> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.box.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Formatting Text in Box Notes

export const InlineImage = ({src, alt = "", height = "1em"}) => {
  return <img noZoom src={src} alt={alt} style={{
    display: "inline-block",
    verticalAlign: "middle",
    height: height,
    width: "auto",
    margin: "0"
  }} />;
};

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To format text, use the toolbar towards the top of the screen. Formatting text in Box Notes works much the same way as formatting text in a word processor:

* To format existing text, select a passage and then click the formatting tool you want.
* To format new text, click the formatting tool you want and then begin typing.

Tool options include:

<Frame>
  <img src="https://mintcdn.com/product-docs/w-T_6NPwQG7Ze9eT/images/box-notes/formatting.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=w-T_6NPwQG7Ze9eT&q=85&s=b90a4f88c3883c765cfcc1a907fe7e02" alt="Formatting.png" width="1186" height="91" data-path="images/box-notes/formatting.png" />
</Frame>

1. **Font Title:** Choose from body text and heading levels 1 through 3.
2. **Font Style:** Apply bold, italic, underline, or strikethrough styles.
   * **Bold**:
     * Click **B** to apply the **bold** style
     * CTRL+B keyboard shortcut on PC
     * CMD+B keyboard shortcut on Macs
   * **Italics**:
     * Click ***I*** to apply the *italic* style
     * CTRL+I keyboard shortcut on PC
     * CMD+I keyboard shortcut on Macs
   * **Underline**:
     * Click **U** to apply the underline style
     * CTRL+U keyboard shortcut on PCs
     * CMD+U keyboard shortcut on Macs
   * **Strikethrough**:
     * Click <InlineImage src="/images/box-notes/strikethrough-icon.png" alt="Strikethrough icon.png" /> to apply the ~~strikethrough~~ style
     * CTRL+SHIFT+9 keyboard shortcut on PCs
     * CMD+SHIFT+9 keyboard shortcut on Macs
   * **Inline Code:**
     * Click **\</>** to apply the code style
     * Use back ticks \` \`  to apply the code style
     * CTRL+SHIFT+C keyboard shortcut on PCs
     * CMD+SHIFT+C keyboard shortcut on Macs
3. **Font Size:** Select the size from the dropdown list.
4. **Font Color:** Select the required color block from the dropdown list.
   * **Highlight:** Choose a color to highlight text.
5. **Text Alignment:** Click the arrow to see options to align your text to the left, center, or right of the note.
6. **Bulleted Lists, Numbered Lists,** or **Check Lists**: To add bullets to a list click the bullets icon. To add numbers to a list click the number icon. To add a checklist to the note, click the checklist icon. To indent the list further, use the **Tab** key.
7. **Insert Image**: See: [Inserting Images in Box Notes](/en/box-notes/creating-and-editing-box-notes/inserting-images-in-box-notes)
8. **Insert Table**: See: [Using Tables in Box Notes](/en/box-notes/creating-and-editing-box-notes/inserting-and-formatting-tables-in-box-notes)

## Word and Character Count

While working through a note, you can see the word and character count of the whole document or selecting a portion of text:

* Open from the ellipsis (...) menu or
* Mac: Command + Shift + 0
* Windows: CTRL + Shift + 0