Specify the formatting and the font that you want to apply.

To access this command...

Choose Format - Character - Font tab.

Choose View - Styles - open context menu of an entry and choose Modify/New - Font tab.

Open context menu of a row header in a database table - choose Table Format - Font tab.

Choose Format - Title - Character tab (Chart documents).

Choose Format - Legend - Character tab (Chart documents).

Choose Format - Axis - Character tab (Chart documents).


The changes are applied to the current selection, to the entire word that contains the cursor, or to the new text that you type.

Depending on your language settings, you can change the formatting for the following font types:

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To enable support for complex text layout and Asian character sets, choose - Language Settings - Languages, and then select the Enabled box in the corresponding area.


Font dialog

Font

Enter the name of an installed font that you want to use, or select a font from the list.

You can see the name of the fonts formatted in their respective font if you mark the Show preview of fonts field in Collabora Office - View in the Options dialog box.

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Font Name

Typeface

Select the formatting that you want to apply.

Icon on the Formatting Bar:

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Bold

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Italic

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).

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Language

Sets the language that the spellchecker uses for the selected text or the text that you type. Available language modules have a check mark in front of them.

If the language list consists of an editable combo box, you can enter a valid BCP 47 language tag if the language you want to assign is not available from the selectable list.

For language tag details please see the For users section on the langtag.net web site.

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The spellcheck for the selected language only functions when you have installed the corresponding language module. A language entry has a check mark in front of it if the spellcheck is activated for this language.


Font Features

Select and apply font typographical features to characters.

Preview Field

Displays a preview of the current selection.

Related Topics

Asian languages support

Complex text layout support

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