The 'Character Palette' contains the following styling options:

• Font - The font of the selected characters can be changed. The font name must be typed, as there is no drop-down menu.
• Typeface -  The font style of the selected characters can be changed. The font typeface must be typed, as there is no drop-down menu.
• All Caps - The selected characters will be capitalized.
• Small Caps - The selected lower-case characters will become smaller, capitalized versions.
• Superscript - The selected characters will appear smaller, and be located above the baseline.
• Subscript - The selected characters will appear smaller, and be located at or below the baseline.
• Underline - The selected characters will be underlined.
• Strikethru - The selected characters will be crossed out.
• Size - Adjust the character size.
• Leading - Adjust the space between lines of text.
• Kerning - Adjust the space between certain characters in a line of text, using their natural shape and slope to improve their appearance and create a smooth flow of movement for the eye.
• Tracking - Tracking adjusts the character spacing in the selected text. You can change it to enhance readability, or to fit more text in a column.
• Vertical scale - Adjust the height of individual characters.
• Horizontal scale - Adjust the width of individual characters.
• Baseline shift - Raise or lower a character relative to the baseline.
• Skew - Apply horizontal or vertical slant to a character.
• Language - This will permit users to adjust the language setting for any selected text.

The 'Paragraph Palette' contains the following styling options:

• Alignment - All paragraph alignment options are described in the next step.
• Left Indent - Tab size for a left indent used throughout the page.
• Right Indent - Tab size for a right indent used throughout the page.
• First Line Indent - Tab size for the indent of a line following a hard break.
• Last Right Indent - Tab size for the indent of a line before a hard break.
• Space Before - The size of the blank space before a paragraph begins.
• Space After - The size of the blank space after a paragraph ends.
• Drop Cap Lines - Define the number of lines by which the character should be dropped. This value includes the line on which the text resides.
• Drop Cap Characters - Define the number of drop cap letters here.
• Hyphenation - Check this box if hyphenation should be applied to the text segment.
• Grid Align Default - Columns of text won't be aligned to the baseline grid and their location within the page can vary.
• Grid Align Baseline - Columns of text will be aligned to the baseline grid so that consistency in the location of text elements on a page is ensured.
• Composer - Change the composer that is used.

The 'Alignment' section contains the following styling options:

• Left - Text segments will be left-aligned.
• Center - Text segments will be aligned along the center of the text frame.
• Right - Text segments will be right-aligned.
• Justify Left - Text segments will be aligned to both sides of a text frame except for the last line, which will be left-aligned.
• Justify Center - Text segments will be aligned to both sides of a text frame except for the last line, which will be centered.
• Justify Right - Text segments will be aligned to both sides of a text frame except for the last line, which will be right-aligned.
• Justify Full - Text segments, including the last line, will be aligned to both sides of a text frame.
• To Spine - Text segments on a left-hand page will be right-aligned. Those on a right-hand page will be left-aligned.
• Away from Spine - Text segments on a left-hand page will be left-aligned. Those on a right-hand page will be right-aligned.