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(Ben Green) #1

  1. Click the Fill arrow, and under Theme Colors, click the lightest color in the red
    column (Red, Accent 2, Lighter 80%). Then click OK to close the Borders and
    Shading dialog box.
    A border surrounds the paragraph, and a light red color fills its background. The
    border stretches all the way to the right margin.

  2. To achieve a more balanced look, in the Paragraph group, click the Decrease
    Indent button. Then click the Center button.
    The paragraph is now centered between the page margins and within its
    surrounding box.


A combination of a border and shading really makes text stand out. Don’t overdo it!

CLEAN UP Leave the rulers and formatting marks displayed for the next exercise,
but change the zoom percentage back to 100%. Save the Information document,
and then close it.

Manually Changing the Look of Paragraphs 129

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