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Formatting a Publication

Formatting text

Use the Formatting toolbar to quickly change the type, size, style and color of text in your text boxes:

1. Select the text you want to change. In our example newsletter, we'll change the appearance of the headline text on the first page:

2. Select a font name from the Font box.

For our newsletter, we'll select Arial.

3. Select a size from the Size box, or enter the number directly into the box and press Enter. For the newsletter, we'll enter 16 (points):

Once we replace the text in the headline, it should look something like this:

4. Now, select the “2005” in the text below the newsletter title and click the Bold  button on the toolbar. This applies bold formatting to the text:

You can also click the Italics and Underline buttons to italicize or underline the text. Click the buttons again to remove the formatting from the text.

Tip:

Publisher uses the same keyboard shortcuts that are available in Microsoft® Word:

• For bold, press Ctrl+b.
• For italics, press Ctrl+i.
• For underline, press Ctrl+u.

5. To change the color of the text, click the down arrow to the right of the Font Color button and pick a color from the menu that appears.

Tip:

When you pick a color, the Font Color button changes to display the new color. To apply that color to more text, select the text and click the Font Color button.

The Font dialog provides additional effects you can apply to text, such as embossing and engraving:

1. To access the Font dialog, open the Format menu and select Font.

2. Under Effects, select the effects you want to apply.

The Sample pane shows you how the font will appear.

3. Click OK.

 

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