Using the Text Properties Dialog for Formatting Text
The Text Properties dialog lets you set formatting for the selected
stretch of text or for the whole text blocks in the selected objects.
To call this dialog, use the Format / Text menu. The text properties are
grouped into the three tabs: those related to Font, Paragraph
and Text Block.
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The Font tab lets you set the font properties. |
- The Font box lets you choose a font from the list of the fonts
available.
- In the Size box, you can select a font size from the list or enter a
custom value.
- Click the Color box to select the font color from the palette.
- The Style section lets you check the options to change the
font style attributes:
Bold - determines whether the text is bold,
Italic - changes plain text to italic and vice versa,
Underlined - underlines the text,
Strikeout - displays the
text as crossed,
Outline - outline only,
Shadow - outline with shadow,
Condensed - condensed,
Extended - stretched out,
Plain - no style.
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The Paragraph tab holds the paragraph attributes: horizontal alignment and indents. |
The properties are applied to the paragraph containing the insertion point, or (if the text editing mode is not active) to all the paragraphs of the selected object(s).
- The Horizontal Alignment section specifies how the
paragraphs are aligned with respect to the text box:
Left - on the left side,
Centre - by the centre,
Right - on the right side.
- The Indent section specifies the paragraph indentation:
First Line - for the first line,
From Left - for the left indent,
From Right - for the right indent.
Note that the indent values are displayed in the current measurement system. If you need to use another unit of measure, specify proper abbreviation after the number (e.g. 2.4 pt, 3.3 in, etc.).
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The Text Block tab contains the settings for the entire text box: text background, margins and vertical alignment. |
- The Vertical Alignment section determines the position of the whole
text with respect to the text box:
Top - aligns text at the top of the text box,
Middle - aligns text at the middle of the text box,
Bottom - aligns text at the bottom of the text box.
- The Margins section lets you specify the distance between
the text and the edges of the text box:
You can set the Left, Right, Top and Bottom
margins.
Note that the margin values are displayed in the current measurement system. If you need to use another unit of measure, specify proper abbreviation after the number (e.g. 2.4 pt, 3.3 in, etc.).
- The Text Background section lets you specify the color for
the text background.
Color: click to open the palette and select the background
color,
Transparent: check to make the text block transparent.
See related topics:
Adding text to a document
Editing text
Formatting text