Format a text

Format a text

After you have added text to your slide you can apply various styles and effects to make your presentation look impressive. With the Show app for Android, you can change the color of the text to reflect your brand, list ideas using bulleted or numbered lists, add superscript or subscript to indicate scientific equations, and do so much more. 
  1. Tap on the text to change the font face and choose Format at the bottom.
    This will open the formatting options in the bottom pane.
  2. Tap TEXT.
Text formatting options include:

Font face 

Tap to apply any of the following font face options:

: Bold

: Italics

: Underline

: Strike through
  : Make the text appear above the baseline.

            : Make the text appear at or below the baseline.
Superscript and subscript allow you to make smaller notations that are slightly higher or lower than the rest of your text. For example, symbols in the formulas, x^(n-1) and specifications of chemical compounds (H2O).

Text alignment

Select the entire placeholder, text box, or shape to align all of the content within the selection. 
  1.  Scroll down to the Alignment section.
  2. Tap one of the following options to align the text horizontally:
           Aligns to the left
           Aligns to the center
           Aligns to the right
  3. Tap one of the following options to align the text vertically:
          Aligns at the top
      Aligns at the middle
          Aligns at the bottom

Font

  1. Scroll down to Font in the bottom pane.
  2. Tap to select your preferred font style from the list.

Font Weight

  1. Scroll down to Font Weight.
  2. Tap the drop-down next to Font Weight to change your text to Normal, Bold, Light, Semi bold, or Heavy.
    The font weight may vary depending on the font family you choose.
  3. Tap the required style to change your text accordingly.

Font Size

  1. Scroll down to the Font Size option.
  2. Tap the up or down arrow to increase or decrease the font size.

Font Color

  1. Scroll down to the Font Color option and tap on the color to apply.
  2. To customize your color, tap More Colors, rotate the Color Wheel or enter the color code and tap Apply to choose your preferred color.

List Styles

  1. Scroll down and tap the arrow next to List Styles.
  2. Toggle the List Styles button on.

To use bullets as a list style:
  1. Tap BULLETS, then tap the preferred bullet style to select it. 
  2. To customize your bullet, click More Styles and tap on the custom bullet categorized into CURRENCY, PUNCTUATION, ARROW, MATH & SCIENCE, and MISCELLANEOUS. 
  3. Tap the Bullet Color to select your preferred color or use More Colors to select your desired color.
  4. Use the up and down arrows next to Bullet Size to increase or decrease the size of the bullets. 
To use numbers as list style:
  1. Tap NUMBERS, then tap the preferred bullet style to select it. 
  2. Tap the Bullet Color to select your preferred color or use More Colors to select your desired color.
  3. Use the up and down arrows next to Bullet Size to increase or decrease the size of the bullets. 

Line Spacing

  1. Scroll down to List Spacing option.
  2. To adjust the line spacing within a paragraph, use the up and down arrows next to Line Space and set the required space value.  
  3. To adjust the spacing after or before a paragraph, use the up and down arrows next to Before and After options under Paragraph Spacing, and set the paragraph spacing you need.


Text Indent

Text indent helps to distinguish the start of a new paragraph, especially when there is no paragraph spacing. These can also be useful to create a multilevel bulleted list where you have to divide each section into a clear first, second, or third level section of text in the presentation. 
  1. Scroll down to Text Indent.
  1. Tap the below option to add a right or left indent:
  2.   Right indent.
  3.   Left indent.
  4. To add an indent before text, use the up-down arrow next to the Before Text option to set the required indent space number.
  5. To add a special indent, tap the Special dropdown, and do the following:
  1. Choose First Line and set the required value to indent the first line of a paragraph. This helps determine the beginning position of the bullet character (or number in a numbered list).
  2. Choose Hanging and set the required value to adjust the spacing between the bullet character (or number) and the subsequent paragraphs. Hanging denotes the area between the bullet and the first text character within the bulleted list.  
  3. None removes any special applied indents applied.
  4. Use the up and down arrows next to Spacing to adjust the spacing.

Text Box

The text placed within text boxes and shapes can be positioned and aligned in one of two ways: Resize shape to text or Shrink text to shape. Adjusting text manually with respect to the internal margin space (right, left, top, and bottom) fits in the desired direction on the slide, and also helps line it up with other objects throughout the presentation. 
  1. Use the up and down arrow to customize the space between the text and the border- left, right, top or bottom.
RESET removes all the effects added to the text and restores it to the theme's default settings.


  1. Scroll down and select Hyperlink.
  2. Tap ADD LINK.
  3. You can add links to three items- webpage, email address and a slide.

Web Page:
  1. Select the text you'd like to hyperlink.
  2. Tap Web Page.
  3. Enter the Web Page's URL in the space provided.
  4. Enter a TOOLTIP if you prefer. This is optional.
Email Address:
  1. Select the text you'd like to hyperlink
  2. Tap Email Address.
  3. Enter the EMAIL ADDRESS, SUBJECT, and TOOLTIP in the space provided.
Slide:
  1. Select the text you'd like to hyperlink.
  2. Tap Slide.
  3. Tap to choose the slide you'd like to hyperlink to.


TEXT PROPERTIES FOR HYPERLINKS
  1. Scroll down and tap Hyperlink.
  2. Scroll down and tap Hyperlink color to select a color for the hyperlinked text.
  3. Check the Underline box to underline the hyperlinked text.

Text Effects

  1. Scroll down and tap Text effects.
  2. Tap Fill.
            In the dropdown you can choose among items.



i. Solid Color:
  1. Tap the desired color to select it.
  2. Slide the Transparency slider to set the transparency for the color.
  3. Tap More Colors to choose a custom color or to enter a color code and tap Apply.
ii. Pattern:
  1. Tap Presets to choose your preferred pattern.
  2. Tap Foreground Color to select a color for the pattern or tap More Colors to select an appropriate color.
  3. Tap Background Color to select a color for the text or tap More Colors to customize your color.
  4. Use the Scale slider to scale the pattern accordingly.
  5. Use the Rotate slider to set a degree for the selected pattern.
iii. None:
None removes all the text effects added.

3. Tap Shadow within Text effects.
  1. Switch the Shadow button on.
  2. Tap to select your desired shadow effect.
  3. Tap Options to modify Angle, Distance, and Shadow Color.


Cut, copy, and paste text

  1. Tap on the text or paragraph and tap the Cut or Copy option.
  2. Tap on the slide (or the position within slide) you want to paste the copied contents and choose Paste.