Apple Pages '08 - Manual (Page 78)

78 Chapter 5 Working with Text
To open the Font panel:
m Click Fonts in the toolbar.
You can change the appearance of any text in your document by selecting it and then
selecting options in the Font panel. When you make formatting changes in the Font
panel, the selected text changes right away, so you can try different formatting options
and quickly see what looks best.
Here is a summary of what the text effects buttons do, from left to right:
 The Text Underline pop-up menu lets you choose an underline style (such as single
or double).
 The Text Strikethrough pop-up menu lets you choose a strikethrough style (such as
single or double).
 The Text Color pop-up menu lets you apply a color to text.
 The Document Color pop-up menu lets you apply a color behind a paragraph.
 The Text Shadow button applies a shadow to selected text.
 The Shadow Opacity, Shadow Blur, Shadow Offset, and Shadow Angle controls
control the appearance of the shadow.
If you don’t see the text effects buttons, choose Show Effects from the Action pop-up
menu in the lower-left corner of the Font panel.
Preview the selected typeface (you
might need to choose Show Preview
from the Action menu).
Select a typeface to
apply to selected text
in your document.
Select a font size to apply
to selected text in your
document.
The Action menu
Create interesting
text effects using
these buttons.
Apply a shadow to
selected text. Modify
the shadow using the
opacity, blur, offset, and
angle controls.
Find fonts by typing
a font name in the
search field.