Formatting text

If you want to format all text in a text object, select the text object.

OR

If you want to format specific text in a text object, double-click the text object, and then select the text.

You can format text using the buttons in the toolbar or the options in the Properties tab or the Format menu.

Note 

If the Properties tab isn’t visible, press PropertiesProperties icon, and then press Text Style.

The following table presents the formatting changes that you can make using the above tools:

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Toolbar

Properties tab

Format menu

Character, paragraph or object level

Change the font face

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Change the font size

Tip 

To select a font size that doesn’t appear in the drop-down list (including font sizes with decimal values such as 20.5), type the font size in the Font Size box on the toolbar.

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Change the color

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Bold, italicize or underline text

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Strike out text

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Superscript or subscript text

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Paragraph or object level

Change justification (left, right or center)

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Change indentation

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Create a bulleted or numbered list

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Insert a drop cap

Tip 

To insert a drop cap at the beginning of a paragraph, press Drop Cap in the Properties tab under Text Style.

OR

Select Format > Paragraph > Drop Cap.

 

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Change line spacing

Tip 

To add spacing between paragraphs, select the Add space after paragraphs check box in the Properties tab or select Format > Paragraph > Line Spacing > Add space after paragraphs.

 

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Change language direction (left-to-right or right-to-left)

Note 

Select Format > Paragraph > Direction > Left to Right for languages that read left to right (for example, English and French).

OR

Select Format > Paragraph > Direction > Right to Left for languages that read right to left (for example, Arabic and Hebrew).

 

 

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Object level

Change text direction (horizontal or vertical)

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Change transparency

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