Studio's text toolbar now gives you the full set of formatting controls you'd expect from a professional design tool. Select any text block and you can underline, strike through, change letter case, build lists, fine-tune spacing, align vertically, adjust transparency, and position elements with pixel precision — all without leaving the canvas.
Why Text Formatting Matters
Typography carries most of the message in a social post, ad, or presentation slide. Consistent case, comfortable line height, and clean alignment are the difference between a design that looks polished and one that looks rushed. With the full toolbar in Studio, you can finish that polish in place instead of exporting to another design tool.
Step-by-Step Walkthrough
- Select a text block. Click any text on your canvas in Studio. The formatting toolbar appears with controls in a familiar order: text style, font, and size first; then color plus B, I, U, S and letter case; then alignment, lists, and spacing; and finally transparency.
- Underline or strike through. Click U — or press Cmd/Ctrl+U — to underline the selected text, and S to strike it through.
- Change letter case. Use the letter case option to switch between as typed, UPPERCASE, lowercase, and Title Case — no retyping needed.
- Build lists. Turn any text block into a bulleted or numbered list from the list controls in the toolbar.
- Fine-tune spacing. Open the spacing popover for sliders that control letter spacing, line height, and paragraph spacing. Changes preview live on the canvas as you drag.
- Align horizontally and vertically. The alignment popover now includes vertical alignment — top, middle, or bottom — alongside the usual horizontal options.
- Adjust transparency. Use the transparency slider at the end of the toolbar to fade a text block for watermarks, background labels, or layered compositions.
- Style strokes. The Stroke popover uses sliders for border weight and transparency, plus an inline color picker so you don't have to leave the popover. Corner rounding appears when a rectangle is selected.
- Position with precision. The Positioning popover has clearly labeled W, H, X, and Y fields, a working aspect-ratio lock, and a rotation control. Arrow keys nudge the selected element by 1; hold Shift to nudge by 10. Layer order buttons — Forward, Backward, To front, and To back — sit in the same popover.
Real-World Use Cases
Promo graphics. Set headlines to UPPERCASE with wider letter spacing for impact, then strike through an old price next to the new one.
Presentation slides. Use numbered lists for step-based content, adjust line height for readability, and vertically center text inside its block.
Layered layouts. Combine the transparency slider with the layer order buttons to place subtle text behind product imagery without losing legibility.
Pro Tips
- Learn the shortcuts: Cmd/Ctrl+B, Cmd/Ctrl+I, and the new Cmd/Ctrl+U cover the three most common formats without touching the toolbar.
- Use the letter case options instead of retyping — you can switch a headline between Title Case and UPPERCASE while you compare versions, and your original typing is preserved.
- Lock the aspect ratio in the Positioning popover before resizing logos or product shots so they never stretch.
- For pixel-perfect nudges, click the element once and use the arrow keys instead of dragging.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do the new controls work on mobile? The full toolbar is desktop-first. Editing on a phone or tablet keeps the existing mobile footer, so nothing changes in your mobile workflow.
Where did a control go on a small window? On narrow windows, the least-used controls fold into the overflow … menu first — font and size stay visible. Click the … button to reach anything that's been folded away.
Why don't I see corner rounding in the Stroke popover? Corner rounding is only offered on rectangles, where it applies. Select a rectangle and the control appears.
Next Steps
Open a design in Studio, select a text block, and try the new controls on a real headline. Log in to MorningAI →
