Font Effects

Specify the font effects that you want to use.

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.

• To change the color of a text selection, select the text that you want to change, and click the Font Color icon. To apply a different color, click the arrow next to the Font Color icon, and then select the color that you want to use.

• If you click the Font Color icon before you select text, the paint can cursor appears. To change the color of text, select the text with the paint can cursor. To change the color of a single word, double-click in a word. To apply a different color, click the arrow next to the Font Color icon, and then select the color that you want to use.

• To undo the last change, right-click.

• To exit the paint can mode, click once, or press the Esc key.

The text color is ignored when printing, if the Print black check box is selected in Collabora Office Writer - Print in the Options dialog box.

Effects

Select the font effects that you want to apply.

Effects

The following capitalization effects are available:

• Without - no effect is applied,

• Capitals - changes the selected lowercase characters to uppercase characters,

• Lowercase - changes the selected uppercase characters to lower characters,

• Title font - changes the first character of each selected word to an uppercase character,

• Small capitals - changes the selected lowercase characters to uppercase characters, and then reduces their size.

Relief

Select a relief effect to apply to the selected text. The embossed relief makes the characters appear as if they are raised above the page. The engraved relief makes the characters appear as if they are pressed into the page.

Outline

Displays the outline of the selected characters. This effect does not work with every font.

Shadow

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

Blinking

Makes the selected characters blink. You cannot change the blink frequency.

Hidden

Hides the selected characters. To display the hidden text, ensure that Formatting Marks is selected in the View menu. You can also choose Tools - Options - Collabora Office Writer - Formatting Aids and select Hidden text.

Overlining

Select the overlining style that you want to apply. To apply the overlining to words only, select the Individual Words box.

Overline color

Select the color for the overlining.

Strikethrough

Select a strikethrough style for the selected text.

Underlining

Select the underlining style that you want to apply. To apply the underlining to words only, select the Individual Words box.

Underline color

Select the color for the underlining.

Individual words

Applies the selected effect only to words and ignores spaces.

Emphasis mark

Select a character to display over or below the entire length of the selected text.

Position

Specify where to display the emphasis marks.