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Note that the modifications you make to the style properties are local to this instance of the style and do not affect those
defined for the style.
Style box: Select the existing style you want to use for the text. If you type a style name that does not exist, Plan-
etPress Design updates the selection to the style that most closely matches the name entered, or if no existing style
name is a possible match, reverts to the previous selected style.
Font size: Enter the point size you want to use for the text.
Font ratio: Enter a percentage by which you want to shrink or stretch the font spacing.
Color list: Click and select a color for the text from the list of colors that appears.
Color box: View the current color for the style.
Color button: Click to select a color for the style using the Color Picker.
Bold: Click to toggle the bold property on and off.
Italic: Click to toggle the italic property on and off.
Underline: Click to toggle the underline property for the currently selected style on and off. Note that spaces may not
appear underlined in PlanetPress Design, but that they will be when the document is used to generate output.
Outline: Click to toggle the outline property for the current selected style on and off.
To create a new style from within a text object:
1. Use either the toolbar or the dialog box to display the Style properties dialog box.
Toolbar
In the Style toolbar, click the new style tool ( ).
A. New style tool
Font Dialog
Choose Format | Font and click the New Style button.
A. New Style button in the Font dialog box
2. In the Style properties dialog box, define the new style.
Set Tabs
To set default tabs:
1. In the Format toolbar, click the tab tool to display the Tabs dialog box.
2. In the Tabs dialog box, set the default tabs using the Default tab stop box.
Default tab stop: Enter the space to leave between each default tab. This is also the initial ruler position for the first
default tab. You can also use the spin buttons to adjust the value. Units are as set in the User Options dialog box.
3. Click OK.
To clear the default tabs:
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