# Text styling
1. Select the shape by `name` you want to modify. See [here](https://docs.powerpointgeneratorapi.com/knowledge-base/finding-shape-names) to find shape names.
2. Use the `text` property to define one or more **text runs** — each run can have its own visual properties.
3. Each text run uses the `text_run` field to define content, and the `text_properties` field to specify styling such as:
1. `font_type`, `font_size`, `font_color`
2. `font_bold`, `font_italic`, `font_underline`
3. `text_align`, `font_bg_color`, and `new_line` (to start a new line)
4. Use `settings` for general text box configuration such as line spacing, alignment, and vertical positioning.
Reference: [#settings-object](https://docs.powerpointgeneratorapi.com/json-template-syntax/shapes/textbox#settings-object "mention")
Download: [input.zip](https://drive.google.com/uc?export=download\&id=1GfNyIgUysOA4J6YOmJuZPGYtpQFohADW) | [output.pptx](https://drive.google.com/uc?export=download\&id=1nMTWN05aloRWCPXFsOYv4ceA0IOghjYW)
{% columns %}
{% column width="41.66666666666667%" %}
***
{% endcolumn %}
{% column width="58.33333333333333%" %}
{% code lineNumbers="true" %}
```json
{
"presentation": {
"template": "template.pptx",
"slides": [
{
"slide_index": 0,
"shapes": [
{
"name": "TextBox 1",
"text": [
{
"text_run": "Courier New ",
"text_properties": {
"font_type": "Courier New",
"font_size": 36,
"font_color": "114, 225, 210"
}
},
{
"text_run": "36",
"text_properties": {
"font_type": "Courier New",
"font_size": 36,
"font_color": "255, 255, 0",
"new_line":true
}
},
{
"text_run": "Italic Arial ",
"text_properties": {
"font_type": "Arial",
"font_italic": true,
"font_size": 48,
"font_color": "242, 174, 247"
}
},
{
"text_run": "28",
"text_properties": {
"font_type": "Arial",
"font_italic": true,
"font_size": 28,
"font_color": "0, 176, 80",
"text_align": "right",
"new_line":true
}
},
{
"text_run": "Bold Verdana ",
"text_properties": {
"font_type": "Verdana",
"font_bold": true,
"font_size": 28,
"font_color": "241, 194, 50"
}
},
{
"text_run": "50",
"text_properties": {
"font_type": "Verdana",
"font_bold": true,
"font_size": 28,
"font_color": "112, 48, 160",
"font_bg_color": "#817463",
"new_line":true
}
},
{
"text_run": "Alignment right",
"text_properties": {
"font_type": "Forte",
"font_size": 20,
"text_align": "right",
"font_color": "255, 255, 255",
"font_bg_color": "#817463",
"new_line":true
}
},
{
"text_run": "Underline",
"text_properties": {
"font_type": "Segoe Script",
"font_size": 36,
"text_align": "center",
"font_underline": "single",
"font_color": "0, 176, 240",
"new_line":true
}
},
{
"text_run": "Text highlight ",
"text_properties": {
"font_type": "Impact",
"font_size": 20,
"text_align": "left",
"font_color": "orange",
"font_bg_color": "#00ff00"
}
}
]
},
{
"name": "TextBox 2",
"text": "First line\nSecond line\nThird line\nFourth line",
"settings": {
"text_line_spacing": 1.5,
"vertical_anchor": "middle",
"font_type": "Courier New",
"font_size": 15,
"font_bold": true,
"font_italic": true,
"text_align": "center",
"font_color": "114, 225, 210"
}
}
]
}
]
}
}
```
{% endcode %}
{% endcolumn %}
{% endcolumns %}
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