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C h a p t e r F o u r - D e s i g n i n g Yo u r N o t e b o o k
U s i n g N o t e Ta k e r, v e r s i o n 2 . 1
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Format Text in Outline Entries
You can design the look of text in an outline pretty much however you want. Choose fonts, sizes,
and colors, center text or line it up along a ruler, even adjust margins and line spacing.
To change the font or size of text in an outline entry, select the text or entry, choose the
Format > Font > Font Panel command, and make selections in the Fonts panel.
To change the color of text, select it or the entry, choose Format > Colors, and click a
color in the Colors panel.
To center or right-align text, line it up with tab marks on a ruler, change margins, or
adjust line spacing: Display the ruler, select the text, and make settings on the ruler.
To format lists, select text within an entry and choose a Lists style from the ruler (OS X
version 10.4.2 and later).
WHAT ELSE?
You can also align selected text using commands in the Format > Text menu.
The exact controls in your ruler depend on your version of OS X.
With OS X 10.3 or later, you can create and apply favorite styles using a Styles menu in the ruler. Styles
that appear here include Apple's default styles, and any other styles you've created under the same user
account as when you're viewing the notebook. To create a style, format text as you want the style, select
the text, and choose Other from the Styles menu. Favorite styles are a feature of several OS X
applications; for more details on using them, see TextEdit's Help. You can also apply favorite styles using
the Format > Favorite Styles command.
With OS X 10.4, you can format lists from the ruler.
Set a default font for all new outline entries, and design text in the page-title area, using NoteTaker's Format
Preferences. See "Choose Default Fonts" on page 125 and "Format Text in an Entire Notebook" on page 59.
If you use fonts, colors, or the ruler a lot, put their respective tools in your toolbar. See "Build Your Own
Toolbar" on page 132.
If you're editing an outline entry while the ruler is showing, pressing Tab advances to the next tab stop
rather than indenting the entry. To have Tab advance to a tab stop even when the ruler isn't showing, use the
Entries preferences. See "Customize Outline Editing and Links" on page 126.
Fonts Tool
Opens the Fonts panel
Ruler Tool
Displays or hides the
Ruler
Shows or hides the
standard OS X ruler (or
choose View > Ruler)
Click inside an entry to see all
ruler settings, for adjusting
line spacing, formatting lists
(OS X 10.4.2), inserting tabs,
and more
Design the look of
section and page titles
in NoteTaker's Format
Preferences