Text Formatting Bar

Font Name

Allows you to select a font name from the list or enter a font name directly.

You can enter several fonts, separated by semicolons. LibreOffice uses each named font in succession if the previous fonts are not available.

Font Size

Allows you to choose between different font sizes from the list, or to enter a size manually.

Bold

Makes the selected text bold. If the cursor is in a word, the entire word is made bold. If the selection or word is already bold, the formatting is removed.

Italic

Makes the selected text italic. If the cursor is in a word, the entire word is made italic. If the selection or word is already italic, the formatting is removed.

Underline

Underlines or removes underlining from the selected text.

Click to apply the current font color to the selected characters. You can also click here, and then drag a selection to change the text color. Click the arrow next to the icon to open the Font color toolbar.

Applies single line spacing to the current paragraph. This is the default setting.

Sets the line spacing to 1.5 lines.

Sets the line spacing to two lines.

Aligns the paragraph to the left page margin.

Centers the contents of the paragraph on the page.

Aligns the paragraph to the right page margin.

Aligns the paragraph to the left and to the right page margins.

Reduces the font size of the selected text and raises the text above the baseline.

Reduces the font size of the selected text and lowers the text below the baseline.

Changes the font and the font formatting for the selected characters.

Modifies the format of the current paragraph, such as indents and alignment.

Asian Language Support

These commands can only be accessed after you enable support for Asian languages in - Languages and Locales - General.

Text running from left to right

Specifies the horizontal direction of the text.

Text running from top to bottom

Specifies the vertical direction of the text.