Viewing font information

To view text details

To view font details

To display resident fonts table

Select Resident Fonts from the 'Fonts' menu to view fonts that are resident on the system in the RESIDENT.FIF file.

To display 'fonts in use' table

Select Fonts in use from the 'Fonts' menu to view fonts that are used in the current document.

To display downloaded fonts table

Select Downloaded fonts from the 'Fonts' menu to view any fonts that have been downloaded for use in the current document.

To display substitute fonts table

Select Substitute fonts from the 'Fonts' menu to view any fonts for which there is a default font set up. To display substitute fonts specifically set up for the current document, choose Current font substitutes from the drop-down list on the Default font substitutes dialog.

To highlight a selected font on the screen

Tick Show selected font in red from the 'Fonts' menu or the box at the top-right of the Fonts dialog. Select the font to be highlighted from one of the font tables: resident fonts, fonts in use, downloaded fonts (see above). Red is usually used as the highlight colour, but any red text in the document that uses the selected font will be shown in green on the screen instead.

To highlight substituted fonts on the screen

Tick Show substituted fonts in red from the 'Fonts' menu to colour any text using a substituted font on the screen. Red is usually used, but any red text using a substitute font will be coloured blue instead.

Font problems

Click the problem icon on the toolbar to find the nature of the problem. See also Troubleshooting.