Changing Font Style

To edit the style of your font, begin by highlighting your text.

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Click on the font drop-down menu. By default, Blackboard formats to Arial font.

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Select the font you would like to use in the Font family menu.

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Your text will now appear in the font you selected.

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To make your text bold, highlight your text and click the bold function.

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To italicize your text, highlight your text and click the italicize function.

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To underline your text, highlight your text and click the underline function.

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To display your text with a horizontal line through the letters, highlight your text and click the strikethrough function.

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