# Font

The Font tab appears in the Properties window when you select a drawing element.

- Use the topmost drop-list to select the font you want to apply to the text. You can apply a font format to the text object by selecting the text then selecting the format from this drop-list, or by selecting a new font from the drop-list and typing in new text.
- Size: Select the text point size.

- Use the Bold button to apply boldface formatting to the text.
- Use the Italics button to italicize the text.

- Kerning: Use this field to fine-tune the spacing between characters (kerning). Enter a value between -60 and 60 to decrease (negative number) or increase (positive number) the amount of spacing between each character.

- Auto Kern: Select this option to set the kerning automatically.

- Alignment: Select the paragraph alignment for this text. Use the buttons to apply left, center, right and full justification to your text.
- Indent: Enter a value (between -99 and 99) to decrease or increase the indentation on the first line of text.
- Line Spacing: Enter a value (between -99 and 99) to decrease or increase the line spacing of the text.