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Choosing a font, point size, style, and color

You can set the font, point size, style, and color for selected text using the Property inspector.

When setting the text color, you can use only solid colors, not gradients. To apply a gradient to text, you must convert the text to its component lines and fills. See Breaking text apart.

To choose a font, point size, style, and color with the Property inspector:

1 | Select the Text tool.
2 | To apply settings to existing text, use the Text tool to select a text block or text blocks on the Stage.
3 | If the Property inspector is not already displayed, choose Window > Property inspector.
4 | In the Property inspector, click the triangle next to the Font text box and select a font from the list, or enter a font name.
| Note: The fonts _sans, _serif, and _typewriter are device fonts. Font outline information for these fonts is not embedded in the Flash SWF file. Device fonts can be used only with horizontal text. See About font outlines and device fonts.
5 | Click the triangle next to the Point Size value and drag the slider to select a value, or enter a font size value.
| Text size is set in points, regardless of the current ruler units.
6 | To apply bold or italic style, click the Bold button or the Italic button.
7 | To choose a fill color for text, click the color box and do one of the following:
| Choose a color from the color pop-up window.
| Type a color's hexadecimal value in the text box in the color pop-up window.
| Click the Color Picker button in the upper right corner of the pop-up window and choose a color from the system Color Picker.
| For more information on selecting colors, see Working with Color.