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Clipboard

You can quickly display the Clipboard task pane by clicking on the dialog launcher in the bottom right corner of this group.

Paste - Button with Drop-Down. Pressing the arrow below the Paste button will display a list of the most common Paste Special options including Paste Values and Paste Link. (Standard toolbar).

Cut - (Ctrl + X). Cuts the current selection to the clipboard. (Standard toolbar).

Copy - (Ctrl + C). Copies the current selection to the clipboard. (Standard toolbar).

Format Painter - Copies the format from a cell or range allowing it to be pasted elsewhere. (Standard toolbar).

SLIDES

New Slide - Button with Drop-Down. The button inserts a new blank Title and Content Slide. The drop-down contains the slides: Title Slide, Title and Content, Duplicate Selected Slides, Slides from Outline and Reuse Slides.

Layout - Drop-Down. The drop-down contains the commands: Title Slide and Title and Content.

Reset - Reset the position, size and formatting of the slide placeholders to their default settings.

Delete - (Removed in 2010). Removes the slides currently selected.

Section - (Added in 2010).

FONT

You can quickly display the "Font" dialog box (Font tab) by clicking on the dialog launcher in the bottom right corner of this group.

Font - Provides a list of all the available fonts (based on your current printer selection). (Formatting toolbar).

Font Size - Lets you adjust the character size (based on your current printer selection). (Formatting toolbar).

Increase Font Size - (Increase Font in 2003). Increases the font size of the current selection to the next larger size in the Font Size box.

Decrease Font Size - (Decrease Font in 2003). Decreases the font size of the current selection to the next smaller size in the Font Size box.

Clear All Formatting - Removes all the formatting from the current selection, leaving just the plain text.

Bold - (Ctrl + B). Toggles bold on the current selection. (Formatting toolbar).

Italic - (Ctrl + I). Toggles italics on the current selection. (Formatting toolbar).

Underline - (Ctrl + U). Button with Drop-Down. The button toggles bold on the current selection. The drop-down provides access to the Double Underline command. (Formatting toolbar).

Strikethrough - Draws a line through the middle of the current selection.

Character Spacing - Drop-Down. The drop-down contains the commands: Very Tight, Tight, Normal, Loose, Very Loose and More Spacing.

Change Case - Drop-Down. The drop-down contains the commands: Sentence Case, lowercase, UPPERCASE, Capitalize Each Word and tOGGLE cASE.

Font Color - Button with Drop-Down. The button changes the colour of the font of the current selection. The dropdown (Formatting toolbar)

Paragraph

Bullets - Button with Drop-Down. The button toggles bullet points on the current selection. The dropdown contains the commands:

Numbering - Button with Drop-Down. The button. The drop-down contains the commands

Decrease List Level - Decreases the indent by 1 or removes the indent completely. (Formatting toolbar).

Increase List Level - Increases the indent by 1. (Formatting toolbar).

Line Spacing - Drop-Down. The drop-down contains the commands: 1.0, 1.5, 2.0. 2.5, 3.0 and Line Spacing Options.

Align Text Left - (Ctrl + L). Aligns data to the left edge of the cell. (Formatting toolbar).

Center - (Ctrl + E). Aligns data to the middle of the cell. (Formatting toolbar).

Align Text Right - (Ctrl + R). Aligns data to the right edge of the cell. (Formatting toolbar).

Justify - Aligns text to both the left and right margins adding extra space between the words where necessary.

Columns - Drop-Down. The drop-down contains the commands: One Column, Two Column, Three Columns and More Columns.

Text Direction - Drop-Down. The drop-down contains the commands: Horizontal, Rotate all text 90, Rotate all text 270, Stacked and More Options.

Align Text - Drop-Down. The drop-down contains the commands: Top, Middle, Bottom and More Options.

Convert to SmartArt - Drop-Down. The drop-down contains the commands:

Drawing

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Shapes - gallery

Arrange - Drop-Down. The drop-down contains the commands: Bring to Front, Send to Back, Bring Forward, Send Backward, Group, Ungroup, Regroup, Align, Rotate and Selection Pane.

Quick Styles - Drop-Down. The drop-down contains the commands:

Shape Fill - Button with Drop-Down. The button .. The drop-down contains the commands:

Shape Outline - Button with Drop-Down. The button .. The drop-down contains the commands: Theme Colors, Standard Colors, Recent Colors, No Outline, More Outline Colors, Weight, Dashes and Arrows.

Shape Effects - Drop-Down. The drop-down contains the commands: Preset, Shadow, Reflection, Glow, Soft Edges, Bevel and 3D Rotation.

Editing

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