Chapter 4. Formatting Documents

In this section:

  • Formatting Documents with Themes, Styles, and Fonts

  • Choosing and Changing Themes

  • Applying and Saving Styles

  • Formatting Text

  • Creating and Customizing Bulleted or Numbered Lists

  • Creating and Customizing Multilevel Lists

  • Changing Character Font and Size

  • Adjusting Paragraph Spacing

  • Indenting Paragraphs

  • Formatting with Tabs

  • Adding Sidebars and Pull Quotes

  • Adding and Customizing Text Boxes

  • Adding Page and Paragraph Borders

Your words may be engaging and brilliant, but if you cram a bunch of them on the page in no particular format, readers are going to look for something more inviting to read. The format of your documents goes a long way toward inviting the reader and holding his or her interest. Headlines let readers ...

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