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Author: ffDiaporama Team

This dialog allows you to modify the text within a block.

## Properties for all shots

The modifications made to the following properties will apply to all shots of the slide.
To understand indeed the differences between the properties which apply to all shots and those who apply only to the current shot, consult: How ffDiaporama works.

## Text tab

### First line at the top of the dialog

| This settings group is the object of style management. for more information on style management, see : Using style management
| Allows you to select the font to be used, its size and its colour. This setting applies to the current selection.
| Allows to establish (or to remove) a bullet list. This setting applies to the paragraphs of the current selection.
| Allows to establish (or to remove) a numbered list. This setting applies to the paragraphs of the current selection.
| Horizontal alignment: left. This setting applies to the paragraph in which the cursor is.
| Horizontal alignment: centered. This setting applies to the paragraph in which the cursor is.
| Horizontal alignment: justified. This setting applies to the paragraph in which the cursor is.
| Horizontal alignment: right. This setting applies to the paragraph in which the cursor is.

### Second line at the top of the dialog

- | Allows you to add outline or shadow to the whole text: The first list allows you to select the effect:
  No effect | Text is shown without any shadow or outline
  Outline | Surrounds the characters with a line in the current shadow color
  Shadow ... | Add a shadow in the current shadow color in one of the 4 corners.
The second list allows you to select the color of the shadow or the outline.
| Sets bold characters. This setting applies to the current selection.
| Sets characters to italics. This setting applies to the current selection.
| Underlines the characters. This setting applies to the current selection.
| Puts the characters to super. This setting applies to the current selection.
| Puts the characters to sub. This setting applies to the current selection.
| Move the paragraph of a notch towards the right (indent). This setting applies to the paragraph in which is the cursor.
| Move the paragraph of a notch towards the left (unindent). This setting applies to the paragraph in which is the cursor.
| Vertical alignment: top. This setting applies to the block (to the whole text).
| Vertical alignment: middle. This setting applies to the block (to the whole text).
| Vertical alignment: bottom. This setting applies to the block (to the whole text).
| Allows you to add a dynamic variable to the text. For more information on dynamic variables see: Dynamic variables

## Background text tab

Note: This tab is available only for the title blocks (It's not available when the text applies to an image block).

| This settings group is the object of style management. for more information on style management, see : Using style management
| Allows you to define a background brush for the shape. The following options are available:
No brush | The shape will have no background and will thus be totally transparent.
Solid brush | Allows you to select a plain color.
Pattern brush | Allows you to select a hatched brush.
Gradient 2 colors | Allows you to select a gradient of 2 colors.
Gradient 3 colors | Allows you to select a gradient of 3 colors.
Image from library | Allows you to select an image from the library.
| If background brush is Solid, Pattern or Gradient brush, then this line appears and allows you to select a color. (Depending on the brush you select, there will be one, two or three selectable colors.)
| If background brush is Pattern brush, then this line appears and allows you to select a pattern.
| If background brush is Gradient, then this line appears and allows you to select the gradient orientation. If the Gradient has 3 colors, additional controls allow to define the position (in percentage) of the 3rd gradient color.
| If background brush is Image from library, then this line appears and allows you to select an image.

## Margins tab

Default margins | To use predefined margins for the shape of the block. In general, these margins ensure that the text is contained in the form.
Full shape | To use margins corresponding to the entire form, in fact, the selection rectangle shape regardless of the design.
Custom | To use custom margins. The following settings allow you to adjust the margins:
| Represents the horizontal position of the margins relative to the top-left corner of the block. (This value is expressed in % of the width of the block.)
| Represents the vertical position of the margins relative to the top-left corner of the block. (This value is expressed in % of the height of the block.)
| Represents the width of the margins. (This value is expressed in % of the width of the block.)
| Represents the height of the margins. (This value is expressed in % of the height of the block.)