Hi Alison,
I made a test with Rich Text Box in Access 2016, and I could reproduce your issue.
As my test, we could not use bold format for Plain Text and we could not use line spacing for Rich Text.
For this issue, I suggest you submit a feedback in the link below:
http://access.uservoice.com/
Best Regards,
Edward
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