Quick Formatting in MS Word
- by Carol Bratt on 20070925 @ 12:29AM EST | google it | send to friends
- Filed under Carol's Corner Office | (related terms: format word, bold, italic, asterisk, _italic_)
Beginning with Word 2002, Microsoft added the ability to quickly format a word as bold or italic.
To format a word as bold while you are typing, simply start with an asterisk, type the word, and end with an asterisk:
If you type "make this *bold*,"the word "bold" will become bold and Word will remove the asterisks.
To format a word as Italic, use underscores instead of asterisks, as typed below.
Make this _italic_
This feature is not turned on by default. To enable this automatic formatting feature, follow the steps below:
- Click on Tools | AutoCorrect Options.
- On the AutoFormat As You Type tab, check the *Bold* and _italic_ with real formatting option.
Some folks love doing it this way and others swear by the old standards of CTRL + B and CTRL + I.
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