The Fonts Window
Use the Fonts window to select fonts, font sizes, and other font formatting features,
including text shadows and strikethrough. You can also use the Fonts window to
organize your favorite and commonly used fonts so that they are easy to find when
you need them.
Create interesting
text effects using
these buttons.
The Action menu
Choose a typeface to
apply to selected text.
Find fonts by typing a font
name in the search field.
Choose a font size to
apply to selected text.
Apply a shadow to
selected text. Modify
the shadow using the
opacity, blur, offset,
and angle controls.
Preview the selected
typeface (you might need to
choose Show Preview from
the Action menu).
To open the Fonts window, do either of the following:
Click Fonts in the toolbar or choose Format > Font > Show Fonts.
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Click Fonts in the toolbar.
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To change the font of selected text:
In the search field, type the name of the font you want to use, and then select its name
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in the list.
Select the name of the typeface you want (for example, bold, italics, and so on).
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Type or select the number corresponding to the font size you want.
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To format text using the Fonts window, use any of its controls:
The Text Underline pop-up menu lets you choose an underline style (such as single
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or double).
The Text Strikethrough pop-up menu lets you choose a strikethrough style (such as
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single or double).
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The Text Color pop-up menu lets you apply a color to text.
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The Document Color pop-up menu lets you apply a color behind a paragraph.
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The Text Shadow button applies a shadow to selected text.
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The Shadow Opacity, Shadow Blur, Shadow Offset, and Shadow Angle controls
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determine the appearance of the shadow.
If you don’t see the text effect buttons, choose Show Effects from the Action pop-up
menu in the lower-left corner of the Fonts window.
To organize fonts in the Fonts window:
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Click the Add Collection (+) button to create a new collection.
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Select some text and format it with the font family, typeface, and size that you want.
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Drag its name from the Family list to the collection where you want to file it.
If you change fonts often, leave the Fonts window open. Resize the Fonts window
using the control on the bottom-right corner of the window, so that only the font
families and typefaces in your selected font collection are visible.