Kathy, Although there are no buttons in that window, you can use the standard Windows keyboard shortcuts
ctrl B to bold ctrl I for italics ctrl U for underline ctrl S for superscript You'll only see the coding in the Details window, but reports and web pages wil show the formatting Sincerely, Sherry Technical Support Legacy Family Tree On Fri, Sep 26, 2014 at 10:36 AM, Kathy Meyer <kmeyer2...@gmail.com> wrote: > Legacy 7.5 allowed me to format the text in my source detail text field > and 8.0 does not (unless I have missed something, which is why I'm asking > the group) > > Is there a way to bold, underline, use italics, etc. in this version? I > miss it intensely! > > For instance, I create a source for a birth record of an individual. I > will add that source to the child, each parent and if I'm very, very lucky, > the child's grandparents. The only change I would make to the source text > in each case is I would BOLD or Underline the individual's name in the text > to make it obvious why this source applies to that individual. > > I know we have more options when it comes to multiple sourcing in 8.0 but > I think I need to watch a video or maybe its in one of the books I have. > But for now, I'm really curious why this simple little word processing > option has disappeared. > > Thanks everyone! You are all such a blessing to me with your vast > knowledge and experience; I appreciate the time you take to answer all of > the questions that pop up on the group. > > Kathy Meyer > Orem UT > Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
