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# Set bold, italic & underline

1. Select the shape by `name` you want to modify. See [here](/knowledge-base/finding-shape-names.md) to find shape names.
2. Specify the text need amending under `text_run`. Text within one textbox can be split into multiple chunks.  
3. Add font settings for selected text under `text_properties`.
4. Insert `new_line` as boolean before another `text_run`. 
5. For more options for`font_underline` please refer to this page \[link]. 

![](/files/7exBec8R7uvUD72wBXCl)

Before vs After

![](/files/cJKzRlyFbsbnHWUzwEUQ)![](/files/pogpPaBJLOTorrqou7my)

Template Presentation

{% file src="/files/SMkmDFwtzd74BCLCDpbL" %}

JSON Payload

{% code lineNumbers="true" %}

```json
{
  "presentation": {
    "template": "slides_as_template_bold.pptx",
    "slides": [
      {
        "slide_index": 0,
        "shapes": [
          {
            "name": "Title 1",
            "text": [
              {
                "text_run": "Text bold\n",
                "text_properties": {
                  "font_bold": true
                }
              },
              {
                "text_run": "Text italic\n",
                "text_properties": {
                  "font_italic": true
                }
              },
              {
                "text_run": "Text underline\n",
                "text_properties": {
                  "font_underline": "single"
                }
              }
            ]
          }
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
}
```

{% endcode %}