Making Text Bold

Step-by-Step Directions

1. Select the text you wish to make bold.

2. Do one of the following:

• On the Format menu, select Font.

• Click the Font button on the Format toolbar:

• Press F2.

To format your text using standard HTML tags:

1. In the Format Font dialog, navigate to [Font Tags]

2. In the Tag Effects window, tick the Bold check box.

3. Click OK to save the changes.

To format your text using inline styles:

1. In the Format Font dialog, navigate to [Inline Styles][Font].

2. In the Inline Font Styles window, select bold using the Weight drop-down list.

3. Click OK to save the changes.

Try using the different values in the Weight drop-down list (such as "Bold", "Bolder" etc). The Weight drop-down list is used to select the weight of the font. The values 100 to 900 form an ordered sequence of darkness, where each number indicates a weight that is at least as dark as its predecessor is. The different options are defined below.

normal

Selecting this option is synonymous with selecting a weight of 400.

bold

Selecting this option is synonymous with selecting a weight of 700.

bolder

Selecting this option specifies the next weight that is assigned to a font that is darker than the inherited one. If there is no such weight, it simply results in the next darker numerical value (and the font remains unchanged), unless the inherited value is 900, in which case the resulting weight is also 900.

lighter

Selecting this option specifies the next weight that is assigned to a font that is lighter than the inherited one. If there is no such weight, it simply results in the next lighter numerical value (and the font remains unchanged), unless the inherited value is 100, in which case the resulting weight is also 100.

NOTES

There is no guarantee that there will be a darker face for each of the 'font-weight' values; for example, some fonts may have only a normal and a bold face, others may have eight different face weights. The only guarantee is that a face of a given value will be no less dark than the faces of lighter values. If you want to change text that is already formatted, make sure to highlight the format tags as well (eg, <SPAN>, <FONT>, <B> etc). A full discussion of the relative advantages and disadvantages of using HTML or inline styles for formatting is provided here.