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Making text bold, italic, or setting other styles

You can format text in three areas:

•	format text in a field in Browse mode

•	format field objects in Layout mode

•	format static text on a layout (such as a field label) in Layout mode

To specify several text attributes at once:

1.	Select the text or field that you want to change.

 

To select	Do this
Text in a field in Browse mode	In Browse mode, select the text in the field. Note  The formatting you specify will be stored with the data, and you will see it in any layout that displays the field. For more information, see Formatting text.
Field objects in Layout mode	In Layout mode, select one or more fields. For more information, see Selecting objects.
Text on a layout	In Layout mode, select a text object, or select a portion of text within a text object. For more information, see Selecting text.

2.	Choose Format menu > Text.

3.	In the Text Format dialog box, select the attributes you want to use.

 

To	Do this
Specify the font	Choose a font from the list.
Specify the font size	Choose a size from the list (choose Custom to specify a custom font size between 1 and 500 points).
Specify the font style	Click one or more style options (bold, italic, or underline).
Specify the text color	Click the Color palette and choose a color (choose Other Color to select a custom color).
Specify paragraph formats (like alignment and line spacing) and tab settings	Click Paragraph. See Specifying paragraph attributes and tab settings.

In the Sample area, FileMaker Pro displays text formatted with the attributes you select.

4.

Click OK.

Notes

•	You can also specify the font, font size, font style, and text color using the options in the formatting bar (click Formatting in the layout bar).

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Windows: To see all the available fonts, choose Format menu > Font > Configure/More Fonts. In the Configure Font Menu dialog box, select a font on the left and click Move to add it to the Font menu, or double-click the font on the left to move it to the Menu list. Make sure Show Fonts in Typeface is enabled to activate this option.

•	To set text attributes individually, choose Format menu > Font, Size, Style, Align Text, Line Spacing, or Text Color, then choose a format from the submenu. (You can choose more than one style from the Style submenu.)

•	To quickly format a text object or field object in Layout mode, press Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac OS) while double-clicking the object. Then choose the formatting options you want in the Text Format dialog box, and click OK.

•	In Layout mode, to set the default character attributes to the attributes of existing text, Ctrl-click (Windows) or Command-click (Mac OS) the existing text.

•	To change the unit of measure used for the text ruler, right-click (Windows) or Ctrl-click (Mac OS) the ruler and choose a unit of measure from the shortcut menu.

•	To apply a color to text in a field or on a layout, choose a color from the Line Color palette in the formatting bar.

•	You can change the color palette that FileMaker Pro displays. For more information, see Setting layout preferences.

Related topics 

Defining conditional formatting for layout objects