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Text (word processing) 4-7
To show formatting characters, choose Preferences from the Edit menu, choose
Text from the Topic pop-up menu, and then select Show Invisibles. To hide
formatting characters, deselect Show Invisibles. To show or hide formatting
characters as you work, click on the Default button bar, or type 2-;
(semicolon). For more information, see “Setting preferences” on page 3-21.
Note Formatting characters never appear in the printed document.
Changing text appearance
You can change the appearance of text in your document by applying
different fonts, type sizes, and colors. To change the appearance of
characters, you can apply various text attributes using commands in the
word processing menus or button bar. If you don’t see the button bar, choose
Show Button Bar from the Window menu.
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Choose Index from the or Help menu and scroll to the entry. Then choose a topic from
the list and click Go To Topic.
To change Select the text or frame and choose
The font A font from the pop-up menu on the button
bar or from the Font menu
The size A point size from the pop-up menu on the button
bar or from the Size menu
The attribute (such as bold, italic,
underline, subscript, superscript,
superior, or inferior)
An attribute from the pop-up menu on the button
bar or from the Style menu
The color A color from the pop-up menu on the button bar
Space character
Return character
Tab character
In the Help index,* see:
E modifying text