Upon selecting one of the buttons, a window will appear ( Fig. To change the text color, first select the text, and click on the first button to change the text's color, and the second button to change the text's background color. Text Color In BlueGriffon, you can change the color of the text itself, as well as the color of the text's background by means of two buttons. Click the icon to justify the text with both sides of the page. Click the icon to align your text with the right side of the page. Click the icon to align your text with the center of the page. Click the icon to align your text with the left side of the page.
To change the alignment of text, simply select the text you would like to change, and select one of the options below. Text Alignment The alignment of the text governs its placement and behavior on the page. Click on the to make your text italicized. Text Styles Text styles change the base appearance of the text.īold. Below is a brief overview of the function of each of these options. The text formatting options can be found in BlueGriffon's main toolbar, at the bottom and to the right ( Fig. Unlike paragraph formatting, which determines the type of text in an HTML document (body text, headings, captions, etc.), text formatting determines its style, color, alignment, etc. Heading formats, as well as the Paragraph text format, automatically insert an extra line after the Enter key is pressed. Note that with each increase in the paragraph heading level, the text becomes smaller ( Fig. 3-3) is an example of what each of the paragraph formats look like in Variable width text. Examples of Paragraph Formattingīelow ( Fig. 3-1).Īfter making the changes, the paragraph formats for the headings will be changed, while the surrounding text retains its "Body Text" formatting ( Fig. Then, click on the paragraph format menu (at this point, it says only "Body Text"), and change the paragraph format to Heading 3 ( Fig. In this case, we are going to change the paragraph format of the headings on the home page.
To change your paragraph formatting, first select the text that you would like to include. After that has been completed, then you will be able to change the formatting while at the same time minimizing the potential for editing difficulties later on. This being the case, it is recommended that all text, regardless of whether it is a heading, caption, or a paragraph of body text, be kept in the same paragraph and text formats until you are sure that you are finished with the page's content. This should be avoided, since it may adversely affect the formatting of any surrounding text, making it difficult to get it back to normal. Its function is to delineate your body text (the main content) from other types of text, such as paragraph, chapter, and page headings, notes, image captions, et cetera.īecause changing the paragraph formatting also changes the appearance of the selected text, there will be a strong temptation to use this function in BlueGriffon as a way to format the text itself. Paragraph formatting determines the type of text you have in a particular part of your website. In addition, more attention should be given to content rather than formatting, since it is the content that will be of interest to those using your site. It is important to make sure that whatever formatting you decide to use is used consistently throughout the site, since you don't want it to be visually jarring to visitors. Once you have finished with the content of your page, you can then begin formatting your text.
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