The Formatting Pallette

Font

Style

Templates for font styles. A style may be applied to text to change its formatting. Drop down the menu to change the style.

Name

Name of the current font. Drop down the menu to change the font.

Size

Size of the current font. Drop down the menu to change the size.

Color

Color of the font. Drop down the menu to view the color picker.

Face

Affects the special format of the text. This allows for Bold, Italic, Underlined, Superscript and Subscript text.

Lists

Inserts a list into the current text. The list can be in numbered or bulletted format. The list can also be indented or outdented.

Alignment and Spacing

Horizontal

Changes the horizontal alignment of the text to either Left, Center, Right or Justified.

Line Spacing

Changes the spacing between lines to 1 line, 1.5 lines or 2 lines.

Alignment and Spacing: Paragraph

Before

Changes the spacing between a new paragraph and the preceding paragraph.

After

Changes the spacing after a paragraph and before the following paragraph.

Alignment and Spacing: Indentation

Left

Changes the indenation of text on the left side.

Right

Changes the indentation of text on the right side.

First

Changes the indentation for the first line of a paragraph.

Document: Margins

Top

Changes the size of the Top margin of the document.

Left

Changes the size of the Left margin of the document.

Right

Changes the size of the Right margin of the document.

Bottom

Changes the size of the Bottom margin of the document.

Document: View

Layout

Changes the Layout View of the document between Normal, Page Layout and Window Width. The zoom of the document view can also be changed.

Show

The first button will turn on the rulers and the second button will change the rulers from inches to centimeters.

Paper

Drop down menu allows for changing the color of the paper via a color picker.