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find a specific spot in the word or text. (For Placeholder Text, you cannot use the magnifying glass method until you have changed the text.) Or tap a Character Styles button on the ruler to make the selected text bold, italic, or underlined. To select a specific word, double tap on the word. Properties Button Information To select an entire paragraph, triple tap inside the paragraph. To adjust the size of the selected area in a word or paragraph, touch and drag the blue points on either side of the highlighted text. Any time you have an item selected (text, image, shape, etc.), tapping the Properties Button will give you more formatting options relative to what you have selected. Use Apple-designed Styles for Paragraphs Copying and Pasting Using any of the methods for selecting text mentioned above, select the text you wish to copy. After you have selected the text, a menu pops up. Tap copy. The copy button should turn blue and this menu will disappear. Find the location in your document where you wish to paste the copied text and place the cursor there. The paste menu will pop up. Tap paste. Formatting a Document Easily Customize Fonts Fonts Font Size Character styles Text Alignment Triple-tap this paragraph to select it. Then tap the Properties button on the toolbar and choose Style. Tap any style from the list to apply it to the selection. This style will be applied to the entire paragraph. Bulleted and Numbered Lists Type in your list. Select the text to be included as part of the bulleted list. Tap the Properties Button. Tap “List” and choose the type of list you want to create. After you have completed your list, tap “return” twice and the bullet will stop. You can get automatically numbered or lettered lists by typing in 1. (one, period, space) or A. (capital A, period, space). To change the indentation level of a listed item, select the item, tap Properties Button, tap “List” and tap the left or right arrow. Hyperlink Text in a Document You can always customize the font and formatting of the text, even if it is placeholder text. To do this, double-tap any text, and you will see the ruler. On the ruler, tap the Fonts button to change the look of your text. Typing a web address into document followed by a space, return or punctuation will cause the address to automatically hyperlink. When you are in edit view, you get a menu which allows you to open or copy the link. In addition, you can format your link by clicking on “link settings” where you can change the display to a word instead of the en24