You may apply various formatting and style options to words and individual text characters within the text object.

Note: Any formatting and styling that you may have applied to individual text strings within the text object will remain unchanged. Changes made to the entire text object are only applied to part of the text string that has not been formatted.

1. On the Components tab, in the Generic Elements group, click Text.

   The pointer changes to a crosshair.

2. Drag your pointer across the canvas to create a text object.

   A text object with the default text, Enter text, is created.

3. Select the text that you wish to format:
   • To format the entire text object, single-click the text object in the layout.
   • To format an individual word or text character, highlight part of the text within the text object.
4. Right-click the text, point to Style, and then click Font.

   The Font dialog box opens.

   Note: You can also access font formatting options in the Properties panel.

5. Select from the formatting options available. You can change the type, style, color, size, and effect of the font.

   Note: The Bold, Italic, Underline, Superscript, and Font Style options are available when formatting individual words or text characters. The Style option and Alignment option are available when the entire text object is selected.

6. Click OK to close the Font dialog box.

The formatting options that you selected applied to the text.