Add bold, italic, underline, or strikethrough to text

  1. Select the text you want to change.

    To change all of the text in a text box or a table cell, select the text box or triple-click the table cell.

  2. Click the Text tab at the top of the sidebar on the right, then click the Style button near the top of the sidebar.

    If you don’t see a sidebar, or the sidebar doesn’t have a Text tab, click Format button in the toolbar.

    The Style controls in the sidebar with callouts to the Bold, Italic, and Underline buttons
  3. To add bold, italic, or underline, click one or more format buttons in the Font section.

    To remove a specific format, click that button again.

    If the font you’re using has other styles available (such as light or condensed), click the pop-up menu above the buttons to choose one of them.

  4. To add strikethrough, click Gear button for advanced options, then select or deselect the Strikethrough checkbox.

Tip: You can set keyboard shortcuts to quickly apply bold, italic, underline, or other character styles to text.

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