Character attributes generally affect text formatting, and address
the font, size, typeface, and color of text in an HTML document. As opposed
to the tag-level formatting affected by applying styles, text formatting is
local to specific segments of text, such as words or phrases within a paragraph.
Note: You can also edit some of these attributes in the Properties
view.
Changing the font type, size, and color
- Select a text string.
- Select to open the Insert Font dialog box.
- To change the font type, in the Font field, select
a font name.
Note: If you specify a font face that a Web page user does not
have installed, the text is not displayed in that specified font face in the
user's browser.
- To change the text size, select a number in the Size field.
For example, select +2 (the default size is 3). A
number preceded by + or - indicates the relative font size.
- To change the text color, complete one of the following steps:
- Click the colored button next to Color, and select
a color from the Color dialog box.
- Select a color from the Color list.
- Type an RGB value that consists of # followed by six
hexadecimal numbers. An RGB value indicates a single color with combination
of red, green, and blue. For example, #0000ff indicates blue.
If you enter an RGB value directly, the colored button shows the new color
value.
- Click the eyedropper icon
and then click anywhere on the screen
where you want to pick up the color. The Color button and field will be updated
with that color and RGB value.
- Click OK.
Emphasizing text with a style
You
can emphasize text by making it bold, italicizing it, underlining it, or making
it blink. You can also use a fixed-width font, strike-through text, or display
text in superscript or subscript characters.
- Select the text that you want to apply the style to.
- On the menu bar, click , and then select the type of emphasis you
want from among the options.
If you select Blink,
the <BLINK> tag is inserted automatically. In the Design page, text marked
with the <BLINK> tag does not blink while you are editing. It will be displayed
as a dotted line if the Show all preference is enabled in the Not all Web browsers support the <BLINK>
tag.
Emphasizing text with a logical emphasis
Because
many browsers are limited or inconsistent in their ability to display text
emphasis based on a style (physical emphasis), you can improve the portability
of the emphasis you apply by using logical emphasis, which is generally
supported by all browsers based on a DOCTYPE specification. For example, if
you want to use a monospaced font for a text string, not all browsers might
render the text that you identify as Fixed (physical emphasis),
but most browsers that support a specified level of standard level of HTML
will support Sample (logical emphasis).
- Select the text that you want to apply the style to.
- On the menu bar, click , and then select the type of emphasis you
want from among the options.
If you select Sample,
the <SAMP> start and end tags wrap the selected text.
Removing formatting from text
Formatted
text is enclosed by a pair of HTML tags such as <FONT> and </FONT> or <B>
and </B>. To remove character attributes from the text, you must delete
such HTML tags.
- Move the cursor into the formatted text so that the focus frame is displayed.
If you want to remove the formatting from only a portion of the text, you
must select the relevant range.
- Select .
Changing the color of text by using
the Colors view
You can also change the color of text by using the
Colors view instead of the Font Attributes dialog box:
- Open the Colors view. (
- Select the text string.
- Select any color in the Colors view palette, and click the Selected
color icon.