Select the text that you want to change and then specify the new font size in the Font Size drop down list in the Font group on the Home tab.

Changing the font

To change the font of some text, select the text and then select a new font from the Font drop down list in the Font group on the Home tab.

To start typing in a new font, just select it from the Font drop down list in the Font group on the Home tab.

Underlining text

Select the text that you want to underline and then click the Underline button in the Font group on the Home tab or press Ctrl+U.

If you want to remove underlining, first select the underlined text and then click the Underline button or press Ctrl+U.

If you click Underline or press Ctrl+U, any new text that you type will appear underlined. To stop underlining, just click Underline again.

Changing text color

To change the color of some text, first select the text and then click the small arrow next to the Text Color button in the Font group on the Home tab and select a new color.

If you select a new color, any text that you type will appear in that color.

Making the text bold

Select the text that you want to make bold and then click the Bold button in the Font group on the Home tab or press Ctrl+B.

If you want to unbold some text, first select it and then click the Bold button or press Ctrl+B.

If you click Bold or press Ctrl+B, any new text that you type will appear bold. To stop the bolding, just click Bold again.

Text Alignment

The alignment of a paragraph determines how its edges look.

Left-aligned - The text is aligned along the left margin.
Right-aligned - The text is aligned along the right margin.
Centered - Centered alignment is often used for titles.
Justified - This type of alignment is used in books and other print media. The spaces between words are stretched or compressed in order to align the text evenly between the left and right margins.

To align, center or justify text, select the paragraph you want to format and click one of the Align Left, Align Right, Center or Justify buttons.