Text Style submenu

The following text style commands each take an argument, namely, the text to be formatted in the given style. For large amounts of text, use the corresponding declarations listed on p. 37 of the LaTeX book.

Short for ``emphasized'', the emph command is perhaps the most often used LaTeX text style. If the surrounding text has the upright shape (see below), then LaTeX typesets emphasized text in italics. If the surrounding text is italicized, then emphasized text will be upright. The so-called ``italic correction'' is handled automatically by this command.

Although underlined text is not used much anymore, the corresponding command is included here for completeness. The underline command may also be used in math mode and therefore also appears on the Grouping submenu. See section 2.1.4.

These four commands specify the shape of their respective arguments. They call for upright text, italics, slanted text, and small caps, respectively. Upright is the default.

These commands specify an attribute called the series of the corresponding font. They call for medium and boldfaced text, respectively. Medium is the default.

The third and final component of any given font is the family. There are three families: roman, sans serif, and typewriter. Roman is the default.

Regardless of the surrounding text, the argument of \textnormal is typeset in the default style, that is, upright, medium, and roman.

These commands are the declarative counterparts of the previously mentioned text style commands. Typically, they are used for large chunks of text, say, entire paragraphs. (Note: the declarative versions do not apply an italic correction. See the LaTeX manual for usage and examples.) To access these commands, press the <SHF> key with the Text Style submenu down.