| A | B |
| Bold | Used to emphasize a specific word. |
| Italics | used to indicate book titles and other published works. |
| Underlline | used to indicate links to web pages and should be reserved for that purpose in most cases. |
| Accent symbol | such as in the owrd re'sume' is used to indicate emphasis during pronunciation |
| Style | A format tool used to apply global font formats to text. |
| Subcripts | Used respectively in chemical definitions |
| Small caps | may be used to format titles or headings in a document. |
| Serif font | is one that has small attributes at the tips of each letter, often used in the body of a letter or report. |
| Sans serif font | does not include the attributes at the tips of each letter, commonly used intitle texts. |
| Indents | Used to indicate a new paragraph and offset long quotes. |
| Line Spacing | can be set for single,one and a half lines,double,or triple |
| Borders and Shading | are used together or separately to emphasize a specific textual element in a document |
| Bullets/numbers | are used to list iems. |
| Hanging Indent | is most often used in reference materials |
| Endnotes | are source references that are places on a notes page at the end of a document. |
| Footnotes | are source references that are placed at the bottom of the same page and are indicated by a superscripted number or symbol within the document. |
| Cut and Paste | is a tool used in paragraph formatting that allows the user to move text from one location to another. |
| Paragrapgh headingsthe are keyed in bold and followed by a period at the beginnging of a paragraph to give the reader a quick idea about | are keyed in bold and followed by a period at the beginnging of a paragraph to give the reader a quick idea about the content of the paragraph. |
| Tabs | are used to align and organize data into groups and subgroups. |
| Tables | used to arrange text in colums and rows and are helpful in presenting, organizing, and clarifying information. |