The Format bar has a number of often used formatting controls. Most of these settings are also accessible via the Property Sheet. Toolbars are opened/closed and customized via the View Menu and may be positioned as desired.
Action |
Description |
Font |
Allows selection of the Font type |
Font Size |
Allows selection of the Font size |
Bold |
Make the selected text bold |
Italic |
Italicize the selected text |
Left Align |
Align text to the left |
Center Align |
Centre text |
Right Align |
Align text to the right |
Background Color |
affects the background of the Surface or selected objects |
Foreground Color |
affects the lower & right borders of objects. |
Text Color |
affects the color of object text |
Hilite Color |
affects the upper & left borders of objects. |
Pen Width |
affects the width of the borders of objects. |