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The look and feel of your Word documents has
a lot to do with the formatting choices you

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make.

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Formatting the text on this flyer, for example,
could really help me grab the reader's attention,

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and better communicate my message.

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I'd like to start by selecting the text that
says "Garage Sale" and making it bigger, like

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a proper title.

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Just go to the Font group on the Home tab,
and click the drop-down arrow next to Size.

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You'll see a preview of the results as you
go down the list.

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I think 36 looks good.

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Maybe we could go a little bigger, though.

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Grow and Shrink are another option for changing
the font size.

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Just click and... perfect.

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To change the actual font, click the drop-down
arrow here, and make your way down the list

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- you'll get that live preview again.

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I think I like this one, because it's strong
but easy to read, which makes it a great choice

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for a flyer like this.

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So, how about color?

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These are your options.

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You can go with one of the Theme Colors here,
or, if you don't see anything you like, click

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More Colors.

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This dark green should go well with the colors
we already have.

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Another way to make your text stand out is
to use Bold, Italic, or Underline.

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I think Bold is what I had in mind, to really
draw attention to what I'm advertising.

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I wonder what the text would look like in
all uppercase, though.

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Luckily, I don't have to re-type it; I can
just use the Change Case command instead.

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Excellent.

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Now I'd like to call attention to one of the
smaller details on the flyer - the phone number

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- using the highlighter tool.

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It'll make the text look like it was marked
with an actual highlighter.

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Just click the highlighter command, and select
your text.

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To turn the highlighter off and switch back
to your regular cursor, click the command

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again.

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And now for the finishing touch - adjusting
the placement (or alignment) of all the text.

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Alignment options can be found here in the
Paragraph group, including left, center, right,

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and justified.

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I think center alignment is the best choice
for a flyer like this.

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And there we go!

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What a big difference formatting can make.