Microsoft Word Tips
and Tricks
View or Modify Formatting with the Task Pane
You
can use the new Reveal Formatting task pane in Word
2002 to view a detailed description of any text in your
document. You can also use it to modify or clear the
formatting; compare the formatting of different selections,
or to find blocks of text with similar formatting. Here's
how to use it:
1.
Select
the text you want to examine or reformat.
2.
From
the Format menu, select Reveal Formatting.
3.
Do any
of the following:
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To
change any formatting properties, click one of the
underlined commands from within the task pane, and then
change any options you want in the dialog box that appears.
§
To
determine the formatting source, such as whether the
formatting comes from a style, select the Distinguish
style source check box.
§
To
show formatting marks, such as paragraph marks and tabs,
select the Show all formatting marks check box.
§
To
format a text selection like the text that surrounds it,
select the text. In the Selected text box, click the
arrow, and then click Apply Formatting of Surrounding
Text.
§
To
view a feature-by-feature comparison of your text selection
with another block of text, select the Compare to another
section check box and then select another block of text.
Editor's Note:
You
can also open the Reveal Formatting task pane by
choosing What's This? on the Help menu or
selecting text within your document and pressing SHIFT+F1.
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