How to format in old, new Office
Colton Montgomery
Issue date: 11/20/08 Section: Campus Life
Q: Formatting your document with Microsoft Office
A: Have you ever written a long paper and wanted to format only parts of it? It's a long drawn-out process - highlight everything, then change the font, bold, change the size, etc. Instead of going through all those steps, you could use the Format Painter option in Microsoft Office 2003 or 2007.
The way it is done in 2003 vs. 2007 is a bit different. In 2003, to use the Format Painter, you need to first select the type that you want to change. Then click the Format Painter button on the toolbar. It looks like a paintbrush and is next to the paste button on the standard toolbar. After you have clicked on the Format Painter button, you will notice that your cursor has turned into a paintbrush. Now all you have to do is highlight the text that you want to change.
When you are done highlighting, your cursor will return to normal. If you want to change the formatting on several different items, you need to first highlight the desired area, then double click on the Format Painter button. Go through your document and highlight each word you want to change. When you have finished all you need to do is click the Format Painter button again and the formatting will be applied.
To do this in Office 2007, the steps are the same but the Format Painter button is located on the home tab of the ribbon in the clipboard group next to cut and copy.
If you would like more information about this subject or have other technology questions, contact Gorilla Geeks at geeks@pittstate.edu or visit us in 109 Whitesitt.
Geeks Speak is a weekly column in the Collegio. You can submit questions for discussion to geeks@pittstate.edu
A: Have you ever written a long paper and wanted to format only parts of it? It's a long drawn-out process - highlight everything, then change the font, bold, change the size, etc. Instead of going through all those steps, you could use the Format Painter option in Microsoft Office 2003 or 2007.
The way it is done in 2003 vs. 2007 is a bit different. In 2003, to use the Format Painter, you need to first select the type that you want to change. Then click the Format Painter button on the toolbar. It looks like a paintbrush and is next to the paste button on the standard toolbar. After you have clicked on the Format Painter button, you will notice that your cursor has turned into a paintbrush. Now all you have to do is highlight the text that you want to change.
When you are done highlighting, your cursor will return to normal. If you want to change the formatting on several different items, you need to first highlight the desired area, then double click on the Format Painter button. Go through your document and highlight each word you want to change. When you have finished all you need to do is click the Format Painter button again and the formatting will be applied.
To do this in Office 2007, the steps are the same but the Format Painter button is located on the home tab of the ribbon in the clipboard group next to cut and copy.
If you would like more information about this subject or have other technology questions, contact Gorilla Geeks at geeks@pittstate.edu or visit us in 109 Whitesitt.
Geeks Speak is a weekly column in the Collegio. You can submit questions for discussion to geeks@pittstate.edu
Be the first to comment on this story