Apple Pages 2 - Manual (Page 80)

80 Chapter 4 Formatting Text and Paragraphs
If you want to change to a different font, or if you frequently change text formatting, it
may be easier to use the Font panel and Text Inspector to format text. These tools are
described in the following sections.
You can also create engaging visual effects with text by changing its shadow color,
opacity, and orientation on the page. To learn more about these options, see
Chapter 7, “Changing Object Properties.”
Using the Font Panel to Format Text
The Mac OS X Font panel gives you access to all the fonts installed on your computer.
It provides a preview of the available typefaces (such as bold and italic) and sizes for
each font. The buttons in the Font panel let you add underlines, strikethrough lines,
color, and shadow to text. You can even change the background page color in the
Font panel.
To open the Font panel:
m Click Fonts in the toolbar (or choose Format > Font > Show Fonts).
Create interesting text
effects using these buttons.
Preview the selected
typeface.
Find fonts by typing
a font name in the
search field.
Select a typeface in the
list to apply it to selected
text in your document.
Select a font size to apply
it to selected text in your
document.
The Action
pop-up menu