Operation Manual

Formatting pasted text
When formatting pasted text, you can use the tools available on the Text Formatting toolbar (Figure
150), or the tools available in the Character and Paragraph sections of the Properties deck in the
Sidebar (Figure 151). If the Character and Paragraph sections do not automatically open after
selecting some text, click on the Properties icon at the side of the Sidebar.
Figure 150: Text Formatting toolbar
Figure 151: Sidebar Character section
If you are pasting the text into an AutoLayout text box, you need to apply the appropriate outline
style to the text to give it the same look and feel as the rest of the presentation.
1) Paste the text in the desired position.
2) Select the text you have just pasted.
3) Select Format > Default formatting on the Menu bar.
4) Use the four arrow buttons on the Text Formatting toolbar (highlighted in Figure 133 on
page 160) to move the text to the appropriate position and give it the appropriate outline
level.
– Left arrow promotes a list entry by one level (for example from Outline 3 to Outline 2).
– Right arrow button demotes a list entry by one level.
– Up arrow moves a list entry up in the list order.
– Down arrow moves a list entry down in the list order.
5) Apply any necessary manual formatting to the text to change font attributes, tabs, and so
on.
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