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# Character

The Character panel provides access to settings that change the format of single characters or entire words and phrases.

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#### From the sidebar:

Open the Properties sidebar deck and expand the Character panel.

Properties

## Font Name

Allows you to select a font name from the list or enter a font name directly.

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## Font Size

Enter or select the font size that you want to apply. For scalable fonts, you can also enter decimal values.

If you are creating a style that is based on another style, you can enter a percentage value or a point value (for example, -2pt or +5pt).

Icon on the Formatting Bar:

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## Bold

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Makes the selected text bold. If the cursor is in a word, the entire word is made bold. If the selection or word is already bold, the formatting is removed.

## Italic

Makes the selected text italic. If the cursor is in a word, the entire word is made italic. If the selection or word is already italic, the formatting is removed.

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## Underline

Underlines or removes underlining from the selected text.

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## Strikethrough

Draws a line through the selected text, or if the cursor is in a word, the entire word.

Strikethrough

## Shadow

Adds a shadow that casts below and to the right of the selected characters.

Shadow

## Clear Direct Formatting

Removes direct formatting from the selection.

Clear Direct Formatting

## Increase Size

Increases the font size of the selected text.

Increase Size

## Decrease Size

Reduces the font size of the selected text.

Decrease Size

## Font Color

Sets the color for the selected text. If you select Automatic, the text color is set to black for light backgrounds and to white for dark backgrounds.

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## Highlighting

Applies current highlighting color to the character style or text selection.

Character Highlighting Color icon

## Spacing

Specifies the spacing between the characters of the selected text. Enter the amount by which you want to expand or condense the text in the spin button.

To increase the spacing, set a positive value; to reduce it, set a negative value.

Spacing

## Soft hyphen

Inserts an invisible optional hyphen within a word that will appear and create a line break once it becomes the last character in a line.

Insert Soft Hyphen

Related Topics

Characters Font

Font Effects