Formatting the Text

Formatting Text refers to the formatting of paragraphs and characters. To do the formatting, first select the text and then apply the required text formatting features.

There are various methods of formatting text. We can apply any one method as per the suitability. These methods are

use the menu options from menu bar.
use the readily available buttons on the formatting toolbar.
use the context menu. The context menu appears by right clicking on the selected text.
use the keyboard shortcut.

(a) Removing manual formatting

To see the effect of formatting the text, first remove manual formatting. For this, select the text and choose Format → Clear Direct Formatting from the Menu bar, or click the Clear Direct Formatting button on the Formatting toolbar, or use Ctrl+M from the keyboard. It will clear the existing formatting on the text and then you can apply the fresh formatting features.

(b) Common text formatting

Some of the common text formatting features are:

1. Changing font size – by selecting font size.

2. Changing font style – bold, italic, underline

3. Changing font type – by selecting font drop down.

4. Changing font colour – by selecting font

colour icon.

Qus. 1 : In LibreOffice Writer, where is the footnote located?

Bottom of the page
Top of the page
Bottom of the document
Top of the document

Qus. 2 : Which of the following is not a type of margin in LibreOffice Writer?

Top
Left
Right
Center

Qus. 3 : Header and footer is available in which of the following menus ?

File menu
Insert menu
View menu
Edit menu

Qus. 4 : To hide or view ruler we should go to which of the following menus ?

Tools menu
Insert menu
View menu
Edit menu

Qus. 5 : What is the shortcut key for right alignment in LibreOffice Writer?

Ctrl + R
Shift + R
Ctrl + Shift + R
None

Qus. 6 : Which shortcut key is used for heading 2 in LibreOffice Writer

Ctrl + 1
Ctrl + 2
Ctrl + 3
None

Qus. 7 : In LibreOffice Writer_____ key is used for subscript the text.

Ctrl+Shift+ F5
Ctrl+Shift+V
Ctrl+Shift+B
Ctrl+Shift+F1

Qus. 8 : Formatting marks can be toggled using _______shortcut keys.

CTRL+F10
CTRL+F9
CTRL+F7
CTRL+F8

Qus. 9 : In LibreOffice Write watermark options is available on which menu

Insert
Edit
Format
Tools

Qus. 10 : In LibreOffice writer by default Highlighter color

Red
Green
Blue
Yellow

Qus. 11 : Match the following menu options in LibreOffice Writer with their purposes.<table class="table table-bordered"><tbody><tr><td>Menu Option</td><td>Purpose</td></tr><tr><td>A. File</td><td>1. Undo, redo, cut, and paste options</td></tr><tr><td>B. Edit</td><td>2. Access spelling, grammar, and other utilities</td></tr><tr><td>C. Format</td><td>3. Save, open, and print documents</td></tr><tr><td>D. Tools</td><td>4. Modify text appearance and paragraph settings</td></tr></tbody></table>

A-1, B-2, C-3, D-4
A-4, B-3, C-2, D-1
A-2, B-4, C-1, D-3
A-3, B-1, C-4, D-2

Qus. 12 : Match the following formatting tools with their usage.<table class="table table-bordered"><tbody><tr><td>Formatting Tool</td><td>Usage</td></tr><tr><td>A. Borders and Shading</td><td>1. Creates ordered or unordered lists</td></tr><tr><td>B. Drop Cap</td><td>2. Forces the start of a new page at the cursor position</td></tr><tr><td>C. Bullets and Numbering</td><td>3. Enlarges the first letter of a paragraph for decorative purposes</td></tr><tr><td>D. Page Break</td><td>4. Adds outlines or background color to text or tables</td></tr></tbody></table>

A-4, B-2, C-3, D-1
A-4, B-3, C-1, D-2
A-2, B-1, C-4, D-3
A-3, B-4, C-2, D-1

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