Font style buttons


    The style buttons on the Character palette let you apply multiple type styles to text. (To apply font styles, see Selecting and formatting text.)

    the Faux Bold button Applies a simulated or faux bold style to the selected text. (To apply the actual bold style included with the font, if any, choose it from the Font Style pop-up menu on the Character palette.)

    the Faux Italic button Applies a simulated or faux italic style to the selected type. (To apply the actual italic style included with the font, if any, choose it from the Font Style pop-up menu on the Character palette.)

    the All Caps button Capitalizes all the letters in the selected text.

    the Small Caps button Replaces all the lowercase letters in the selected text with small capitals.

    the Superscript button Converts the selected text to a superscript. Superscript characters are reduced in size and shifted above the type baseline.

    the Subscript button Converts the selected text to a subscript. Subscript characters are reduced in size and shifted below the type baseline.

    the Underline button Underlines the selected text.

    the Subscript button Changes the selected text to strikethrough characters.