Change the look of text in tables

You can set the font and font style for the entire table. You can also increase or decrease the font size proportionally for all text in the table. If you make the text larger or smaller, all text increases or decreases by the same percentage.

1. Tap the table, tap .

2. Tap Table, then tap Table Options.

3. Tap Table Font at the bottom of the list, then tap a font name.

4. To apply a different character style (for example, bold or italic), tap next to the font name, then tap a character style.

   If you don’t see a specific character style, it’s not available for the font.

5. To change the font size, tap Smaller or Larger.

   Text resizes immediately, so you can see which size works best.

You can change the font, color, size, and other attributes of text in table cells.

1. Select the cells with the text you want to change.

2. Tap , tap Cell, then tap a font style (bold, italic, underlined, or strikethrough).

3. Tap Text Options, then use the controls to change the size, color, and font.

You can insert a line break to type multiple paragraphs of text in a table cell. You can also insert a tab.

1. Double-tap a cell.

2. In the keyboard, tap next to the input bar to display the text keyboard.

3. Type the first paragraph of your text, then tap the input bar after the last character you typed (where you want to insert the line break or tab).

4. Tap insert, then tap Line Break or Tab.

For information about inserting a line break or tab in a text box or shape, see Set tab stops.