Apple AppleWorks 5 : Mac OS - Manual (Page 216)

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Changing the appearance of data
While you work in Layout mode, you can change the way text, numbers,
dates, times, and multimedia values appear in Browse mode and List mode
and when you print. You can work with layouts as they are or change them
to suit specific purposes.
Start by choosing Layout from the Layout menu.
To Do this
Change the appearance of text in
text, pop-up menu, radio button, or
checkbox fields Double-click the field to modify, select options, and
then click OK.
Show or hide field labels, or set
other options for pop-up menu,
radio button, or checkbox fields Double-click the field, select options, and then click OK.
Change the appearance of text in
a non-text field (for example, to
display a date in italic) Select the field and choose from the Font, Style, Size, and
Text Color commands in the Format menu, or use the pop-
up menus on the button bar.
Change the format of numbers,
dates, and times Double-click the number, date, or time field, select
formats, and then click OK.
Change the appearance of a picture
or QuickTime movie in a
multimedia field Double-click the field, select options, and then click OK.
Change text appearance or formats
for several fields of a similar type Shift-click the fields to change, and then double-click a
selected field (or choose from the Font, Style, Size, Text
Color, Alignment, and Spacing commands in the Format
menu).
Add a color, pattern, gradient,
texture, or border to any type of
field Select the field(s) and choose a fill color, pattern,
gradient, or texture from the fill palettes, and a line
color, width, or pattern from the pen palettes on the tool
panel.
You can’t change the border width for a pop-up menu.
Add styles to text in Browse mode Select the text and choose a style from the stylesheet
palette.
* Choose Index from the or Help menu and scroll to the entry. Then choose a topic from
the list and click Go To Topic.
In the Help index, * see:
E
editing, text
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fields, formatting
Fill palettes Pen palettes