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Changing Fonts, Colors, and Alignment

Once you have added a text object to an image, you will probably want to change its appearance. There are a number of toolbar options that you can use to change the fonts, colors, and text alignment in a text object. You can use the toolbar options to change all of the text in a text object or just a single word or phrase.

To Change All Text in a Text Object:

  1. Select the Selection Tool and click the text object.
  2. In the Properties bar, select the desired fonts, colors, and text alignment options as described in the table below.

To Change a Single Word or Phrase in a Text Object:

  1. In the Toolbar, click the Text Tool.
  2. Do one of the following:
  1. Select font, color, and text alignment options as described below.

Properties Bar Options

You can change the font to any font that is available on your computer system.

You can change the text weight from regular to bold or italic.

You can select a text size or type a specific number into the box.

You can quickly underline text using the Underline Tool. Next to the Underline Tool are the Superscript and Subscript tools.

If you added text using the Text Tool, you can use the Horizontal Align Tool to left-align, center, right-align, or justify text.

You can change the horizontal spacing between characters and the vertical spacing between lines.

You can change text color by clicking the Text Color Picker in the Toolbar and selecting a new color from the Colors dialog box.

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