Nisus Writer Express User Manual

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The Nisus Writer Express Menus (Format Menu)

Getting Started

Font. In this instance it functions the same as having the Attribute
Sensitive
checkbox unchecked (for that particular attribute).

Size

Choose a point size from the Size submenu to apply that size to the current
selection. If you have text selected, Nisus Writer Express applies the size change at
the insertion point, and as you type, the text displays in the size you have chosen.

Other…

Enables you to set the point size of your text to any point size.

Remove Font Size Attribute

Removes any user applied sizes from the selection, allowing the size
defined by any underlying styles to be used instead.
When in the Find/Replace window this command displays as Any
Font Size
. In this instance it functions the same as having the
Attribute Sensitive checkbox unchecked (for that particular
attribute
).

Increase

Enlarges the size of the current selection in one-point increments.

Increase By…

Enlarges the size of the current selection by a specified number of
points.

Decrease

Diminishes the size of the current selection in one-point increments.

Decrease By…

Diminishes the size of the current selection by a specified number of
points.

Character Case

Choose commands from the Character Case submenu to alter the appearance of
the case of the current selection. If you have text selected, Nisus Writer Express
applies the case change at the insertion point, and as you type, the text displays
in the “style” you have chosen.
These commands are not to be confused with the commands with similar names
that appear in the Convert submenu of the Edit menu. These alter the appearance
of the characters but not their Unicode values. If you copy and/or paste the text
only at a different location (either in Nisus Writer Express or some other
application) the underlying characters will display.

Remove Case Change Attribute

Causes text to display according to the physical settings of the
keyboard (

1

pressed or not, etc.).

When in the Find/Replace window this command displays as Any
Case Change
. In this instance it functions the same as having the
Attribute Sensitive checkbox unchecked (for that particular
attribute
).

Display as lowercase

Causes text to display as lowercase despite the settings of the
keyboard (

1

pressed or not, etc.).

Display as UPPERCASE

Causes text to display as UPPERCASE despite the settings of the
keyboard (

1

pressed or not, etc.).

Display as Capitalize

Causes text to display with each word capitalized despite the
settings of the keyboard (

1

pressed or not, etc.).

Display as S

MALL

C

APS

Causes all lowercase text to display as if it were in a smaller size of
the uppercase characters of the font.

Bold, Italic

Displays selected text in these formats.

Underline

Choose commands from the Underline submenu of the to apply and/or remove
various underline attributes to or from selected text.

None

Removes any and all Underline attributes from selected text
whether the underline is part of the style’s definition as set in the
Style Sheet view or applied in addition to the style.

Remove Underline Attribute

Removes any additional underline attributes applied to the text that
are not part of the style’s definition as set in the Style Sheet view.
When in the Find/Replace window this command displays as Any
Underline
. In this instance it functions the same as having the
Attribute Sensitive checkbox unchecked (for that particular
attribute
).

Single or Double

Draws either a single or a double line under selected text.

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