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212 Text Handling

Live font size pop-up
Fonts used in the current document
Web safe fonts
Style variants available for the selected font. Not all fonts have such variants
Google fonts
All fonts installed
Font type - usually either OpenType or TrueType as designated by the
accompanying symbol.

The font menu lists all installed fonts, and is split into four sections. The top section
displays those fonts that are currently used in the document. The second section shows
the “web safe” fonts. These are the fonts you can safely use in web pages, because all
commonly used web browsers will support these fonts. The third section shows the
available Google fonts and the final section displays an alphabetical list of all other
installed fonts. Each font name is displayed in the menu using its own typeface, making
font selection easier.

Those fonts for which multiple font styles are available are shown with small black
triangles against them on the right hand side of the menu. Simply hold the mouse pointer
over such a font name for a second or two and a small sub-menu appears to the right of
the main menu, listing the available variant of that font. While this sub-menu is displayed,
you can move the mouse pointer over it to select the desired font variant.

Web Safe Fonts
These fonts are safe to use in websites because the vast majority of computers and
other devices will have these fonts installed. You can also use any of the hundreds of
Google fonts in your website. And you can even use other fonts you have installed if the
font license permits it.

Live Font Preview
As you move the mouse pointer over any entry in the font menu, the selected text in the
document is instantly updated to preview the font. This is not a permanent change until
you actually click on the required font. Moving the mouse pointer over the menu will
revert back to the initial font until you move over another entry. This is great for very
rapidly previewing large numbers of fonts.

If you hold down the "Shift" key while traversing the font menu, then the font selection is
not updated instantly, there is a short pause before it is updated. This is useful if you find
that instant preview slows down your traversal of the menu (perhaps if you have a large
amount of text selected).