Text Formatting

Master text formatting to create professional, readable labels with perfect typography.

Font Selection

Choosing Fonts

• Sans-Serif: Clean, modern (Arial, Helvetica, Roboto)
• Serif: Traditional, formal (Times New Roman, Georgia)
• Script: Elegant, decorative (Great Vibes, Parisienne)
• Monospace: Technical, code-like (Courier, Consolas)

Font Pairing

• Use max 2-3 fonts per label
• Pair a bold header font with a simple body font
• Ensure good contrast and readability

Text Styling

Basic Formatting

• Bold: Emphasize important text
• Italic: Subtle emphasis or foreign words
• Underline: Use sparingly for links or emphasis
• Strikethrough: Show discounts or changes

Advanced Options

• Letter Spacing: Adjust space between characters
• Word Spacing: Control space between words
• Text Transform: UPPERCASE, lowercase, Title Case
• Text Decoration: Underline, overline, line-through

Alignment and Layout

Horizontal Alignment

• Left: Standard for body text
• Center: Headers and titles
• Right: Prices and dates
• Justify: Even edges (use carefully)

Vertical Alignment

• Top: Default
• Middle: Center vertically in box
• Bottom: Align to bottom edge

Line Height

• 1.0: Tight spacing
• 1.5: Comfortable reading (recommended)
• 2.0: Loose, airy spacing

Dynamic Text Features

Auto-Fit

Enable "Shrink to fit" to automatically reduce font size when text is too long.

Text Overflow

• Clip: Cut off excess text
• Ellipsis: Show "..." for overflow
• Wrap: Break to next line

Conditional Formatting

Show/hide text based on data conditions (Pro feature).

Color and Effects

Text Color

• Use high contrast for readability
• Dark text on light background (or vice versa)
• Avoid pure black (#000) - use dark gray (#333) for softer look

Background Color

• Add background to text boxes for emphasis
• Use semi-transparent backgrounds for overlay effects

Shadow and Outline

• Text Shadow: Add depth (use subtly)
• Text Outline: Make text stand out on busy backgrounds

Best Practices

Readability

• Minimum font size: 10pt for body text
• Maximum line length: 50-75 characters
• Use adequate line spacing (1.2-1.5)

Hierarchy

• Headers: 18-24pt, bold
• Subheaders: 14-16pt, semi-bold
• Body: 10-12pt, regular

Accessibility

• Ensure sufficient color contrast (4.5:1 minimum)
• Avoid all-caps for long text
• Use clear, legible fonts

Common Issues

Text looks blurry in PDF

• Use vector fonts (not rasterized)
• Ensure PDF export quality is set to High

Text doesn't fit

• Enable "Shrink to fit"
• Reduce font size
• Abbreviate long words

Fonts look different when printed

• Some fonts may not embed properly
• Use standard web-safe fonts for consistency

Next Steps

• Images - Add and format images
• Layout Tools - Align text elements
• Design Your First Label - Put it all together