Format

Contains commands for formatting the layout and the contents of your document.

Text

Opens a sub-menu where you can choose text formatting commands.

Spacing

Opens a sub-menu where you can choose text spacing commands.

Align Text

Opens a sub-menu where you can align text and objects.

Clone Formatting

First select some text or an object, then click this icon. Then click on or drag across other text or click an object to apply the same formatting.

Clear Direct Formatting

Removes direct formatting from the selection.

Character

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

Paragraph

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

Lists

Opens a sub-menu where you can modify the formatting of list paragraphs.

Bullets and Numbering

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

Page Style

Specify the formatting styles and the layout for the current page style, including page margins, headers and footers, and the page background.

Title Page

Opens a dialogue box where you can design a title page.

Comments

When comments are present, the character dialogue box is presented. Changes to font and font formatting are applied to all comments.

Asian Phonetic Guide

Allows you to add comments next to Asian characters to serve as a pronunciation guide.

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

Columns

Specifies the number of columns and the column layout for a page style, frame, or section.

Watermark

Insert a watermark text in the current page style background.

Sections

Changes the properties of sections defined in your document. To insert a section, select text or click in your document, and then choose Insert - Section.

Image

Formats the size, position, and other properties of the selected image.

Text Box and Shape

Opens a submenu to edit the properties of the selected textbox or shape.

Frame and Object

Opens a submenu to link and unlink frames, and edit properties of a selected frame.

Name

Assigns a name to the selected object, so that you can quickly find the object in the Navigator.

Description

Assigns a text alternative and a description to the selected object. These texts are available as alternative tags in your document for use by accessibility tools. They are also available as tags for images when you export the document.

Rotate or Flip

Opens a submenu where you can rotate or and flip a selected shape or image. Text boxes can only be rotated.

Group

Groups keep together selected objects, so that they can be moved or formatted as a single object.