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Chapter 8 Working with Text 167
Adding Shadow and Strikethrough to Text
You can use the Fonts window to create and format shadows on text and mark text
with a strikethrough line.
Here are ways to add a strikethrough and shadows:
To add a strikethrough to selected text, click Fonts in the toolbar, click the Text m
Strikethrough button, and choose None, Single, or Double from the pop-up menu.
Or select text, and choose Format > Font > Strikethrough.
A strikethrough appears through the selected text in the same color as the text. To
change the strikethrough color, choose Color from the Text Strikethrough pop-up
menu, and then select a color in the Colors window. The strikethrough takes on the
color you selected, but the text retains its original color.
To quickly add a shadow to selected text, select Shadow in the format bar. m
To add a shadow to selected text and specify shadow attributes, click Fonts in the m
toolbar, and then click the Text Shadow button.
Drag the shadow opacity slider (the rst slider on the left) to the right to make the
shadow darker.
Drag the shadow blur slider (the middle slider) to the right to make the shadow
more diuse.
Drag the shadow oset slider (the third slider) to the right to separate the shadow
from the text.
Rotate the Shadow Angle wheel to set the direction of the shadow.
To set text shadows using the Graphic inspector, see “ m Adding Shadows” on page 223
for more information.
Creating Outlined Text
You can change text to appear as a stenciled outline.
To create outlined text:
1 Select the text you want to appear outlined, or click where you want to type new text.
2 Choose Format > Font > Outline.
Changing Text Size
You can change the point size of text to make the text larger or smaller.
To change the size of selected text:
1 Select the text you want to resize.
2 To change the text size, do one of the following:
To change the text size in 1-point increments, choose Format > Font > Bigger. Â
Or choose Format > Font > Smaller.