Bold, Italicize, and Underline

Bold, Italicize, and Underline

When creating a document, you may need to emphasize particular words or phrases by bolding (ctrl+b), underlining (ctrl+u), or italicizing (ctrl+I).  You can bold, underline, and italicize when using Word.

When you need to perform a task in Microsoft Word, you can usually choose from several methods. The exercises that follow show you how to bold, underline, or italicize using four different methods: using the launcher, the Ribbon, the Mini-toolbar/context menu, and the keyboard shortcut.

EXERCISE 3

Type the following exactly as shown. Remember, pressing the Enter key starts a new paragraph. Press the Enter key at the end of each of the following lines to start a new paragraph.

Launcher: Bold Italicize Underline these words. All three Regular

Ribbon: Bold Italicize Underline these words. All three Regular

Mini Toolbar: Bold Italicize Regular

Keys: Bold Italicize Underline these words. All three Regular.Your screen should look similar to the one shown here.

Bold with the Dialog Box Launcher

      ·          On the line that begins with Launcher, select the word                   "Bold."  You can place the cursor before the letter "B"                    in "Bold." Press                  the Shift key; then press the                 right arrow key until the entire word is highlighted.

·          Choose the Home tab.

·          Click the dialog box launcher in the Font group. The Font dialog box appears.

      ·          Click Bold in the Font Style box.

Note: You can see the effect of your action in the Preview window. To remove the bold, click Regular.

·          Click OK to close the dialog box.

·          Click anywhere in the text area to remove the highlighting. You have bolded the word bold.

Alternate Method—Bold with the Ribbon

      ·          On the line that begins with "Ribbon," select the word "Bold."  You can place the cursor before the letter "B" in "Bold." Press                   the Shift key; then press the right arrow key until the entire word is highlighted.

·          Choose the Home tab.

·          Click the Bold button  in the Font group. You have bolded the word bold.
Alternate Method - Bold with the Mini Toolbar

      ·          On the line that begins with "Mini Toolbar," select the word "Bold."  You can place the cursor before the letter "B" in                                 "Bold."Press the Shift key; then press the right arrow key until the entire word is highlighted.

·          Right-click. The Mini toolbar appears.

·          Click the Bold button. You have bolded the word bold.

Alternate Method—Bold with Keys

·          On the line that begins with "Keys," select the word "Bold."  You can place the cursor before the letter "B" in "Bold." Press the Shift key; then press the right arrow key until the entire word is highlighted.

·          Press Ctrl+b (hold down the Ctrl key while pressing b). 

Italicize with the Dialog Box Launcher

·          On the line that begins with Launcher, select the word "Italicize."  You can place the cursor before the letter "I" in "Italicize." Press the Shift key; then press the right arrow key until the entire word is highlighted.

·          Choose the Home tab.

·          Click the dialog box launcher in the Font group. The Font dialog box appears.

      ·          Click Italic in the Font Style box.

·          Click OK to close the Font dialog box.

·          Click anywhere in the text area to remove the highlighting. You have italicized the word Italicize.

Alternate Method—Italicize with the Ribbon

·          Click Italic in the Font Style box.

·          Click OK to close the Font dialog box.

·          Click anywhere in the text area to remove the highlighting. You have italicized the word Italicize.

Alternate Method—Italicize with the Ribbon

      ·          On the line that begins with "Mini Toolbar," select the word "Italicize." You can place the cursor before the letter "I" in                              "Italicize." Press the Shift key; then press the right arrow key until the entire word is highlighted.

·          Right-click. The Mini toolbar appears.

·          Click the Italic button . You have italicized the word Italicize.

Alternate Method—Italicize with Keys

·          On the line that begins with "Keys," select the word "Italicize." You can place the cursor before the letter "I" in "Italicize." Press the Shift key; then press the right arrow key until the entire word is highlighted.

·          Press Ctrl+i (hold down the Ctrl key while pressing i). 
Note: To remove italics, press Ctrl+i again. You can also remove formatting by pressing Ctrl+spacebar.

·          Click anywhere in the text area to remove the highlighting. You have italicized the word Italicize.

Underline with the Dialog Box Launcher

You can underline when using Word. Word provides you with many types of underlines from which to choose. The following are some of the underlines that are available if you use the dialog box launcher:

 The following illustrates underlining with the dialog box launcher:

      ·          On the line that begins with "Launcher," select the words "Underline these words."

·          Choose the Home tab.

·          Click the dialog box launcher in the Font group. The Font dialog box appears.

      ·          In the Underline Style box, click the down arrow to open the pull-down menu.

·          Click the type of underline you wish to use. 

·          Click OK to close the dialog box. The underline you selected appears under the words.

·          Click anywhere in the text area to remove the highlighting.

Alternate Method—Underline with the Ribbon

      ·          On the line that begins with "Ribbon," select the words "Underline these words."

·          Choose the Home tab.

·          Click the Underline button  in the Font group . Alternatively, you can press the down arrow  next to the underline button  and click to choose the type of underline you want.

·          Click anywhere in the text area to remove the highlighting.

Alternate Method—Underline with Keys

·          On the line that begins with "Keys," select the words "Underline these words."

·          Press Ctrl+u (hold down the Ctrl key while pressing u). 

·          Click anywhere in the text area to remove the highlighting.

All Three with the Dialog Box Launcher

·          On the line that begins with "Launcher," select the words "All three."

·          Choose the Home tab.

·          Click the dialog box launcher in the Font group. The Font dialog box appears.

·          In the Font Style box, click Bold Italic.

·          In the Underline box, click to open the pull-down menu. Click the type of underline you want to use.

·          Click OK to close the dialog box.

·          Click anywhere in the text area to remove the highlighting.

Alternate Method—All Three with the Ribbon

·          On the line that begins with "Ribbon," select the words "All three."

·          Choose the Home tab.

·          Click the Bold button  in the Font group.

·          Click the Italic button  in the Font group.

·          Click the Underline button  in the Font group.

·          Click anywhere in the text area to remove the highlighting.

Alternate Method—All Three with Keys

·          On the line that begins with "Keys," select the words "All three."

·          Press Ctrl+b (bold).

·          Press Ctrl+i (italicize).

·          Press Ctrl+u (underline). 

Click anywhere in the text area to remove the highlighting

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