Text formatting tools

How to change the typeface

1. Click on the text box you wish to format.
2. Click on the ‘Font Family’ pop-out in the Actionbar. This will open a drop down menu with all font options available in Easil, including your own fonts if you have uploaded them.
3. Click on your desired font to complete the changes.

How to format selected words or letters

You can apply formatting to the whole text box, or to specific words and letters within it.

1. Double click on the text box you wish to format.
2. Highlight the words or letters you want to change.
3. Use the Actionbar to update the font, size, colour, bold, italic, underline, or other text formatting options.
4. Click outside the text box when you have finished editing.

How to change the font size

If you wish to change the size of your text

1. Click on the text you wish to format
2. Click on the ‘Font Size’ pop-out in the Actionbar. This should open a drop down menu with different font sizes.
3. Click on your desired size to complete the changes.

Alternatively, you can input your own value in the ‘Font Size’ box if you wish to do so by typing it in.

How to align text

If you wish to align your text

1. Click on the text you wish to format
2. Click on the ‘Text Alignment’ pop-out in the Actionbar. This will open the drop down menu with different alignment options.
3. Click on either ‘Align Left’, ‘Align Center’ or ‘Align Right’ as required.

How to add more space between lines & letters

If you wish to add more space between each line in your text:

1. Click on the text box you wish to edit.
2. Click on the ‘Text Spacing’ pop-out in the Actionbar. This will open the drop down menu Line Height and Letter spacing options.
3. With the sidebar open, simply increase or decrease the spacing using the ‘Line Height’ sliders

If you wish to add more space between the letters in your text:

1. Click on the text box you wish to edit
2. Click on the ‘Text Spacing’ pop-out in the Actionbar. This will open the drop down menu providing Line Height and Letter spacing options.
3. With the sidebar open, simply increase or decrease the spacing using the ‘Letter Spacing’ sliders.

How to adjust spacing between two specific characters

If you want to adjust the spacing between two specific characters:

1. Double click on the text box you wish to edit.
2. Move the cursor between the two characters you want to adjust.
3. Press OPTION + LEFT/RIGHT ARROW (Mac) or ALT + LEFT/RIGHT ARROW (on PC) to decrease or increase the space between those characters.

How to change text case

Use the Text Case pop-out in the Actionbar to quickly change the capitalisation of selected text.

1. Click on the text box you wish to format.
2. Click on the Text Case pop-out in the Actionbar.
3. Choose Title Case, UPPERCASE, lowercase, or Sentence case.

How to change text color

To change text color:

1. Click on the text box you wish to modify
2. With the sidebar panel open, click on the swatch next to ‘Color’ This should display the hue sliders.
3. Simply click and drag to change your desired colour. Alternatively, you can pick a colour from the ‘Document Colors’ swatches, or from your Brand Colors if they have been set up in your Brand Kit.