Formatting text using the menus

As an alternative to formatting text using the toolbars (see Formatting text), you can use the menus instead.

First, select the text (see Selecting text), and then select the Font command from the Format menu or right-click and select the Font option. On the Font page of the "Text Property" dialog:

The options chosen are displayed in the Sample box. This enables you to get some idea of the effect before actually applying it to the document, and therefore allows you to experiment without committing yourself.

Once you are satisfied, click on the OK button and the formats will be applied to the selected text.

You can store frequently used combinations of font and font styles by defining a character style (see Creating new styles).