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DESCRIPTION OF THE RIBBON
 
Overview: <View Ribbon command>
 
Style
 Displays the style I.D of the paragraph the
 cursor is in or, the style I.D. of selected text.
 
  ■ If you select paragraphs containing more than
    one style, no style I.D. is shown on the
    ribbon.
 
  ■ You can display the list of available styles
    by <clicking> the arrow next to the Style
    box or by pressing Ctrl+S, then Alt+Down
    Arrow.
 
  ■ Double-clicking on "Style" displays the Apply
    Style dialog box.
 
Font
 Displays the current font or, the font applied
 to selected text.
 
  ■ You can select from the list of available
    fonts by clicking the arrow next to the Font
    box or by pressing Ctrl+F, then Alt+Down
    Arrow.
 
  ■ If you select characters formatted with more
    than one font, no font is shown on the ribbon.
 
  ■ Double-clicking on "Font" displays the
    Character dialog box.
 
Pts
 Displays the current character point size or
 the point size of selected text.
 
  ■ You can select from the list of available font
    sizes by clicking the arrow next to the Pts
    box or by pressing Ctrl+P, then Alt+Down
    Arrow.
 
  ■ If you select characters formatted with more
    than one point size, no point size is shown
    on the ribbon.
 
  ■ Double-clicking on "Pts" displays the
    Character dialog box.
 
Bold/Ital/UL
 Displays the current text format (bold, italic,
 or underline) or the format of selected text.
 
  ■ You can click a format to turn it on or off,
    or press Ctrl+B, Ctrl+I, or Ctrl+U for bold,
    italic, or underlined.
 
  ■ If you select characters with more than one of
    these formatting options applied, question
    marks are displayed in the names of applied
    formats.
 
  ■ Formats that are turned on are highlighted on
    the ribbon.
 
More Help: <Format Character command>
           <Working with styles and style sheets>
           <Lesson: Ribbon and Ruler>
 
Using Manual: Ch. 6, "Text Formatting: Characters
                      and Paragraphs"