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Format Text Dialog Box

You can use the Format Text dialog box to specify properties of a paragraph and font of the text in the paragraph. This topic describes the options in the dialog box.

Designer displays the Format Text dialog box when you right-click some selected text and select Font or Paragraph (if the text is in a table cell, Format Text) from the shortcut menu.

This dialog box contains the following tabs:

Designer displays these buttons in all the tabs:

OK

Select to apply your settings and close the dialog box.

Cancel

Select to close the dialog box without saving any changes.

Apply

Select to apply all changes and leave the dialog box open.

Help

Select to view information about the dialog box.

Paragraph Tab

Use this tab to specify properties of the paragraph.

Format Text - Paragraph

Alignment

You can specify how paragraphs fit between the margins in this box.

  • left
    Select to make the paragraph left-aligned.
  • centered
    Select to make the paragraph centered.
  • right
    Select to make the paragraph right-aligned.
  • justified
    Select to adjust the horizontal spacing so that the text is aligned evenly along both the left and right margins. Justifying text creates a smooth edge on both sides.

Indentation

You can specify the distance of the paragraph from either the left or right margins in the box.

  • Left
    Specify the distance of the paragraph from the left margin.
  • Right
    Specify the distance of the paragraph from the right margin.
  • Special
    Select how to specially indent the paragraph.
    • none
      Select to apply no special indent rule in this paragraph.
    • first line
      Select to use the first line indent in the paragraph with the length you specify in the By text box.
    • hanging
      Select to use the hanging indent in the paragraph with the length you specify in the By text box.

Spacing

You can specify the space between lines in the paragraph in this box.

  • Before
    Specify the distance with N lines before the specified paragraph.
  • After
    Specify the distance with N lines after the specified paragraph.
  • Line Spacing
    Select the amount of vertical space between lines of text in a paragraph.
    • Single
      Select to accommodate the largest font in that line, plus a small amount of extra space. The amount of extra space varies depending on the font used.
    • 1.5 lines
      Select to apply the spacing that is one-and-one-half times of the single line spacing.
    • double
      Select to apply the spacing that is twice of the single line spacing.
    • at least
      Select to apply minimum line spacing that is needed to fit the largest font or graphic on the line.
    • exactly
      Select to apply fixed line spacing that Designer does not adjust.
    • multiple
      Select to apply the spacing that is increased or decreased by the specified percentage. For example, setting line spacing to 1.2 increases the space by 20 percent.
  • At
    Specify the distances between lines. Designer applies this option when you select Line Spacing of "at least", "exactly" or "multiple".

Preview

This box displays a preview of your settings.

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Font Tab

Use this tab to specify the font style of the text in the paragraph.

Format Text - Font

Font list

This list box contains all the font faces you can select to apply to the text.

Font Size

Specify the font size of the text.

Font Color

Select the font color of the text. You can also select Custom from the drop-down list to customize a color in the Pick a Color dialog box.

Rotation

Designer does not support this option for text in a paragraph.

Shearing

Designer does not support this option for text in a paragraph.

Preview

This box displays a preview of your settings.

Effects

You can specify the special effects of the text in this box.

  • Bold
    Specify whether to apply bold formatting to the text.
  • Italic
    Specify whether to italicize the text.
  • Strikethrough
    Specify whether to draw a line through the text.
  • Underline
    Specify whether to add a horizontal line under the text.
  • Underline Color
    Select the color for the horizontal line under the text. You can also select Custom from the drop-down list to customize a color in the Pick a Color dialog box.
  • Underline Style
    Select the style of the horizontal line under the text.
  • Ignore HTML Tag
    Designer does not support this option for text in a paragraph.
  • Subscript
    Select to raise the text above the baseline and change the text to a smaller font size, if a smaller size is available.
  • Superscript
    Select to lower the text below the baseline and change the text to a smaller font size, if a smaller size is available.

Note icon Designer displays the button Formula button for some options if the report containing the paragraph uses query resources. It indicates that you can use a formula to control the value of an option.

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