Change the look of text

You can change how text looks by changing its font, typeface (bold or italic, for example) or size; by applying effects such as a shadow or outline; and more.

Change text appearance

  1. Select the text you want to change, or select a text box if you want to change all the text it contains.

  2. In the Text pane of the Format inspector, click the Style button.

  3. Use the tools to make formatting changes.

    Format inspector with Style pane open, showing color controls and text formatting options.

Modify capitalization

You can quickly make selected text all uppercase or lowercase, or format text as a title.

  1. Select the text you want to change, or select a text box if you want to change all the text it contains.

  2. In the Text pane of the Format inspector, click the Style button.

  3. In the Font section, click Advanced options button, then choose an item from the Capitalization pop-up menu:

    • None: The text is left as you entered it, with no changes.

    • All Caps: All text is capitalized at the same height.

    • Small Caps: All text is capitalized with larger capitals for uppercase letters.

    • Title Case: The first letter of each word is capitalized.

Add color behind text

You can add a color behind text to make it stand out.

If you want to highlight text for reviewers, use the review tools instead.

  1. Select a text box or just the text you want to change, or select a text box if you want to change all the text it contains.

  2. In the Text pane of the Format inspector, click Style.

  3. In the Font section, click Advanced options button, then choose a color from either the Character Fill Color well or the color wheel, then choose a color.

    Advanced options for text

To remove the color, select the text, then choose the swatch at the bottom-right corner of the Character Fill Color well that has a diagonal line through it.

See also
Add comments and highlight text
Use paragraph styles
Add ligatures