

                                       → Ctrl + [{                 (To decrease 1 point size). 

Bold the text:

Make the text  Bold where it is selected. Making text bold means changing the font thicker. 

Keyboard Shortcut  → Ctrl + B

Italicize the Text for Formatting Text:

Italicize the selected text. This means that the body of the font leans forward. This formatting can be used for unique fonts in content.  

Keyboard Shortcut  → Ctrl + I

Underline the Text for Formatting Text:

Underlining is used to highlight the selected text. It is used on the main text in a heading, subheading, or text body. In contrast to everything else in the text, it seems to be just as good as the header.

Keyboard Shortcut → Ctrl + U

Strikethrough:

Strikethrough means adding a line through the middle of the text where you select.

Subscript:

Subscript means making the selected letter or number smaller to the base of any text or number/s in the Font Group in a Microsoft Word Document.

Superscript:

Superscript means making the selected letter or number smaller to the power of any text or number/s in Font Group in Microsoft Word Document.

Change case – Text Formatting

Change the selected text to Sentence Case, Lower Case, Upper Case, or Toggle Case and Capitalize Each Word.

Keyboard ShortcutShift + F3.

Sentence Case:  In a Sentence Case, each Letter and Noun in a Sentence begins with a capital letter. Sentence case is the general and widely used written content/paragraph format. 

Lower Case: Changing all the selected text too small letters, called lower case.

Upper case: Changing all the selected text to the CAPITAL LETTERS, called UPPER CASE.

Capitalize Each Word: Capitalize the first letter of each word in a sentence, called Capitalize Each Word. 

Toggle Case: In the Toggle Case, the first letter of a word is small and the remaining are Capital. 

Text Highlight Color to Format the Font:

It highlights the selected text with colour. To do so, select the font /text that you want to increase highlight → Then click the drop-down arrow of the text highlight colour to expand the numbers → Now select one of the colours you want.

Text Effects and Typography:

By providing the text with various shapes, such as a glow, outline, shadow, or reflection, text effects can be created. Text effects are the name of this procedure. The process of altering the type’s layout is known as typography. Modifying the quantity of styles, ligatures, and stylistic sets falls under this category.

Font Color:

Change the text in different colours where it is selected

Clear Formatting:

Clear all the selected text formatting (Formatted text means making the selected text Bold, Italic, Underline, Font Style, Different Font sizes, Font Color, etc.).

Font Dialogue Box:

In this, you can add different effects and character spacing to the font in addition to the Font group.

Steps to follow in Formatting the Text:

Go to the Home tab

Type or keep some text you want 

Then select the text you want to apply the formatting 

In the Font group, click any Command to apply Formatting. For example Bold, Italics, Size, Color, etc. 

What is Text or Font Formatting in MS Word?

Font formatting is also alternatively known as text formatting. It is used to format the text means to make the selected text Bold, Italic, and Underline and change the Font Style, Size, Color and some of these or all of these.

What are the Tools and Commands of Font Group in Word?

The Font formatting group includes various commands such as a Font, Font Size, Grow Font, Shrink Font, Clear Formatting, Bold, Italic, Underline, Strike Through, Subscript, Superscript, etc.

How can I change the font of my text using this group?

To change the font of your text, select the text, then open the Font-Text Formatting Group, and choose a font from the dropdown list.

What does the Font-Text Formatting Group in MS Word control?

The Font-Text Formatting Group in MS Word controls text appearance, including font style, size, color, bold, italic, underline, and more.

How do I make text bold or italic using this group?

To make text bold or italic, select the text, then use the bold (B) or italic (I) buttons in the Font-Text Formatting Group.

Can I change text color with this group?

Yes, you can change text color by selecting the text and clicking the font color button in the Font-Text Formatting Group.