Grade 3 · Technology · Lesson 2

Format Text: Bold, Italic, Font Size, Alignment

When you type in a word processor, you can change how your text looks. This is called formatting. Formatting makes documents easier to read and helps important ideas stand out.

What this lesson teaches

1Identify common text formatting options in a word processor
2Describe what each formatting action does to text on screen
3Apply bold, italic, font size, and alignment changes to improve a document

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