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# Text Formatting Bar

To display the Text Formatting Bar, place the cursor inside a text object.

## 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 Name

## Font Size

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

Font Size

Font Size

## منطقة

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.

Bold

## طبقة

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.

Italic

## فتح

Underlines or removes underlining from the selected text.

Underline

## لون الخط

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.

Font Color

## نص

Aligns the selected paragraph(s) to the left page margin.

Align Left

## نص

Centers the selected paragraph(s) on the page.

Align Center Horizontally Centered

## قائمة

Aligns the selected paragraph(s) to the right page margin.

Align Right

## قائمة

Aligns the selected paragraph(s) to the left and the right page margins. If you want, you can also specify the alignment options for the last line of a paragraph by choosing Format - Paragraph - Alignment.

Justified

## Increase Spacing

Click the Increase Spacing icon to increase the paragraph spacing above the selected paragraph.

Increase Spacing

## Decrease Spacing

Click the Decrease Spacing icon to decrease the paragraph spacing above the selected paragraph.

Decrease Spacing

## طبقة

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

Line spacing: 1

## طبقة

Sets the line spacing of the current paragraph to one and half lines.

Line spacing: 1.5

## فتح

Sets the line spacing of the current paragraph to two lines.

Line spacing: 2

## Toggle Unordered List

Assigns bullet points to the selected paragraphs, or removes them from bulleted paragraphs.

Toggle Unordered List

## Promote Outline Level

Moves a chapter heading where the cursor is located, or selected chapter headings, up one outline level. Moves a list paragraph where the cursor is located, or selected list paragraphs, up one list level.

Promote Outline Level Promote

## Demote Outline Level

Moves a chapter heading where the cursor is located, or selected chapter headings, down one outline level. Moves a list paragraph where the cursor is located, or selected list paragraphs, down one list level.

Demote Outline Level Demote

## Move Item Up Move Up

Moves the paragraph where the cursor is located, or selected paragraphs, to before the previous paragraph.

Move Item Up Move Up

## Move Item Down Move Down

Moves the paragraph where the cursor is located, or selected paragraphs, to after the next paragraph.

Move Item Down Move Down

## حرف

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

حرف

## فقرة

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

Paragraph

## Numbering Symbols

Adds numbering or bullets to the current paragraph or to selected paragraphs, and lets you edit format of the numbering or bullets.

Bullets and Numbering

## Asian Language Support

These commands can only be accessed after you enable support for Asian languages in LibreOffice - Preferences Tools - Options - Language Settings - Languages.

## Text running from left to right

Specifies the horizontal direction of the text.

Text direction from left to right

## Text running from top to bottom

Specifies the vertical direction of the text.

Text direction from top to bottom

## Increase Font Size

Increases the font size of the selected text.

## Decrease Font Size

Reduces the font size of the selected text.