/text/swriter/guide/text_emphasize.xhp text; emphasizing emphasizing text Emphasizing Text Here are a few examples of how to emphasize text in a document: Select the text and apply a different font style or effect, such as bold. Right-click in a paragraph, choose Paragraph, set the options that you want, for example, the background color, and then click OK. Select the text, and then choose Insert - Frame. Use the Text tool on the Drawing toolbar. Use Fontwork. To open the Fontwork window, click the Fontwork Gallery icon on the Drawing bar.