To change the style of text:
- Do one of the following:
- To change the style of one text entry, right-click on the text and choose Make Selection Editable. From the STYLE tab, toggle the Apply Style command on and choose Text Style from the Style group.
- To change the style of all text entries in the same layer, first make the layer editable in the Layers or Explorer windows. Double-click the layer to open the Layer Properties dialog box. On the Layer Display tab click the Style Override swatch.
The Text Style dialog box opens.
- Make your selections and entries in this dialog box and click OK.
- Font - Choose a font from the Font drop-down list.
- Size - Choose a point size from the Point Size drop-down list.
- Text Color - Display the color palette; choose a text color.
- Background - In this box, you can specify background options for the selected text. You can select only one of these options:
None - Set no specific background for the selected text.
Halo - Display the text outlined in a designated color.
Box - Surround the text with a box in a designated color.
Color - Display the color palette; select a color to halo or box the text.
- Effects - In this box, you can specify special effects for the selected text. Not all of these options display all the time. You can select one or more of these:
Bold - Select this check box to display text in boldface.
Italic - Select this check box to display text in italic.
Underline - Select this check box to display text underlined.
All Caps - Select this check box to display text in all upper case letters.
Shadow - Select this check box to display a grey "drop" shadow under the text.
Expanded - Select this check box to insert double spaces between each letter in the text.
- Sample - The results of the options you choose show in this box.
- Click Preview to display your settings on the map, and then click OK to apply them.