Selecting a font
A font is a set of characters--letters, numbers, and symbols--that share a common weight, width, and style. When you select a font, you can select the font family and its font style independently. The font family is a collection of fonts sharing an overall typeface design (for example, Times). A font style is a variant of an individual font in the font family (for example, regular, bold, or italic). The range of available font styles varies with each font. You can select fonts using the Character palette or the Type menu. Illustrator comes with a wide variety of fonts. To view a catalog of these fonts, choose Help > Welcome Screen, and click Cool Extras.
To select a font family or style: Do one of the following: - In the Character palette, select a font in the Font Family menu or a style in the Font Style menu.
- In the Character palette, click in front of the font family name or font style name (or double-click its first word) and type in the first few characters of the name you want. As you type, Illustrator displays font family or font style names that match the characters you've typed.
- Choose a font in the Type > Font menu.
- Choose a font in the Type > Recent Fonts menu.
To change the number of fonts in the Recent Fonts submenu: - Choose Edit > Preferences > Type & Auto Tracing (Windows) or Illustrator > Preferences > Type & Auto Tracing (Mac OS).
- Choose a number from the Number of Recent Fonts.
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