Specifying fonts You can use any of the methods described next to specify fonts when you type or format text. To choose a font from the menu 1 Depending on how you want the font to apply, do one of the following: •    To change existing text, select the text or text objects. •    To set the font before typing, place the insertion point where you want the font to change. •    To apply the font to the preset format, deselect all objects. 2 Choose Text > Font to open the Font submenu. A check appears next to the current font. 3 Choose a font in the submenu. The font setting changes. To choose a font using the Type palette 1 Depending on how you want to apply the font, do either: Setting attributes in the Character tab The Character tab lets you control all character attributes. Some attributes, such as type face, type size, font style, base- line, and kerning, are also available in the Text menu. Name. Choose a typeface in the pop-up menu. Size. Choose a type size in the pop-up menu, or type a num- ber in the text box. Style. Click a button to select a font style. Case. Choose a capitalization style in the pop-up menu. Baseline. Specify subscript or superscript settings to one hundredth of a point preci- sion. Kerning. Tighten and loosen kerning by hundredths of a point. Scaling. Specify percentages by which you want to scale the current type size. You can set individual horizontal and vertical scaling percentages. A    Locks. To prevent acci- dental or unwanted changes to the type face, type size, or font style of specific text, you can set these locks. If you want to change locked text, you must first unlock the text. A Tip In Windows, the Font menu may also be set to display in single or multi- column mode (see “Win- dows-only type prefer- ences,” page 15.231).
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