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Format Menu
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Size: When text is selected, choose a predefined or custom font size in this submenu to
change the size of the selected text.
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Other...: Opens the Text Formatting dialog for advanced style selection; see "Styling
text and paragraphs" on page464.
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7pt - 72pt: Sets the size of the selected text to the chosen font size.
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Style: When text is selected, sets the text style by applying or removing the following
attributes: Plain, Bold, Italic, Underline, Strikethrough, Subscript, Superscript, Capitalize,
Uppercase, Lowercase, Small-caps. This is the same as opening the Text Formatting
dialog (Format > Text) and checking the appropriate style. See "Styling text and
paragraphs" on page464.
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Color: When text is selected, sets the text color by applying the color attribute to the text.
The color submenu lists all the colors in the Colors Editor.
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Text...: Opens the Text Formatting dialog to modify the current text selection. See "Styling
text and paragraphs" on page464.
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Align: When an element is selected, determines how its contents is aligned inside the
element. Options are Align Left, Align Right, Align Center and Justify.
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Paragraph...: Opens the "Paragraph Formatting dialog" on page568 to modify the
paragraph where the cursor is located. See "Styling text and paragraphs" on page464.
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Paragraph Format: Displays a list of generic element types that can be used for a text
element. Selecting one of them converts the element where the cursor is located into the
appropriate element (for example <p> for Paragraph, <h3> for Heading 3, etc).
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Float
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Left: Floats the current element to the left. This is equivalent to setting the CSS
float property to left.
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Right: Floats the current element to the right. This is equivalent to setting the CSS
float property to right.
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None: Removes any float style applied to the currently selected element.
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Box...: Opens the "Box Formatting dialog" on page551 to modify the box where the
cursor is located.
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Image...: Opens the "Image Formatting dialog" on page560 to modify the image that is
currently selected.
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