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Add and format text

How to resize text, change the color, add hyperlinks and more

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Written by Dan Kemp
Updated over a week ago

It all starts with the + button.
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A screenshot showing the yellow plus button, an 'i' button and a play button.

Adding text

  1. Click + then choose Text.

  2. A text box will appear that you can type into.

  3. Click Done when finished.

    A recording showing a Book Creator screen, showing a yellow plus sign in the top right corner. The button is clicked and then a text box appears.

Changing Font

To change your font, close the text editor, click the text box you want to change, click the inspector button and select font. When you have chosen a font Book Creator will use this as your default until you choose a different font.

A recording showing someone typing text in the text box. The text is placed on the page and the user then selects the font from the side menu.

Positioning text

Drag the text to position it. Use the blue handles to change the size of the text box, and the green handle to rotate the text.

Editing text

Double-click on a text box to re-open the edit window.

From here you can:

  • Use B (Bold), I (Italic) or U (Underline) to format the whole text or individual words

  • Add a numbered or bullet-pointed lists

  • Add hyperlinks to your text

  • Highlight or change the color of your text

  • Translate text

  • Use speech-to-text to dictate text

A recording showing a textbox with the text 'this is my book'. The user selects the text, makes it bold and changes the font colour to red.

On the iPad, just long tap on the word to bring up the menu and then select the BIU option.

An image of a text box with the text 'Here is some normal text. Here is some text with styling'. The second sentence is in bold and italics.

Change the size of the text in the text editor

If you find the text in the text edit box too small, use the magnifying glass in the bottom left to make the text bigger. This will make it easier to see the text you are editing (but does not affect how the text is displayed when you close the text editor).

A recording of a text box. The user has typed in 'Making the text easier to see' and then clicks on the magnifier icon in the bottom left corner. The text is then enlarged in the text box.

Adding hyperlinks to text

With hyperlinks, you can link to external websites, documents or even to pages within your book - great for making a table of contents!

  1. When you have a text edit window open, highlight a word and click the link icon.

  2. Type the URL (or copy and paste it in).

  3. You can also link to a page - just type the page number.

  4. Note: Links only become active in Read mode, or when the book is published (not when editing the book).

More on adding hyperlinks here.

Formatting the text

  1. When a text box is selected, you can either right-click and choose Format, or click on the Inspector (i) in the toolbar.

  2. There are many ways to format the text: size, font, alignment, color, transparency - have a play!

An image of text box on a page. The sidebar is open and shows the options to change the different textbox options.

Columnise text

Choose the Columns option to change the layout of the text from 1 - 4 columns. Use the slider to adjust the spacing.

A recording showing text on a Book Creator page. The user then clicks on the 'i' button and the column options are displayed. The various column options are shown (1 column, 2 columns, 3 columns or 4 columns).

Comic text styles

If you choose a comic book template, you'll see a set of pre-styled comic text styles – for captions and impact text. You can even add speech and thought bubbles – double-click on them to add text inside.

An image of a comic book template with the + menu open. The text style options are open.

Using preset text in templates

A bit like the comic text styles, if you select one of our in-built templates, you'll find that the text comes with preset styling that fits the theme or template. You just choose what you want and you can edit it if you need to.

Preset text from a theme

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