Apple Numbers '08 - Manual (Page 125)

Chapter 7 Working with Text 125
A preview of the selected font appears in the preview pane at the top of the Font
panel. If you don't see a preview pane, choose Show Preview from the Action pop-up
menu in the lower-left corner of the Font panel.
3 Adjust the font size using the size slider or other size controls.
4 Adjust the typography settings of the selected font by choosing Typography from the
Action pop-up menu. In the Typography window, click the disclosure triangles to see
and select the different typography effects that are available for the selected font.
Different fonts have different typography effects available. See “Using Advanced
Typography Features” on page 129 for more information.
Changing Underlining Using the Font Panel
You can use the Font panel to change the appearance of underlines.
To modify underlining of selected text:
1 Click Fonts in the toolbar.
2 Click the Text Underline button in the Font panel (the first button on the left), and
choose None, Single, or Double from the pop-up menu.
3 To change the underline color, choose Color from the Text Underline pop-up menu,
and then select a color in the Colors window.
Adding a Strikethrough to Text Using the Font Panel
You can mark text with a strikethrough line, and make the line’s color different from the
text color.
To add a strikethrough to selected text:
1 Click Fonts in the toolbar.
2 Click the Text Strikethrough button (the second button from the left), and choose
None, Single, or Double from the pop-up menu. A single or double strikethrough
appears through the selected text in the same color as the text.
3 To change the strikethrough color, choose Color from the Text Strikethrough pop-up
menu, and then select a color in the Colors window. The strikethrough takes on the
color you select in the Colors window, but the text remains its original color.
Changing Text Color Using the Font Panel
Changes made to text color in the Font panel will override text color changes made in
the Text Inspector, and vice versa. (To read about changing color using the Text
Inspector, see “Changing Text Color” on page 133.)
To modify the color of selected text:
1 Click Fonts in the toolbar.
2 Click the Text Color button menu in the Font panel (the third button from the left), and
then select a color in the Colors window. See “Using the Colors Window” on page 161
for instructions.