Making text subscript or superscript, Changing text capitalization, Changing fonts – Apple Numbers '09 User Manual

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You can also use the Text Size pop-up menu in the format bar.
To specify a precise size for selected text, click Fonts in the toolbar and use

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the Size controls in the Fonts window. See “Changing Fonts” on page 168 for
more information.

You can also add Bigger and Smaller icons to the toolbar. Choose View > Customize
Toolbar, drag the icons to the toolbar, and then click Done.

Making Text Subscript or Superscript

You can raise or lower text from its baseline.

To make text subscript or superscript:

1

Select the text you want to raise or lower, or click where you want to type new text.

2

To create a subscript or superscript that has a smaller font size than the text it

accompanies, choose Format > Font > Baseline > Subscript. Or choose Format > Font
> Baseline > Superscript.
To raise or lower text relative to the other text on the same line, choose Raise or Lower
from the Baseline submenu.
To restore text to the same baseline as the body text, choose Use Default from the
Baseline submenu.

You can add Subscript and Superscript icons to the toolbar. Choose View > Customize
Toolbar, drag the icons to the toolbar, and then click Done.

Changing Text Capitalization

You can quickly make blocks of text all uppercase or lowercase or format text as a title.

To change text capitalization:

1

Select the text you want to change, or click where you want to type new text.

2

Choose Format > Font > Capitalization and choose an option from the submenu.

Choose All Caps to change the text to capitals.
Choose Small Caps to change the text to smaller capitals with larger capitals for
uppercase letters.
Choose Title to change the text to a title format, which capitalizes the first letter of
each word.
Choose None to avoid automatic capitalization.

Changing Fonts

When text is selected, quickly change font family, type, size, color, and background
color using the controls in the format bar.

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Chapter 8

Working with Text

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