FileMaker Pro 4.1 Mac User's Guide

Choose the
attributes you want
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1. In Layout mode, select a field or text object, and then choose Text
from the Format menu.
To format more than one field at a time, Shift-click each field to
format, and then choose Text from the Format menu.
2. In the Text Format dialog box, select options, and then click OK.
Keep these points in mind:
1 You can hold down Option as you double-click a field to display the
format dialog box for that field type.
1 To set text attributes individually, choose Font, Size, Style, Align Text,
Line Spacing, or Text Color from the Format menu, and then choose a
formatting command.
1 To specify a custom size or line spacing, choose Size or Line Spacing
from the Format menu, and then choose Custom.
1 You can change the font, size, or style of text fields in a record by
selecting data and setting these attributes in Browse mode. The data
appears with those text attributes wherever the data is displayed.
1 Text attributes do not appear when data is viewed with Web browser
software using FileMaker Pro Web Companion.
Choose FileMaker Help Index from the or Help menu, and then type:
E text, formatting
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more styles