FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER

USING MICROSOFT WORD

FORMATTING TEXT IN MICROSOFT WORD

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Italics makes the text appearance ____ than normal text.
A
darker/thicker
B
slightly above
C
slightly below
D
slanted
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Owing to the influence from calligraphy, italics normally slant slightly to the right, like this. Italics are a way to emphasise key points in a printed text, to identify many types of creative works, to cite foreign words or phrases, or, when quoting a speaker, a way to show which words they stressed.

Detailed explanation-2: -Italic is a type style that’s almost always slanted and is designed to create emphasis in text. Originally based on semi-cursive forms, italics are a direct contrast to the upright style.

Detailed explanation-3: -Most commonly, italics are used for emphasis or contrast-that is, to draw attention to some particular part of a text.

Detailed explanation-4: -When you italicize your writing, you print or type in the slanted letters called “italics.” You can italicize a word in a sentence when you want to emphasize it. People italicize for various reasons: they might italicize the title of a book, or a section of dialogue that’s yelled by a character in a story.

Detailed explanation-5: -Notice that two of these faces have an “oblique” slope for emphasis: Slanted type is essentially the same as roman, but the letters are slightly skewed, while the letters in italic type are drawn in a different style.

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