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Change the look of your text with different fonts, sizes, colors, and effects.

Change the font

  1. Select the text you want to change.

  2. Select Font.

  3. In the drop-down menu, select the font you want.

Change the font size

  1. Select the text you want to change.

  2. Select Font Size.

  3. In the drop-down menu, select the size you want.

    Or, type the size you want in the Font Size box. You can also use the Increase Font Size and Decrease Font Size buttons.

Change the look of fonts

  1. Select the text you want to change.

  2. Select an option: Bold, Italics, Underline, Font Color, and Text Highlight Color.

    Note: Depending on the app, you might see other options, such as Text Effects and Typography in Word or Text Shadow in PowerPoint.

    If you want more options, select the small arrow in the Font group to open the Font dialog box.

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Change the font color (text color)

Change the font size

Add an outline, shadow, reflection, or glow text effect

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