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Formatting A
Document
Applying Border And Shading
Border and Shading improve the
appearance and legibility of the
text, we can add a variety of
shading effects to the
paragraphs and to the entire
page.
 Steps to Apply Border
And Shading
• Select the text .Click on the dropdown arrow
next to the border button in the paragraph
group on the Home tab.
• Select the Border and shading option from the
displayed list.
• The Border and Shading dialog box appears
as shown in fig.
• Now set the border style. Choose the box
option under the setting section. Select the line
style ,colour and thickness of line. Click on
the Apply to section and select the paragraph
option .
• Click on Ok and observe the change.
 Drop Cap
Drop Cap is a text formatting option in Microsoft Word that allows a user to
enlarge only the first letter of the paragraph. It is used to give a graceful
and fancy look to the document

The steps to apply Drop Cap are:

• Select the first word of your document. Click
on the Insert tab and select the Drop Cap
button in the Text group.
• Select the desired option from the dropdown
menu.
• The Drop Cap dialog box appears .Select
the Dropped option.
• Click on the Ok button and observe the
change.