Articulate Quizmaker '09

When in Slide View, use the Home tab to quickly format text and shapes for any Quizmaker '09 slide. Here's how:

1. Open an existing question from the question list, or create a new one.
2. Click the Slide View button on the ribbon.
3. Then use the following buttons on the Home tab to format text and shapes:

Clipboard

• Paste: Click Paste to paste the contents of your clipboard onto the slide. Keyboard shortcut: Ctrl+V.
• Cut: Click Cut to cut the selection from the slide and place it on the clipboard. Keyboard shortcut: Ctrl+X.
• Copy: Click Copy to copy the selection from the slide and place it on the clipboard. Keyboard shortcut: Ctrl+C.
• Format Painter: Click Format Painter to copy formatting from one object to another. Double-click Format Painter to apply the same formatting to multiple objects.

Text

[Click here for a brief video tutorial on text formatting options.]

• Font: Click Font to change the font face.
• Font Size: Click Font Size to specific a size for the font.
• Grow Font: Click the Grow Font button to increase the font size. Keyboard shortcut: Ctrl+>.
• Shrink Font: Click Shrink Font button to decrease the font size. Keyboard shortcut: Ctrl+<.
• Bold: Click Bold to make the selected text bold. Keyboard shortcut: Ctrl+B.
• Italics: Click Italics to make the selected text italics. Keyboard shortcut: Ctrl+I.
• Underline: Click Underline to make the selected text underlined. Keyboard shortcut: Ctrl+U.
• Strikethrough: Click Strikethrough to draw a line through the middle of the selected text.
• Subscript: Click Subscript to create small letters below the text baseline. Keyboard shortcut: Ctrl+=.
• Superscript: Click Superscript to create small letters above the text baseline. Keyboard shortcut: Ctrl+Shift++.
• Change Case: Click Change Case to change all the selected text to UPPERCASE, lowercase, or other common capitalizations.
• Text Highlight Color: Click Text Highlight Color to make text look like it was marked with a highlighter pen. Click the down arrow to the right of the button to select a different color.
• Font Color: Click Font Color to apply the displayed color. Click the down arrow to select a different color.
• Spelling: Click Spelling to check spelling on the selected slide. Keyboard shortcut: F7. To learn more, see Running Spell Check.
• Clear Formatting: Click Clear Formatting to clear all formatting from the text, leaving only plain text.

Paragraph

• Bullets: Click Bullets to start a bulleted list
• Numbering: Click Numbering to start a numbered list. Click the arrow to select a different numbering format.
• Decrease Indent: Click Decrease Indent to decrease the indent level of the paragraph.
• Increase Indent: Click Increase Indent to increase the indent level of the paragraph.
• Line Spacing: Click Line Spacing to specify line spacing.
• Align Text Left: Click Align Text Left to align text to the left. Keyboard shortcut: Ctrl+L.
• Center: Click Center to center text. Keyboard shortcut: Ctrl+E.
• Align Text Right: Click Align Text Right to align text to the right. Keyboard shortcut: Ctrl+R.
• Justify: Click Justify to align text to both the left and right margins by adding extra space between characters as necessary. This creates a document with a clean look.
• Align Text: Click Align Text to change how text is vertically aligned.

Drawing

• Arrange: Click Arrange to change the order, position, and rotation of objects on the slide.
• Shape Quick Styles: Click Quick Styles to select from a list of shape fills, outlines, and effects.
• Shape Fill: Click Shape Fill to choose a color, gradient, picture, or texture for the selected shape.
• Shape Outline: Click Shape Outline to specify the color, width, and line style for the outline of the selected shape.
• Shape Effects: Click Shape Effects to apply a visual effect to the selected shape, such as shadow, glow, reflection, or soft edges.
• Format Shape: Click the Format Shape button in the lower right corner of the Drawing group to open the Format Shape dialog box.