Situation:
You have a lengthy document composed using a variety of different type sizes—the document text is 12 pt., heading 24 pt., and sub-headings 18 pt. You decide to reduce the text size to 10 pt., but do not want the headings and sub-headings at 10 pt.
Solution:
Highlight the entire document—CTL + A or CTL + 5; then, holding the CTL key down, depress the left bracket two times (one time per type point). The document text will reduce two points to 10 pt., the heading from 24 to 22 pt., and sub-headings from 18 to 16 pt.
The reverse of this is true—the right bracket increases one point per.
Have some fun with this: Type an email message in Word, reduce the type size to one pt. (11 strokes if composed in 12 pt. type); copy the message; paste it in your New Mail message, and then send the message. Better yet, type a message in your email application and in that message indicate that the next paragraph is very confidential information; then insert the "confidential" information reduced to one pt. by the above decribed cut 'n paste method.
You have a lengthy document composed using a variety of different type sizes—the document text is 12 pt., heading 24 pt., and sub-headings 18 pt. You decide to reduce the text size to 10 pt., but do not want the headings and sub-headings at 10 pt.
Solution:
Highlight the entire document—CTL + A or CTL + 5; then, holding the CTL key down, depress the left bracket two times (one time per type point). The document text will reduce two points to 10 pt., the heading from 24 to 22 pt., and sub-headings from 18 to 16 pt.
The reverse of this is true—the right bracket increases one point per.
Have some fun with this: Type an email message in Word, reduce the type size to one pt. (11 strokes if composed in 12 pt. type); copy the message; paste it in your New Mail message, and then send the message. Better yet, type a message in your email application and in that message indicate that the next paragraph is very confidential information; then insert the "confidential" information reduced to one pt. by the above decribed cut 'n paste method.
