> ## Documentation Index
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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Formatting Toolbar

> Format form text with the Formatting toolbar in ABBYY FormDesigner: font, size, bold, italic, alignment, and checkmark field placement around text.

On the **Formatting** toolbar you will find buttons for formatting text on the form. Click a button to choose the corresponding formatting tool.

Select the text you want to format, and then select an instrument on the toolbar by clicking the corresponding button.

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Buttons on the **Formatting** toolbar:

| **Button**                                                     | **Description**                                                                |
| -------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| [Font](/flexi-capture/form-designer/tool-bars-formatting#font) | Changes the font of the text within the selected elements.                     |
| **Font Size**                                                  | Changes the font size for the text within the selected elements.               |
| **Bold**                                                       | Changes the selected text to bold.                                             |
| **Italic**                                                     | Changes the selected text to italic.                                           |
| **Underline**                                                  | Underlines the selected text.                                                  |
| **Align to Left**                                              | Aligns the text within the selected element to the left edge of the element.   |
| **Center Horizontally**                                        | Centers the text within the selected element horizontally.                     |
| **Align to Right**                                             | Aligns the text within the selected element to the right edge of the element.  |
| **Justify**                                                    | Justifies the text within the selected element.                                |
| **Align to Bottom**                                            | Aligns the text within the selected element to the bottom edge of the element. |
| **Center Vertically**                                          | Centers the text within the selected element vertically.                       |
| **Align to Top**                                               | Aligns the text within the selected element to the top edge of the element.    |
| **Left of Text**                                               | Places the checkmark field to the left of the explanatory text.                |
| **Above Text**                                                 | Places the checkmark field above the explanatory text.                         |
| **Right of Text**                                              | Places the checkmark field to the right of the explanatory text.               |
| **Below Text**                                                 | Places the checkmark field below the explanatory text.                         |

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  You may purchase additional fonts and multilingual font support at [www.paratype.com](https://www.paratype.com/).
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