WordPerfect Office

WordPerfect Office

  • Welcome to WordPerfect Help
  • Getting started with WordPerfect
  • Compatibility with Microsoft Word
  • Creating and managing documents
  • Editing and formatting documents
  • Using graphics, tables, and charts
  • Working with long documents
  • Page layout and printing
  • Sharing documents and collaborating with others
  • Streamlining tasks and customizing WordPerfect
  • Glossary
  • WordPerfect Office
  • Editing and formatting documents
  • Formatting text


Formatting text

In WordPerfect, you can use a variety of formatting tools to control the look of text.

In this section, you’ll find these topics:

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Modifying font settings
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Copying the text format
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Changing the spacing between letters and words
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Advancing text to a different position
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Setting the baseline for typesetting
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Using font mapping
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Using character maps for non-Roman languages
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Creating subscript and superscript text
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Using hidden text
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Highlighting text
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Reversing the color of text and background
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Working with drop caps
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Inserting characters and symbols
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Importing objects
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Correcting capitalization
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Changing the appearance of quotation marks
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Correcting the spacing between words and sentences
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Hyphenating text
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Setting hyphenation prompts and notifications
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Changing hyphen options and position
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Inserting and changing hyphens by using codes

Formatting text

WordPerfect Office > Formatting text

  • Welcome to WordPerfect Help
  • Getting started with WordPerfect
    • Welcome to WordPerfect
      • What’s new in WordPerfect Office X5?
      • Using the WordPerfect Office X5 setup
      • Registering WordPerfect Office X5
      • Updating WordPerfect Office X5
      • Migrating from earlier versions of WordPerfect Office
      • About Corel Support Services
      • About customer feedback
      • About Corel
    • Learning to use WordPerfect
      • Using the documentation
      • Getting additional help
      • Accessing information on the Corel Web site
      • Using Web-based resources
    • WordPerfect basics
      • Exploring the workspace
      • Changing the workspace
      • Quitting WordPerfect
    • Using accessibility features
      • Accessing WordPerfect documentation in ASCII text format
      • Using shortucts and other accessibility features
    • Using the messaging and updating service
      • Accessing unread messages
      • Controlling messages
      • Checking for updates
      • Frequently asked questions
  • Compatibility with Microsoft Word
    • WordPerfect compatibility with Microsoft Word
      • Comparing Microsoft Word and WordPerfect features
      • Simulating the Microsoft Word workspace
      • Sharing documents with Microsoft Word users
      • Converting batches of Microsoft Word files to WordPerfect
      • Using Microsoft Outlook address book with WordPerfect
      • Using Microsoft Word shortcut keys in WordPerfect
      • Reference: Moving between Microsoft Word and WordPerfect
    • WordPerfect compatibility FAQ
      • Opening and saving documents
      • Copying and pasting text
      • Using macros
      • Reviewing documents
  • Creating and managing documents
    • Creating and opening documents
      • Understanding the parts of a document
      • Creating documents
      • Opening documents
    • Viewing and navigating documents
      • Switching document views
      • Changing document display settings
      • Working with the ruler and ruler guides
      • Using guidelines
      • Using Reveal Codes
      • Using the document map
      • Navigating documents
    • Entering and inserting text
      • Entering text
      • Inserting text
    • Selecting and deleting text
      • Selecting text
      • Deleting text
    • Saving and closing documents
      • Saving documents
      • Closing documents
    • Working with files
      • Opening and previewing files
      • Adding the date or time to a document
      • Inserting files into active documents
      • Using document summaries
      • Counting words
      • Using password protection
      • E-mailing documents
      • Converting multiple files
      • Using conversion settings
    • Using WordPerfect Office file management
      • Working with files and folders
      • Previewing files
      • Printing and viewing file lists
      • Using the Favorites folder
      • Mapping a network drive
      • Viewing pages from the Web or an intranet
      • Disabling the file management dialog boxes in WordPerfect Office
      • Protecting files
    • Using a document management system with WordPerfect
      • Understanding document management systems
      • Using Microsoft SharePoint with WordPerfect
      • Using ODMA with WordPerfect
    • Working with project templates
      • Creating documents from project templates
      • Working with categories
      • Editing and formatting project templates
      • Automating project templates by using prompts
      • Using QuickMarks in project templates
      • Adding objects to project templates
      • Managing project templates
    • Working with styles
      • Creating and editing styles for lists
      • Using text styles
      • Using variables
      • Using graphics styles
      • Using graphics boxes
      • Using graphics lines
      • Reference: Working with styles
    • Using bookmarks and QuickMarks
      • Inserting bookmarks and QuickMarks
      • Finding bookmarks and QuickMarks
      • Editing bookmarks and QuickMarks
    • Linking and embedding
      • Linking and embedding objects
      • Linking and embedding data
      • Linking and embedding TextArt images
      • Linking and embedding video
      • Linking, embedding, and using sound
      • Changing links
      • Updating links and editing OLE objects
      • Changing and hiding link icons
    • Performing merges
      • Creating data for a merge
      • Working with form documents for a merge
      • Associating merge files
      • Performing a merge
      • Converting merge files
      • Sorting, viewing, and finding data in data files
      • Editing merge data files
      • Selecting specific data for merges
      • Using address books in merges
      • Changing merge options
      • Using merge commands
      • Reference: The Merge toolbar and programming commands
      • Reference: List of merge programming commands
      • Reference: Levels, loops, and variables in programmed merges
      • Reference: Expressions in programmed merges
  • Editing and formatting documents
    • Editing basics
      • Cutting, copying, and pasting text and graphics
      • Copying and pasting text from a Web browser
      • Moving text and graphics
      • Undoing, redoing, and repeating actions
      • Adding, editing, and deleting comments
      • Displaying, hiding, and viewing comments
      • Converting text and comments
      • Adding digital signatures
    • Using the writing tools
      • Adding a Writing Tools language
      • Using the spelling and grammar checkers
      • Using the thesaurus
      • Using the dictionary
      • Setting dictionary options
      • Working with user word lists
      • Working with checking styles
      • Using rule classes
      • Analyzing documents
      • Changing the language settings
      • Customizing the writing tools
      • Reference: Using writing tools
    • Automatic editing
      • Marking misspelled words and grammatical errors as you type
      • Correcting misspelled words automatically
      • Entering text automatically
    • Formatting text
      • Modifying font settings
      • Copying the text format
      • Changing the spacing between letters and words
      • Advancing text to a different position
      • Setting the baseline for typesetting
      • Using font mapping
      • Using character maps for non-Roman languages
      • Creating subscript and superscript text
      • Using hidden text
      • Highlighting text
      • Reversing the color of text and background
      • Working with drop caps
      • Inserting characters and symbols
      • Importing objects
      • Correcting capitalization
      • Changing the appearance of quotation marks
      • Correcting the spacing between words and sentences
      • Hyphenating text
      • Setting hyphenation prompts and notifications
      • Changing hyphen options and position
      • Inserting and changing hyphens by using codes
    • Formatting paragraphs
      • Indenting text
      • Justifying text
      • Keeping text together
      • Changing the spacing between lines
      • Adjusting paragraph spacing
      • Adding tab stops
      • Changing the alignment of tab stops
      • Moving tab stops
      • Removing and restoring tab stops
      • Inserting leaders and specifying leader characters
      • Inserting hard tabs using codes
    • Using bulleted lists, numbered lists, and outlines
      • Creating and applying bulleted lists
      • Creating numbered lists
      • Editing lists and outlines
      • Arranging items in lists and outlines
    • Working with hyperlinks
      • Creating hyperlinks
      • Using hyperlinks
      • Editing hyperlinks
      • Using SpeedLink
    • Numbering the parts of a document
      • Numbering pages
      • Changing the appearance of page numbers
      • Forcing, suppressing, and stopping page numbers
      • Inserting chapter, volume, and page total numbers
      • Numbering paragraphs
      • Numbering lines in a document
      • Changing the appearance and position of line numbering
      • Using counters
    • Sorting text and data
      • Sorting
      • Working with records
      • Working with sort keys
      • Creating and modifying sort definitions
      • Reference: Sort operators
    • Finding and replacing text and codes
      • Finding and replacing text
      • Finding and replacing formatting codes
      • Modifying search settings
  • Using graphics, tables, and charts
    • Working with graphics
      • Creating graphics
      • Saving and displaying graphics
      • Inserting graphics
      • Acquiring images from scanners and digital cameras
      • Modifying shapes and graphics
      • Arranging graphics
      • Aligning and distributing graphics
      • Working with color
      • Changing the appearance of images
      • Positioning images
    • Integrating text and graphics
      • Inserting graphics boxes and text boxes
      • Adding text to shapes
      • Attaching and positioning boxes
      • Modifying text box content
      • Using watermarks
      • Using box captions
    • Using Scrapbook
      • Starting and quitting Scrapbook
      • Working with Scrapbook items
      • Searching for items in Scrapbook
      • Working with Scrapbook categories
      • Previewing sound and movie files in Scrapbook
      • Viewing items in Scrapbook
      • Updating Scrapbook items
      • Reference: Using Scrapbook
    • Using TextArt
      • Working with TextArt
      • Using fonts and symbols
      • Aligning and rotating TextArt images
      • Changing the appearance of 2D TextArt images
      • Changing the color and direction of light on 3D TextArt images
      • Adjusting the bevel of 3D TextArt images
      • Adjusting the resolution and texture of 3D TextArt images
    • Working with tables
      • Creating tables
      • Exporting tables to spreadsheets
      • Selecting and moving tables and table components
      • Setting and inserting rows and columns in tables
      • Deleting tables and table components
      • Adjusting table column widths
      • Creating table header rows and adjusting table rows
      • Specifying margins in tables
      • Applying fills, lines, and color to tables
      • Applying borders to tables
      • Applying and creating table styles
      • Joining and splitting table cells and tables
      • Sorting data in tables
      • Locking table cells
      • Displaying table gridlines and formula indicators
      • Adding diagonal lines to table cells
      • Skewing table cells and rotating cell contents
      • Formatting and aligning text in tables
      • Applying and customizing numeric formats
      • Naming tables
      • Navigating named tables, table components, and floating cells
      • Using operators
      • Entering formulas in tables
      • Calculating formulas in tables
      • Reference: WordPerfect table functions
    • Working with charts
      • Creating charts
    • Using Equation Editor
      • Creating equations
      • Selecting equations
      • Moving equation elements
      • Formatting equation elements
      • Setting default spacing of equation elements
      • Adding nonmathematical phrases to equations
      • Deleting equation elements and equations
      • Adding equations to the list of preset equations
      • Creating matrices in equations
    • Reference: Equation Editor
      • Palettes
      • Troubleshooting
    • Applying borders and fills
      • Adding borders
      • Editing borders
      • Changing border space
      • Changing the drop shadow
      • Removing borders
      • Applying fills
  • Working with long documents
    • Working with cross-references
      • Marking targets and references for cross-references
      • Cross-referencing graphics
      • Generating and updating cross-references
    • Creating a table of contents
      • Creating and editing a style for a table of contents
      • Marking entries for a table of contents
      • Defining a table of contents
      • Generating and updating a table of contents
    • Creating an index
      • Creating and editing index styles
      • Marking index entries
      • Defining an index
      • Generating and updating indexes
      • Finding and removing index codes from documents
    • Creating and editing a table of authorities
      • Creating and formatting section definitions for a table of authorities
      • Creating and editing section definition styles for a table of authorities
      • Marking entries for a table of authorities
      • Defining a table of authorities
      • Generating or updating a table of authorities
    • Working with footnotes and endnotes
      • Inserting footnotes and endnotes
      • Finding footnotes and endnotes
      • Editing and deleting footnotes and endnotes
      • Cutting, copying, and moving footnotes and endnotes
      • Numbering footnotes and endnotes
      • Formatting footnotes and endnotes
      • Modifying the display of footnotes and endnotes
      • Converting footnotes to endnotes or endnotes to footnotes
    • Using master documents
      • Working with master documents and subdocuments
  • Page layout and printing
    • Formatting pages
      • Setting page margins
      • Choosing page size and orientation
      • Creating custom page sizes
      • Centering text on a page
      • Specifying single-sided or double-sided pages for a document
      • Setting margins for binding documents
      • Forcing a new page
      • Making text fit a specific number of pages
      • Using hard and soft returns
      • Viewing page count information
      • Creating and deleting columns
      • Changing column spacing and gutter width
      • Inserting a vertical line between columns
      • Inserting and editing delay codes
    • Adding headers and footers
      • Creating and viewing headers and footers
      • Inserting items into headers and footers
      • Editing headers and footers
    • Working with envelopes and labels
      • Creating and modifying envelopes
      • Creating labels
      • Working with label definitions
      • Storing label definitions
    • Printing
      • Setting up a printer
      • Setting up a print job
      • Previewing a print job
      • Printing documents
      • Controlling a print job
      • Printing double-sided documents
      • Printing document sections and comments
      • Printing file details
      • Printing envelopes and labels
      • Printing graphics
      • Laying out a print job
      • Saving print settings
      • Using printer commands
      • Printing to a file
      • Sending faxes
      • Reference: Printing
  • Sharing documents and collaborating with others
    • Working with PDF files
      • Publishing to PDF
      • Setting passwords for PDF files
      • Creating accessible PDF files
      • Importing PDF files for editing
      • Creating PDF styles
      • Working with fonts in PDF files
      • Modifying PDF settings
      • Optimizing PDF files for the Web
    • Publishing to the Web
      • Publishing to HTML
      • Publishing to XML
      • Reference: Publishing to the Web
    • Working with documents in a Web browser
      • Opening documents in a Web browser for viewing
      • Searching and navigating through documents in a Web browser
      • Opening and saving online documents in WordPerfect
      • Copying text from an online document
      • Printing documents from a Web browser
    • Import and export file formats for WordPerfect
      • Import formats for word-processor and text files
      • Import formats for graphics
      • Import formats for spreadsheets and databases
      • Export formats for word-processor and text files
      • Export formats for graphics
      • Export formats for spreadsheets
    • Reviewing and comparing documents
      • Reviewing documents
      • Routing documents
      • Comparing documents
      • Controlling document comparisons
      • Changing the settings for document review and comparison
    • Redacting sensitive content from documents
      • Marking text for redaction
      • Creating redacted versions of documents
      • Removing redaction markings
  • Streamlining tasks and customizing WordPerfect
    • Using recordings, macros, and automation features
      • Using QuickMacros
      • Recording, saving, and storing macros
      • Playing macros
      • Using macros included with WordPerfect
      • Using toolbars for macros
      • Using template macros
      • Editing and deleting template macros
      • Triggering macros from templates
      • Customizing WordPerfect macros
      • Assigning template macros to keystrokes, menus, and toolbars
      • Associating toolbars with template features
      • Writing and editing macros by using PerfectScript
      • Understanding macro commands and syntax
      • Using macro conventions and formatting macros
      • Recording macro commands into macros
      • Inserting codes in macros
      • Using macros from earlier versions of WordPerfect
      • Using programming commands in macros
      • Using parameters in macros
      • Using variables in PerfectScript
      • Using the macro command browser
      • Using macro commands to retrieve information
      • Using OLE object commands in macros
      • Compiling macros
      • Working from the PerfectScript utility
      • Testing for errors from PerfectScript
      • Editing and deleting macros
      • Creating macros for searching text or codes
      • Integrating with Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications
      • Using the PerfectScript class to change WordPerfect documents
      • Working with VBA methods
      • Accessing and manipulating applications from other applications
      • Using OLE Automation
      • Understanding OLE Automation
      • Using files with DDE Execute from previous versions of WordPerfect
      • Getting online Help for using macros
    • Using shortcut keys
      • Using WordPerfect shortcut keys
      • Choosing and creating shortcut keys
      • Copying, restoring, renaming, and deleting keyboards
    • Using WordPerfect startup switches
      • Using startup switches
    • Customizing WordPerfect
      • Customizing toolbars
      • Customizing the property bar
      • Customizing the application bar
      • Customizing menus
      • Customizing workspace and display options
      • Changing the WordPerfect display theme
      • Choosing an address book for WordPerfect
      • Changing shadow cursor and dragging settings
      • Changing measurement and ruler settings
      • Changing user information, prompt settings, and error notifications
      • Changing the language for WordPerfect
      • Changing the text size of the Help
    • Using WordPerfect Classic mode
      • Installing Classic mode
      • Working in the Classic mode environment
      • Customizing the Classic mode display options
      • Using the Classic mode keyboard
      • Using Classic mode keystrokes
      • Using Classic mode secondary keystrokes
    • Using WordPerfect legal features
      • Using the Legal toolbar
      • Creating and editing pleading styles
      • Creating cases for pleading documents
      • Creating pleading documents
      • Publishing to EDGAR
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