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Making text bold, italic, highlighted, 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.	Do one of the following:

•	Choose a command from the Format menu or the formatting bar.

If you don’t see the formatting bar, click Formatting in the layout bar.

•	In Layout mode, click Inspector in the layout bar, then click Appearance. Choose an option in the text area.

3.	Select the text attributes you want to use.

 

To	Do this
Specify the font	Choose a font.
Specify the font size	Choose a size (choose Custom to specify a custom font size between 1 and 500 points).
Specify the font style	Choose one or more style options (highlight, bold, italic, or underline): Tip  If you are applying more than one style in Browse mode, select the highlight style last. Text becomes unselected after you apply a highlight.
Specify the text color	Click the Color palette and choose a color (choose Other Color to select a custom color).

Notes

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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 change the unit of measure used for the text ruler, right-click the ruler and choose a unit of measure from the shortcut menu.

•	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