Try this code to change the font text. Its just the line of code your after, ignore the box it appears in below. That's the only way I show the code as an example without it just resulting in changing my text line to a different color
Code:
[COLOR=red] write your text here [/COLOR]
.... change the color where in this case it says red to whatever color you prefer,
So the end result is I can type
red words,
green words or
Saddle Brown or my absolute favorite
Golden Rod
....... or many others, just by putting the text within the coding above. When you hit 'Post Reply", the coding disappears and the colored font appears in its place
There are a handful of other coding options, but mostly there just replicate what the buttons up the top do far more easily.