You can change the date font and font styles that displays in the date portion of your fact boxes. Once you change the date's font and style all subsequent fact boxes added to the timeline will include these settings. The date's font style is set independently from the font used to display text and styles used to determine date format. The default font for dates is Arial, size 11 point.
| 1. | Select the fact boxes for which you want to edit the date font. |
| 2. | On the Box Tools Format menu, click the Fact Date button and click Font. |
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You can also double-click on selected boxes to open the Fact Box Properties dialog box, then click the Date Font tab to use the formatting toolbar.
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| 3. | In the Font list, select the font you want to use. |
| 4. | In the Font Style list, select the style you want: Regular, Italic, Bold, Bold Italic. |
| 5. | In the Size box, click the font size. |
| 6. | In the Underline list, select an underline style. |
| 7. | In the Color list, select the font color. |
| 8. | In the Effects area, select check boxes for the following: Strikethrough, Superscript, or Subscript. |
| 9. | In the Alignment area, select the font alignment: Left, Center, or Right. |
| 10. | Click OK to save your changes. |
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| 1. | Select the fact boxes for which you want to edit the date style. |
| 2. | On the Box Tools Format menu, click the Fact Date button and click Style. |
| 3. | In the Date list, select a format for the date style. |
| 4. | In the Delimiter list, select a delimiter for the date format: Slash, Hyphen or Period. |
| 5. | In the Time list, select a format for the time style: 12 Hour or 24 Hour. |
| 6. | In the Delimiter list, select a delimiter for the time format: Colon or Period. |
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