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Chapter 7 — Reference
Format Menu
Items in the Format Menu change the look of text in a Note
Pad document. There are two menu items: Fonts and Text.
Fonts
The items in the Font menu (Figure 7-16) control how text is
formatted.
Figure 7-16
Show Fonts (Cmd-T)
This menu item displays the Font palette, as shown in Figure
7-17.
Figure 7-17
Bold, Italic, Underline (Cmd-B, Cmd-I, Cmd-U)
These menu items format your selection in Bold, Italics, or
Underlined, respectively.
Bigger, Smaller (Cmd-Plus Sign, Cmd-Minus Sign)
The menu items increase and decrease the size of the se-
lected text.
Show Colors (Cmd-Shift-C)
This menu item displays the Color Palette (Figure 7-18), which
you can use to change the color of the selected text.
Figure 7-18
Copy Style (Cmd-Opt-C)
This copies the style of the selection.
Paste Style (Cmd-Opt-V)
This applies the style information from the clipboard to the
selection.
Text
Figure 7-19
The menu items in the Text sub-menu allow you to align the
selected text left, right, centered, or justified.
Window Menu
Figure 7-20
Minimize (Cmd-M)
Minimizes the active window to the Dock.