Change Fonts & Sizes

Font-Size-Style       Margin       Text Alignment       Change Case

 

From an open Cmap:

To change text font and size, begin by selecting any number of concepts and/or linking phrases. (The help sections Change Colors and Nested & Merged Nodes explain different methods of selecting Cmap items.)


Select Styles... from the Format menu.


From the "Styles" window, "Font" tab:

You can change the Font Name and/or Font Point Size using the boxes found under the Font & Size heading.

  


You can emphasize your text using the Bold and/or Italic buttons located under the Style & Color heading.

  


Now when viewing the Cmap, the changes made to font, size, and emphasis can be seen in the text items you selected.





From an open Cmap:

To change the size of a concept's border without changing the position of the text, begin by selecting the concepts you wish to change.


From the "Styles" window, "Font" tab:

You can insert a new positive integer in the text box under the Margin heading then press "Enter" ("Return" for Mac users) to set your margin change.


Now when viewing the Cmap, the distance has changed between the text and the border of the concept.





From an open Cmap:

You can fine-tune the position of text inside the concept using a combination of CmapTools. For our example, we will begin by selecting a concept that has a background image (described in the help section Change Backgrounds).


From the "Styles" window, "Font" tab:

When using a concept with a background picture, the Margin should be set to 0 if you would like the text to be positioned adjacent to the edge of the concept's border. To move text a specific distance from the concept's border, you may incrementally increase the number in the margin box until the desired text position is achieved. Under the Text Alignment heading, you can choose from Left, Center, or Right justifications to horizontally align text inside of a concept.

You can choose from the Top, Middle, or Bottom buttons to vertically align text inside of a concept.

Now when viewing the Cmap, the text inside the concept you selected has changed positions. Notice that different combinations of horizontal and vertical alignments may be used to produce specific results.





From an open Cmap:

You can modify the case of selected text in a Cmap. Select Format, then Change Case to reveal four different ways to modify the text of Cmap items.


The illustration below shows the effect that lowercase has on selected text.


UPPERCASE converts all letters in the selection to uppercase.


Sentence case capitalizes the first letter of the first word in a concept or linking phrase.


Title Case makes the first letter of every word in the selection capitalized.