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Making text bold, italic, highlighted, or setting other styles

You can format text in three areas:

•	format text in a field in Browse mode

•	format field objects in Layout mode

•	format static text on a layout (such as a field label) in Layout mode

To specify several text attributes at once:

1.	Select the text or field that you want to change.

 

To select	Do this
Text in a field in Browse mode	In Browse mode, select the text in the field. Note  The formatting you specify will be stored with the data, and you will see it in any layout that displays the field. For more information, see Formatting text.
Field objects in Layout mode	In Layout mode, select one or more fields. For more information, see Selecting objects.
Text on a layout	In Layout mode, select a text object, or select a portion of text within a text object. For more information, see Selecting text.

2.	Do one of the following:

•	Choose a command from the Format menu or the formatting bar.

If you don’t see the formatting bar, click Formatting in the layout bar.

•	In Layout mode, click Inspector in the layout bar, then click Appearance. Choose an option in the Text area.

3.	Select the text attributes you want to use.

 

To	Do this
Specify the font	Choose a font. Note  No matter which method you use to choose a font, the most recently used fonts are displayed at the top of the list. In Layout mode, the fonts used in the current layout and in the associated theme are displayed in the second section of the list.
Specify the font size	Choose a size (choose Custom to specify a custom font size between 1 and 500 points. Custom is not available in the Inspector.)
Specify the font style	Choose one or more style options (highlight, bold, italic, or underline).
Specify the text color	Click and choose a color. For information about adding or changing a custom color, see Setting the fill, line style, and borders for objects, layout parts, and the layout background.

Notes

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To set text attributes individually, choose Format menu > Font, Size, Style, Align Text, Line Spacing, Orientation, or Text Color, then choose a format from the submenu. (You can choose more than one style from the Style submenu.) For information about the Sideways orientation, see Formatting fields and text for vertical writing.

•	To change the unit of measure used for the rulers and grid, click the upper-left corner of the document where the horizontal and vertical rulers meet until you see the unit of measure you want. See Using the rulers and grid.

Related topics 

Defining conditional formatting for layout objects