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:
Use the Font box to select the type of font.
Use the Font style box to choose from Regular (i.e. no styling), Italic, Bold and Bold Italic.
Use the Size box to select the font size.
Use the Effects group box to choose from Strikeout, Underline, Superscript and Subscript.
Use Apply to field to choose whether to apply the chosen effects to any fields in the selected area.
Use the Color box to choose from the list of available colors.
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).