Changing the text properties of a timer object

You can customize the text properties of a timer object. For example, you can change the font, text color, or the background color.

You can have custom fonts enabled within your organization. This allows you to ensure that the fonts you use within project will properly display in your users' browsers regardless of whether they have the font locally installed. For details, see .Enabling custom fonts.
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To change the text style used within timer:

Do one of the following:
- In the Project Explorer, double-click the graphic of the timer object.
- In the Project Explorer, right-click the graphic of the chart object and select Properties.
- In the Project Explorer, select the timer object and press Enter.
- In the work area, double-click the timer object and click Properties.
- In the work area, right-click the timer object and select Properties.
- In the work area, select the timer object and press Enter.
The Properties ribbon is displayed.
On the Properties ribbon,click the drop-down list on Text Style in the Styles group.
The current text styles are listed. Use the list to select a text style to be used within your. To create a new text style, select Manage Styles and use the controls in the Text Styles window to configure a new style.

To change the font used within the timer:

Do one of the following:
- In the Project Explorer, double-click the graphic of the timer object.
- In the Project Explorer, right-click the graphic of the chart object and select Properties.
- In the Project Explorer, select the timer object and press Enter.
- In the work area, double-click the timer object and click Properties.
- In the work area, right-click the timer object and select Properties.
- In the work area, select the timer object and press Enter.
The Properties ribbon is displayed.
On the Properties ribbon,click the Font drop-down list in the Styles group. The list of available fonts is displayed.
Select a new font from the list.

To change the font size used within the timer:

Do one of the following:
- In the Project Explorer, double-click the graphic of the timer object.
- In the Project Explorer, right-click the graphic of the chart object and select Properties.
- In the Project Explorer, select the timer object and press Enter.
- In the work area, double-click the timer object and click Properties.
- In the work area, right-click the timer object and select Properties.
- In the work area, select the timer object and press Enter.
The Properties ribbon is displayed.
On the Properties ribbon, click the Font Size list in the Styles group. The list of available fonts sizes is displayed.
Select a new font size from the list or type the size in the Font size field.

To change the text color used within the timer:

Do one of the following:
- In the Project Explorer, double-click the graphic of the timer object.
- In the Project Explorer, right-click the graphic of the chart object and select Properties.
- In the Project Explorer, select the timer object and press Enter.
- In the work area, double-click the timer object and click Properties.
- In the work area, right-click the timer object and select Properties.
- In the work area, select the timer object and press Enter.
The Properties ribbon is displayed.
On the Properties ribbon, click the Text drop-down list. The Color menu is displayed.
Select a predefined color, specify a custom color, or select an existing color. To select a predefined color, click one of the color samples displayed. To specify a custom color, select Custom and use the controls in the Color window to configure a custom color. The custom color you select is saved to the Recent Colors list. To select an existing color, use the eyedropper to select an existing color on the current page in project.

To change the font styles (bold, italics, and underline) used within the timer:

Do one of the following:
- In the Project Explorer, double-click the graphic of the timer object.
- In the Project Explorer, right-click the graphic of the chart object and select Properties.
- In the Project Explorer, select the timer object and press Enter.
- In the work area, double-click the timer object and click Properties.
- In the work area, right-click the timer object and select Properties.
- In the work area, select the timer object and press Enter.
The Properties ribbon is displayed.
To bold the text, click the Bold button. To italicize the text, click the Italic button. To underline text, click the Underline button.

To change the background used within the timer:

Do one of the following:
- In the Project Explorer, double-click the graphic of the timer object.
- In the Project Explorer, right-click the graphic of the chart object and select Properties.
- In the Project Explorer, select the timer object and press Enter.
- In the work area, double-click the timer object and click Properties.
- In the work area, right-click the timer object and select Properties.
- In the work area, select the timer object and press Enter.
The Properties ribbon is displayed.
To change the background color, click the Background pull-down list. The Color menu is displayed.
Select a predefined color or specify a custom color. To select a predefined color, click one of the color samples displayed. To specify a custom color, select Custom and use the controls in the Color window to configure a custom color. The custom color you select is saved to the Recent Colors list.

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