Getting Started

Change the font of a part

  1. In the Composition Editor, from the Options pull-down menu, select Fonts.

    The Font Selection window opens:
    Font Selection window

  2. Using the Foundry, Family, and Charset drop-down lists, select the font you want to use. An asterisk (*) means use any value.

    The bottom left corner of the window indicates whether the selected font is a bitmap or scaled font.

  3. Using the Style, Ext. Style, and Size drop-down lists, select the style and size you want to use.

    A sample of the font you have selected is displayed in the text area. You can type additional text in this area to try out different characters.

  4. When you are done specifying the font, select OK.

    When the mouse pointer is moved over a valid location in the Composition Editor, the pointer changes to a pencil, indicating it is loaded with a font.

  5. Click mouse button 1 on the part you want to change.
    Note:You cannot change the font of Menu parts, or parts in Menu parts.

    If the part has more than one font attribute that you can change, a pop-up menu is displayed. In the pop-up menu, select the particular attribute whose font you want to change.

You may also change a part's font by bring up the properties window for that part and editing the fontName property value.


Windows

If Sticky is selected in the Composition Editor prior to displaying the Font Selection window, the font remains loaded for your convenience. To set a part's font back to its default setting, select the Default push button in the Font Selection window then select the part you wish to change.

To unload the mouse pointer at any time, select the selection tool Selection Tool from the tool bar.


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