Using Microsoft PowerPoint Formatting Toolbar Buttons

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Using Microsoft PowerPoint Formatting Toolbar Buttons

The Formatting toolbar

This entire toolbar could become a floating window by double-clicking on the control bar at the far left end of this toolbar. That gives the following window, which can be placed anywhere on the screen:

This toolbar can be restored to its original position by clicking in the gray bar at the top and dragging it back to the top of the screen. Push the top of the window up to the bottom of the menu bar.

Function of commonly used buttons
	Select the style to apply to paragraphs	Changes the font of the selected text
	Changes the size of selected text and numbers	Makes selected text and numbers bold
	Makes selected text and numbers italic	Underlines selected text and numbers
	Aligns to the left with a ragged right margin	Apply shadow formatting to text
	Aligns to the right with a ragged left margin	Centers the selected text
	Makes a numbered list or reverts back to normal	Add, or remove, bullets in a selected paragraph
	Decreases the indent to the previous tab stop	Indents the selected paragraph to the next tab stop
	Formats the selected text with the color you click	Shows slide design templates
	Increase font size with the Big A, or decrease size with the little A	Insert a new slide in your show

Carefully review the function of each of the buttons above. When you think that you are familiar with each of the buttons take the short quiz below. (The Formatting toolbar has been included as a reference)

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	A	B	C	D
1					You wish to call attention to a statement in your show by making the text bold. Which button do you select? � � �
2					A slide show is to be prepared inviting parents to a performance. You want the headline to be centered on the title slide. Which button do you select? � � �
3					You want to make sure that your instructions are clear and plan to place them in a bulleted list. Which button do you select? � � �
4					Font numbers don't mean much to you, you just want to click until the text grows large enough. Which button do you select? � � �
5					You want text to have a slight shadow to make it look classy. Which button do you select? � � �
6					A quoted block of text has been indented. You wish to continue the document but you need to undo the indent. Which button do you select? � � �
7					You have made a birthday slide show and you want the student's name to be displayed in color. Which button do you select? � � �

Other toolbars
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Using Microsoft PowerPoint Formatting Toolbar Buttons

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