Change the look of text

You can change how text looks by changing its font, size, or color, or by adding bold, italic, or other formatting.

Change text appearance

  1. Select text, tap Format button, then tap Style.

  2. Tap the font name to see more options for text size, color, and font.

  3. Tap one or more buttons to add bold, italic, underline, or strikethrough to text.

    Font controls in the  Style pane of the Format button

You can use text formatting buttons in the shortcut bar above the keyboard to quickly add bold, italic, or underline to text. These buttons appear on the right of the predictive text fields. If your keyboard doesn’t show predictive text, swipe up on the white handle above the Y key.

Change the color of text

  1. Select the text, then tap Format button.

  2. Tap Style, then tap the font name (for example, 11 pt Helvetica) below Style.

  3. Tap Color, then choose one of the following:

    • A color that coordinates with the template: Swipe to the color options in the first three panes, then tap a color.

    • Any color: Swipe to the color grid to the right of the grayscale options, then tap a color.

      To preview text in various colors, touch and hold a color, then drag across the grid. A color label appears for each previewed color to help you reproduce an exact match. Release your finger to select a color.

    • A color from elsewhere in the sheet: Swipe to the color wheel, then tap Eye dropper button below it. Touch any color outside of the selected object.

      To preview colors in the object, touch and hold a color on the spreadsheet, then drag across the sheet to touch other colors. Release your finger to select a color.

    • A custom color: Swipe to the color wheel, then drag the slider around the wheel.

      To change color brightness, drag the top horizontal slider. To change color saturation, drag the bottom slider. To revert to the previous color, tap the circle in the center of the color wheel. (The previous color is shown in the left half-circle in the center of the color wheel.) As you drag a slider:

      • The right half-circle in the center of the color wheel also reflects your changes. You can compare your changes to the previous color, which is shown in the left half-circle.

      • A value appears above the slider to help you reproduce an exact color.

    • A recently created custom color or a recently selected color from elsewhere in the spreadsheet: Swipe to the color wheel, then tap a color well to the right of Eye dropper button.

See also
Change the look of text in tables
Add comments and highlight text