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Text formatting functions
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ILEMAKER FUNCTIONS REFERENCE 345
TextStyleAdd
Purpose
Adds the specified styles to text in a single action.
Format
TextStyleAdd(text;styles)
Parameters
text - any text expression or text field
styles - any named style listed below in Description
Data type returned
text
Originated in
FileMaker Pro 7.0
Description
You can add multiple styles by using the + operator between style names. Negative values are not
valid. All styles will be removed, if the only style specified is Plain. Plain is ignored if mixed with other
styles. Styles are not case-sensitive and do not contain spaces.
Text formatting options will be lost if the field type that is returned is something other than text.
The styles that are available are:
Plain
Bold
Italic
Underline
HighlightYellow
Condense
Extend
Strikethrough
SmallCaps
Superscript
Subscript
Uppercase
Lowercase
Titlecase
WordUnderline
DoubleUnderline
AllStyles (all available styles)
Note To format or change the case of text, use the Lower, Upper, or Proper function (see Text
functions).