Format text

1. Select the text you want to change.

2. On the Format menu, choose Font.

3. On the Format Font/Format Preset Text Style/Formatting dialog box - Font tab, select the font, font size, font style, text color, and background.

Format bullet styles

1. On the Format menu, choose Text Alignment.

2. In the Format Text dialog box, click the Paragraph tab and select the bullet style from the Bullet Style list.

3. To change the spacing between the bullet and the text, click the Block tab, and adjust the Tab Size.

Adjust line spacing

On the Formatting Toolbar click the Increase Line Spacing and Decrease Line Spacing tool.

You could also use the Format dialog box, Paragraph tab to set lines or points spacing. (On the Format menu, choose Text Alignment.)

Align text blocks

1. Click a text block.

2. On the Format menu, click Text Alignment.

3. In the Format Text dialog box, click the Block tab and choose alignment settings.

Set text orientation

1. Click a text block and, on the Format menu, click Text Alignment.

2. In the Format Text dialog box, click the Block tab.

3. Under Text Orientation, click the direction you want your text oriented, then click OK.

Rotate text independent of shape

1. Click a text block or shape that contains the text you want to rotate.

2. On the Formatting toolbar, click the Rotate Text Left or Rotate Text Right  tool.

3. Click outside the text area when finished.

Rotate text and shape together

1. Click the shape containing the text you want to rotate.

2. On the Arrange menu, point to Rotate/Flip and choose Rotate Left, Rotate Right, or Angle.