Formatting text

To format text, first select it (as explained in Selecting text) and then use the format toolbar (see Toolbars) across the top of the Write window to set the font, style and size of the selected text:

Click on the arrow to the right of the font name box to display a list of available fonts, and then choose the one you want:

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Font name box

Click on the arrow to the right of the font size box to choose a font size:

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Font size box

Finally, you can apply a limited range of styling to the text directly from the toolbar.

Click on the Bold button image\bold.gif to make the text bold.

Click on the Italic button image\italic.gif to italicise the text.

Click on the Underline button image\underln.gif to underline the text.

Click on the Strikethrough button image\strike.gif to draw a line through the text.

Click on the Font Color button to color text with the currently selected color (to change the selected color click on the arrow and choose a color from the drop-down menu).

The changes you make are applied to the selected text right away.

You can also format text using the options under the Format menu.

See also:

Formatting text using the menus

Character styles

Formatting paragraphs