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Changing the type style

You can set the following text attributes for any text selection:

To change the type style

The Type style... command leads to a dialogue box where you can change the font, font size (height and width independently), add strike-out and underline and view the effect of the changes.

1 Choose the part of the document you want to change using the Select menu, or

1 Select the individual words or characters you want to change.

2 Click on the Font button or choose Type style... from the Text menu.

The Type style dialogue box will appear where you can make the following changes:

Font

Three pop-up menus allow you to change the Typeface, Weight and Style:

Where a choice exists an arrow appears to the left of the item.

To use a pop-up menu:

  1. Click on the item you want to change. A list of the available choices will appear; the current selection will be ticked.
  2. Click on the required choice. The menu will disappear and the new choice will be displayed.

Point size

Height

Aspect

i.e. This is 50% Aspect and This is 200% Aspect

Try

Click the Try button to see the effect of the above changes.

Normal Underline Strikeout

Click on the radio icon to choose between Normal, Underline and Strikeout. These changes will not be shown using the Try button but will appear in the document.

Cancel

Apply

or

To change the font, font size, colour, language,
case & kerning

The font and font size can also be changed from menus which may be more convenient if you only want to change one attribute.

1 Choose the part of the document you want to change using the Select menu.
or

1 Select the individual words or characters you want to change.

Font

2 Choose the font from the Font submenu in the Text menu.
or

Font size

2 Choose the font size from the Font size submenu in the Text menu.
or

2 Type a value in the bottom of the Font size submenu.

Colour

3 Choose the colour required from the Colour menu.

Language

4 Choose the language required from the Country menu.

Case

5 Choose between As typed (unmodified), UPPER case (all caps), lower case and Initial Caps from the Case menu. [2]

Kerning

6 Choose Auto kern from the Text menu.

Kerning adjusts the spacing between letters for example:

RAILWAY (un-kerned) RAILWAY (kerned).




[2]  These are style attributes and do not change the actual characters if the document is saved as Text.



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