Font Effects/text/shared/01/05020200.xhpfonts;effectsformatting; font effectscharacters; font effectstext; font effectseffects; fontsunderlining; textcapital letters; font effectslowercase letters; font effectstitles; font effectssmall capitalsstrikethrough; font effectsfonts; strikethroughoutlines; font effectsfonts; outlinesshadows; charactersfonts; shadowsfonts;color ignoredignored font colorscolors;ignored text colorufi inserted "fonts;colors"MW copied two entries about font colors to text/shared/guide/text_colormw added 3 index entries about ignored font colorsFont EffectsSpecify the font effects that you want to use.Font ColorSets the color for the selected text. If you select Automatic, the text color is set to black for light backgrounds and to white for dark backgrounds.To change the color of a text selection, select the text that you want to change, and click the Font Color icon. To apply a different color, click the arrow next to the Font Color icon, and then select the color that you want to use.If you click the Font Color icon before you select text, the paint can cursor appears. To change the color of text, select the text with the paint can cursor. To change the color of a single word, double-click in a word. To apply a different color, click the arrow next to the Font Color icon, and then select the color that you want to use.To undo the last change, right-click.To exit the paint can mode, click once, or press the Escape key.The text color is ignored when printing, if the Print black check box is selected in %PRODUCTNAME Writer - Print in the Options dialog box.The text color is ignored on screen, if the Use automatic font color for screen display check box is selected in %PRODUCTNAME - PreferencesTools - Options - %PRODUCTNAME - Accessibility.Click to apply the current font color to the selected characters. You can also click here, and then drag a selection to change the text color. Click the arrow next to the icon to open the Font color toolbar.
EffectsSelect the font effects that you want to apply.EffectsThe following capitalization effects are available:Without - no effect is appliedCapitals - changes the selected lowercase characters to uppercase charactersLowercase - changes the selected uppercase characters to lower charactersTitle font - changes the first character of each selected word to an uppercase characterSmall capitals - changes the selected lowercase characters to uppercase characters, and then reduces their sizeReliefSelect a relief effect to apply to the selected text. The embossed relief makes the characters appear as if they are raised above the page. The engraved relief makes the characters appear as if they are pressed into the page.OutlineDisplays the outline of the selected characters. This effect does not work with every font.ShadowAdds a shadow that casts below and to the right of the selected characters.blinking fontsflashing fontsBlinkingMakes the selected characters blink. You cannot change the blink frequency.HiddenHides the selected characters. To display the hidden text, ensure that Non-printing Characters is selected in the View menu. You can also choose %PRODUCTNAME - PreferencesTools - Options - %PRODUCTNAME Writer - Formatting Aids and select Hidden text.Overlines or removes overlining from the selected text. If the cursor is not in a word, the new text that you enter is overlined.OverliningSelect the overlining style that you want to apply. To apply the overlining to words only, select the Individual Words box.Overline colorSelect the color for the overlining.StrikethroughSelect a strikethrough style for the selected text.If you save your document in MS Word format, all of the strikethrough styles are converted to the single line style.UnderliningSelect the underlining style that you want to apply. To apply the underlining to words only, select the Individual Words box.If you apply underlining to a superscript text, the underlining is raised to the level of the superscript. If the superscript is contained in a word with normal text, the underlining is not raised.Underline colorSelect the color for the underlining.Individual wordsApplies the selected effect only to words and ignores spaces.Emphasis markSelect a character to display over or below the entire length of the selected text.PositionSpecify where to display the emphasis marks.$[officename] color tables