Top Ten List

Objectives:

• Learn to create a numbered list
• Practice changing fonts
• Familiarize yourself with the appearance of a variety of fonts
• Learn that you can select a font before or after you type. After allows you to immediately see the font in the area you have highlighted.
• Learn how to make changes to things after you’ve typed. Highlighting an area allows you to make changes. If you have an area highlighted and begin typing it will "erase" what was there and replace it.
  

Terms you should know:

1. Open the writing processor, Microsoft Word.
   
2. Title this document "Top Ten List". Use the default font and change the size to 16. The title should be centered.
   
3. Enter twice to leave space between the title and text of your document.
   
4. Create a numbered list by clicking the Numbering button in the formatting tool bar.
   
5. Use the drop down menu for the list of fonts. Select any one of the fonts to try. Now type the name of the font you just chose to see it written in that particular font. Press Enter to drop to the next numbered line.
   
6. Repeat step #5 until you have 10 fonts listed.
   
7. Go back to any of the fonts in your list that you do NOT particularly like or find useful (we must be able to read them). Highlight that font name by clicking and dragging your mouse over it. Highlighting allows you to make changes to that area. Now select a different font from the drop down menu in the font area. Find one you like. Notice how you can immediately see what the new font looks like as you click it when you have highlighted.
   Remember to change the name of the font. Do so by leaving the font name highlighted and just begin typing the new name. NO NEED TO BACKSPACE OR DELETE. When an area is highlighted, all you need to do is type. It will remove the old and replace it with the new text you type. Notice that it removes ALL of the highlighted area when you begin typing.
   
8. Complete your list so that you have examples of 10 fonts you like.
   
9. Enter twice to allow space below the text of your document. Notice that the numbering is removed after your second Enter.
   
10. Type your name in your favorite font. Center your name on the page.

Font Race
Hands on that Home Row!

	Begin with a new Word document. Click the Numbering Button to create a numbered list.
	When I say "Go!" use the drop down menu to select a font, any font. Type the name of that particular font. Enter to drop to the next number in your list.
	The first person to successfully type the names of 10 different fonts wins a goodie out of our bucket.

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