User Guide

Chapter 8 Working with Text 163
Formatting Text Size and Appearance
You can format text using the format bar, the Numbers menus, the Text inspector, and
the Fonts window.
To learn how to Go to
Change text appearance “Making Text Bold, Italic, or Underlined” on
page 163
“Adding Shadow and Strikethrough to Text” on
page 164
“Creating Outlined Text” on page 164
“Changing Text Size” on page 165
“Making Text Subscript or Superscript” on
page 165
“Changing Text Capitalization” on page 165
“Changing Fonts” on page 166
“Adjusting Font Smoothing” on page 166
Add accent marks, view international keyboard
layouts, and more
“To smooth the fonts on your screen:” on
page 166
“Adding Accent Marks” on page 167
“Typing Special Characters and Symbols” on
page 168
“Using Smart Quotes” on page 169
Adjust tracking, ligatures, baseline, and
capitalization
“Using Advanced Typography Features” on
page 169
Making Text Bold, Italic, or Underlined
The format bar, Format menu, and the Fonts window make changing the
appearance of text quick and easy. When text is selected, you can make text
bold or italic or underlined.
Here are ways to make text bold, italic, or underlined:
To use the format bar, select some text or click where you want to type new text, m
and then use the format bar controls to change text appearance.
Change font typeface,
style, and size.
Set color of text.
Make text bold, italic,
or underlined.
Align text.
Set line spacing.
Divide text into columns.