On which ribbon tab is the option to apply a set of colors and fonts to a form

This tutorial shows three ways to change the font, font size, and font color in Microsoft Word. First, we’ll use the font options in the ribbon. Then, we’ll use the Mini toolbar. Finally, we’ll use the Font dialog box.

Do you want to change your default font, font size, or font color? Check out my other tutorial “How to Change the Default Font in Microsoft Word.”

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The images below are from Word for Microsoft 365. The steps are the same in Word 2019, Word 2016, Word 2013, and Word 2010. However, your interface may look slightly different in those older versions of the software.

How to Change the Font, Font Size, and Font Color in the Ribbon

In Word, the main toolbar at the top of the screen is called the ribbon. The ribbon offers many of the font options most users will need for general content.

  1. Select the Home tab in the ribbon.
On which ribbon tab is the option to apply a set of colors and fonts to a form
Figure 1. Home tab

If your document is blank, skip to step 3.

  1. Select the text with the font you want to change.

To select the entire document, press Ctrl + A on your keyboard.

Alternatively, select Select in the Editing group, and then select Select All from the drop-down menu (see figure 2).

You can apply table styles to your Word tables to format them quickly and consistently. Use Word's built-in table styles or create your own. You can modify table styles by modifying borders, shading and other format. If your document includes multiple tables, table styles can save a lot of time.

You can modify the text format of elements, including size and font type. You can also add shading to elements, including Pools.

You can define default settings for the font style and/or size, or directly customize these display options in each diagram.

Set default settings

On which ribbon tab is the option to apply a set of colors and fonts to a form

Set default Font and Font size

On which ribbon tab is the option to apply a set of colors and fonts to a form

On which ribbon tab is the option to apply a set of colors and fonts to a form

On which ribbon tab is the option to apply a set of colors and fonts to a form

Set default size for elements

On which ribbon tab is the option to apply a set of colors and fonts to a form

You can change the size of an element by using your mouse to drag one of the element's corners until it is the size your want by entering the dimensions you want in pixels in the Width and Height fields at the bottom left of the section.

On which ribbon tab is the option to apply a set of colors and fonts to a form

Elements, from this point on, will be created with the default size you set.

The default setting will apply to both Palette and Pie Menu components.

On which ribbon tab is the option to apply a set of colors and fonts to a form

Set shape color

On which ribbon tab is the option to apply a set of colors and fonts to a form

On which ribbon tab is the option to apply a set of colors and fonts to a form

Elements, from this point on, will be created with the default color you set.

On which ribbon tab is the option to apply a set of colors and fonts to a form

Restore to defaults

On which ribbon tab is the option to apply a set of colors and fonts to a form

To restore Bizagi Modeler's default font and size of Segoe UI, size 8, click the Restore button in the configuration panel.

On which ribbon tab is the option to apply a set of colors and fonts to a form

On which ribbon tab is the option to apply a set of colors and fonts to a form

Customize existing diagrams

On which ribbon tab is the option to apply a set of colors and fonts to a form

On which ribbon tab is the option to apply a set of colors and fonts to a form

Text formatting

On which ribbon tab is the option to apply a set of colors and fonts to a form
 

On which ribbon tab is the option to apply a set of colors and fonts to a form

On which ribbon tab is the option to apply a set of colors and fonts to a form

Styling elements

You can change the background color of your diagram, as well as for all elements (this includes shapes, connectors, Pools, Lanes, or Milestones).

To do this, select the element you wish to customize.  

On which ribbon tab is the option to apply a set of colors and fonts to a form

Bizagi uses gradient fill by default for these background colors, however you may alter this setting.  

Select the items in the tree menu to the left, for which representation forms are to be changed or modified. Assign the type, size and color of the fonts in the setting list to the right.

Node

Node Number

Nodal Output Value: Numerical values of nodal displacements, reactions, etc.

Node Local: Display the coordinate axes of the nodal local coordinate system

Element

Number /Attribute Name
Element number, element type and name, material property/section/thickness number and name

Element Output Value: Numerical values of element internal forces, stresses, etc.

Design Label: Display design parameters

Local Axis: Element local axes

Contour Line Annotation: Annotations displayed on the contour lines.

Load

Load Value: Numerical values of all types of load data

Boundary

Elastic, Nonlinear Link Axis: Display of characters for the element's local axes of elastic link elements and nonlinear link elements.

Hydration Heat: Display of characters and values related to Heat of Hydration analysis

Message Bar: All sorts of messages displayed in the Message Window

MCT Command Shell: Characters expressed in MCT Command Shell

Print: Fonts applied to printing

Node

Node: Node number

Nodal Output Value: Numerical value colors of nodal results obtained from analysis

Node Local: Display axes of the nodal local coordinate system

Element

Number/Attribute Name: Element number and attribute name

Element Output Value: Numerical values of element analysis results

Local Axis: Display axes of the element's local coordinate system

Contour Line Annotation

Load

Load Value: Load values in load representation

Boundary

Elastic Link Axis: Display the element's local axes of elastic link elements

Hydration Heat

Option Value

Font: Change font type

Size: Change font size

Foreground Color: Change font color

Background Color: Background color for characters when Opaque Option is selected

Transparent: Make the background of characters transparent so that the Label can be harmonized with the background image

Opaque: Make the background of characters opaque so that the Label can be highlighted

 : Change font, font type, size, effect, color, language, etc.

Global Font Size

: Apply midas Civil default colors to the selected items

: Apply midas Civil default colors to all the selected items of the relevant tab

Color tab

Select the items in the tree menu to the left, for which screen color representations are to be changed or modified in the Model Window. Assign the display colors in the setting list to the right.

View

Background: Background color of the Working Window

Point Grid: Color of Point Grid

Line Grid: Color of Line Grid

Cursor: Color of the mouse cursor

UCS Symbol: Color of UCS symbol

Node

Normal: Color of nodes

Selected: Color of selected nodes

Local x Axis: Color of the node's local x-axis

Local y Axis: Color of the node's local y-axis

Local z Axis: Color of the node's local z-axis

Inactive: Color of inactivated nodes

Element
The elements can be uniformly colored with the same color or colored by types and material properties. The color distinction can be specified through Option Value of the Draw tab.

Global: when a unique color is assigned to the entire elements

Wire Frame: Color of elements represented as Wire Frame

Hidden: Color of the hidden faces

Hidden Edge: Color of the hidden face edges

Separate colors may be assigned to each of the following elements:

Truss

Beam

Plane Stress

Plate

Plane Strain

Axisymmetric

Solid

Tens-Truss

Comp-Truss

Note
The above colors assigned for different element types can be applied to the colors of the model when Draw As-Element Type Color in Option Value of the Draw tab is selected.

Symbol
Color of the symbols representing Gap, Hook and Cable.

Color of the sectional shape representation of Slice Type relative to line elements

Selected: Color of selected elements

Inactive: Color of inactivated elements

Undeformed
Color of the undeformed model shape when the deformed and undeformed shapes are simultaneously displayed

Local x Axis: Color of the element's local x-axis

Local y Axis: Color of the element's local y-axis

Local z Axis: Color of the element's local z-axis

Local Direction: Color of the node entry sequence in element generation

Free Edge/Face: Color of free edges of plate and solid elements

Mass
Assign the color of the mass entry status symbol

Nodal Mass On
Color of the symbol representing the entered nodal masses among the 6 degrees-of-freedom

Nodal Mass Off
Color of the symbol representing non-presence of nodal masses among the 6 degrees-of-freedom

Nodal Mass Edge: Color of outline of nodal mass symbol

Load to Mass On: Color of nodal masses converted from loads

Load to Mass Off: Color of loads not converted into nodal masses

Load to Mass Edge: Color of representation outline of nodal masses converted from loads

Load
Assign colors by types of loads

Nodal Load Fill: Color of the arrows of nodal loads

Nodal Load Edge: Color of the arrow outlines of nodal loads

Specified Displacement On: Color of symbol representing entered nodal displacements among the 6 degrees-of-freedom

Specified Displacement Off: Color of symbol representing unspecified nodal displacements among the 6 degrees-of-freedom

Specified Displacement Edge: Color of nodal displacement symbol outline

Beam Load Fill: Color of the arrows of beam element loads

Beam Load Edge: Color of the arrow outlines of beam element loads

Pressure Load Fill: Color of the arrows of pressure loads

Pressure Load Edge: Color of the arrow outlines of pressure loads

Floor Load Fill: Color of the arrows of floor loads

Floor Load Edge: Color of the arrow outlines of floor loads

Floor Load Area : Color of the lines between tributary  areas (Sub-Beam location)

Note
The colors selected from Floor Load Area applies only when Floor Load Name of  Display is checked on.

Floor Load Name Fill: Color of the range applied with floor loads

Floor Load Name Edge: Color of the outline of the ranges applied with floor loads

Note
The colors assigned to Floor Load Name Fill/Edge are applied Floor Load Name display after Global Color is assigned to Floor Load Color under the Draw Tab ofDisplay Option.

Plane Load Fill: Color of the arrows in plane load symbols

Plane Load Edge: Color of the arrow outlines in plane load symbols

Plane Load Name Fill: Color of the ranges in which plane load is input

Plane Load Name Edge: Color of the outline of the ranges in which plane load is input

Prestress Load Fill: Color of the arrows of prestress loads

Prestress Load Edge: Color of the arrow outlines of prestress loads

Pretension Load Fill: Color of the arrows of pretension loads

Pretension Load Edge: Color of the arrow outlines of pretension loads

Nodal Temperature Load Fill: Color of the arrows of nodal temperature loads

Nodal Temperature Load Edge: Color of the arrow outlines of nodal temperature loads

Element Temperature Load Fill: Color of the ranges in element temperature load symbols

Element Temperature Load Edge: Color of the outlines in element temperature load symbols

Temperature Gradient Load: Color of the temperature gradient load representation

Beam Section Temperature: Color of the beam section temperature load

Dynamic Nodal Load Fill: Color of the arrows of dynamic nodal loads entered for time history analysis

Dynamic Nodal Load Edge: Color of the arrow outlines of dynamic nodal loads entered for time history analysis

Tendon
Assign the colors of the symbols representing tendon placement

Tendon Profile: Color of the lines representing tendon placement

Control Point: Color of the control point used to define tendon placement

Selected Tendon Profile: Color of the selected tendons

Boundary
Assign the colors of the symbols representing boundary conditions

Constraint On: Color of the constrained degrees-of-freedom among the 6 degrees-of-freedom

Constraint Off: Color of the free degrees-of-freedom among the 6 degrees-of-freedom

Constraint Edge: Color of the symbol outlines representing the constraints

Spring On: Color of the entered spring condition symbol among the 6 degrees-of-freedom of elastic support conditions

Spring Off: Color of unspecified spring conditions among the 6 degrees-of-freedom of elastic support conditions

Spring Edge: Color of the outline of nodal spring symbol

General Spring On: Color of entered support stiffness among the 6 diagonal terms of the stiffness matrix in the General Spring Support

General Spring Off: Color of unspecified support stiffness among the 6 diagonal terms of the stiffness matrix in the General Spring Support

General Spring Edge: Color of the outline of General Spring Support symbol

Beam Offset: Color of beam offset symbol

Beam/Plate Release: Color of the symbol representing release of beams or plate elements

Rigid Link: Color of the rigid link (between master node and slave nodes) symbol

Line Lane: Color of Line Lane symbol

Lane Support: Color of Lane Support symbol

Surface Lane: Color of Surface Lane symbol

Surface Lane Center: Color of the surface lane centerline

Master Node: Color of the master node symbol in Story Diaphragm Display

Elastic Link: Color of elastic link elements

Elastic Link x Axis: Color of elastic link element's local x-axis

Elastic Link y Axis: Color of elastic link element's local y-axis

Elastic Link z Axis: Color of elastic link element's local z-axis

Nonlinear Link: color of nonlinear link element

Nonlinear Link x Axis: color of nonlinear link element's local x-axis

Nonlinear Link y Axis: color of nonlinear link element's local y-axis

Nonlinear Link z Axis: color of nonlinear link element's local z-axis

Reaction Position

Hydration
Assign the colors of the symbols pertaining to the data related to Heat of Hydration Analysis.

Convection Boundary Edge: Color of the symbol outlines representing convection boundary edge

Convection Boundary Fill: Color of the planes of symbol representing convection boundary edge

Prescribed Temperature: color of symbol representing prescribed temperature

Heat Source Edge: Color of symbol outlines representing the elements assign to heat source function

Heat Source Fill: Color of symbol planes representing the elements assign to heat source function

Pipe Cooling Element: Color of lines representing pipe cooling elements

Legend
Assign the colors of the Legend that produces various references for analysis results in the Model Window.

Background Color: Background color for Legend Window

Drawing Color: Color of partition lines of Legend Window

Text Color: Color of texts in Legend Window

Result
Assign the colors of the following list in the Model Window producing analysis results:

Plate Cutting-Line Color: Color of cutting lines in plate elements

Plate Cutting-Plane Color: Color of cutting planes in plate elements

Beam Diagram Color: Mono-color of shear/moment diagrams of beam/wall elements

Moving Load Tracer Point Load: Color of the arrow symbol for nodal concentrated loads

Moving Load Tracer Dist. Load: Color of the arrow symbol for distributed loads

Material
Displayed only when material properties have been entered.

Assign colors for each classification of element material types.

Wire Frame: Color of elements expressed by Wire Frame

Hidden Fill: Color of Hidden faces

Hidden Edge: Color of Hidden face outlines

Blending: Degree of transparency for elements assigned with colors

Note
The colors assigned in Material can be applied to the model colors when Draw As-Material Color in Option Value of the Draw tab is selected.

Section
Displayed only when sectional data have been entered.

Assign colors by sectional properties of line elements.

Wire Frame: Color of elements expressed by Wire Frame

Hidden Fill: Color of Hidden faces

Hidden Edge: Color of Hidden face outlines

Blending: Degree of transparency for elements assigned with colors

Thickness
Displayed only when thickness data have been entered.

Assign colors by thickness data of plate elements

Wire Frame: Color of elements expressed by Wire Frame

Hidden Fill: Color of Hidden faces

Hidden Edge: Color of Hidden face outlines

Blending: Degree of transparency for elements assigned with colors

Note
The colors assigned in Section and thickness  can be applied to the model colors when Draw As-Material Color in Option Value of the Draw tab is selected.

Option Value

Color: Change colors

: Assign user-defined colors

Global Option

: Set the Model Window background to black and use midas Civil defaults for other colors

: Set the Model Window background to white and use midas Civil defaults for other colors

: Open a color file saved as fn.color and use it as current colors

: Save as a fn.color

: Apply midas Civil default colors to the selected items

: Apply midas Civil default colors to all the selected items of the relevant tab

Revision of Civil 2010

Mat, Sect, Thick Color

Assign Random Color: Check on to apply random colors by material properties, section properties and thicknesses

 Print Color tab

Select the items in the tree menu to the left, for which printed colors are to be changed or modified. Assign the print colors in the setting list to the right.

The details for each item are identical to those under Color tab.

 Size tab

Label Symbol: Control the sizes of symbols and representations

Note
It is possible to control the sizes of the hinge symbols that are generated as a result of inelastic time history analysis or pushover analysis.

Zoom In/Out: Control the proportions of magnification or reduction

Pan: Control the motion distance of Pan

Rotate: Control the proportion of rotation angle

Shrink: Control the proportion of element shrinkage

Perspective: Control the position of view point

 Draw tab

When displaying nodes or elements in the Model Window, define the method of expressions and representing directions for drawing, shear force and moment diagrams.

Element Color: Assign the color selection method when displaying elements on the screen

Global Color: Apply the colors defined in 'Global' of the Color tab

Element Type Color: Apply the colors defined for different types of elements (truss, beam, etc.) in the Color tab

Material Color: Apply the colors defined in Material of the Color tab

Section/Thickness Color: Apply the colors defined in Section or Thickness of the Color tab

Revision of Civil 2010

: Apply random color by Element Type, Material or Section/Thickness

: Apply the initial color before applying Random Color

Hidden Option (Model)

Fill: Apply the colors defined in the Color tab to the elements' hidden faces

Outline: Represent only the outlines colored with the colors defined in the Color tab when Hidden is applied to elements

Fill and Outline: Color all the hidden faces and outlines

Frame Thickness: Represent the section thicknesses of line elements

Plane Thickness: Represent the thicknesses of plate elements

Hidden Option (Undeformed Shape)

Wireframe: Represent the undeformed model only as a wire frame when displaying the deformed shape

Outline: Represent the undeformed model only by elements' outlines when displaying the deformed shape

Frame Thickness: Represent the undeformed model reflecting line elements' thicknesses when displaying the deformed shape

Plane Thickness: Represent the undeformed model reflecting plate elements' thicknesses when displaying the deformed shape

Revision of Civil 2010

Wireframe Option

Shading for Solid and Planar Elements: In the wire frame view, check on to apply shading option for solid and plate elements

Blending: Degree of transparency for elements assigned with colors

Snap/Select Option: Control the line width of the element local axes when the element is snapped and the width of lines representing the selected elements

Wireframe Width: Width of the lines representing Snap or Select when displaying the model with wire frame

Hidden Width: Width of the lines representing Snap or Select when displaying the model by Hidden Line Removal

Draw Temporary Local Axis: Assign whether to represent the nodes or element numbers and the element local axes of snapped elements

Note
The element's local axes are displayed according to the sequence of node assignment during the generation of elements.

Print Color Option

Black/White Printing: Print in B/W

Color Printing (View): Apply the colors defined in the Color tab

Color Printing (Setting): Apply the colors defined in the Print Color tab

Inactivated Object: Assign the representation method of nodes and elements inactivated by Activity

Show Element, Node: Represent the inactivated nodes and elements by only the outlines with the defined colors in Element > Inactive of the Color tab

Including Zoom Fit: Zoom fit the working window including the inactivated nodes and elements represented by their outlines

Beam Diagram: Specify drawing directions for shear/moment diagrams of beam elements.

Inverse Moment Diagram: Invert the drawing direction of bending moment diagram such that positive and negative sides are reversed

Inverse Shear Diagram: Invert the drawing direction of shear diagram in the opposite direction to the element's local axes

SRC/Composition Line Width: Line thickness of the concrete outlines in structural steel-reinforced concrete composite sections

On which ribbon tab will one find the option for specifying alternate row colors in a report?

Switch to the Home tab > Styles group and click Conditional Formatting > New Rule... Then click the Format button, switch to the Fill tab and select the background color that you want to use for the banded rows. At this point, the selected color will appear under Sample. If you are happy with the color, click OK.

On which ribbon tab will a user find the option to add page numbers to a report?

Add page numbers, footers, headers, or date to Notes pages On the Insert tab of the toolbar ribbon, select Header & Footer. The Header and Footer dialog box appears.

On which ribbon tab will a user find the options to control margins and padding for report fields?

Set margins for a text box Click on the Format tab in the ribbon. Click the small button in the lower left of the Size group. In the Format Text Box window, click the Text Box tab. In the Internal margin section, you can customize the margins to your desired size.

On which ribbon tab will one find the option to delete a record?

In the Home Ribbon Tab in the Records Ribbon Group, you clicked the Delete button, clicked the Delete button arrow. In the Delete menu, you clicked the Delete Record menu item.