
Using Type 251
To specify a font style for selected text, do one of the following:
• Select Text > Font Style and select a style from the submenu.
• From the Character options in the Object panel, select a style from the Font Style pop-up
menu. (For information on displaying Character options, see “Displaying type attributes in the
Object panel” on page 248.)
• In Windows, click a font style button in the Text toolbar.
• On the Macintosh, select a style from the Font Style pop-up menu in the Text toolbar.
• In Windows, right-click a text block. Select Style, and select an option from the submenu.
To control the display of font previews:
1 Display text preferences by doing one of the following:
• In Windows, press Control+U, then click the Text tab.
• On the Macintosh, press Command+U, then click the Text category.
2 To display font previews, select Display Font Preview (the default). To turn off font preview
display, deselect this option.
3 Click OK.
To preview a font, do one of the following:
• From the Character options in the Object panel, move the pointer over a font in the Font
Name pop-up menu to preview it. (For information on displaying Character options, see
“Displaying type attributes in the Object panel” on page 248.)
• In the Text toolbar, move the pointer over a font in the Font Name pop-up menu to preview it.
To greek text or display it as a gray bar:
1 Display redraw preferences by doing one of the following:
• In Windows, press Control+U, then click the Redraw tab.
• On the Macintosh, press Command+U, then click the Redraw category.
2 In the Greek Type Below box, enter the pixel size below which you want text to appear as a
gray bar onscreen. By default, type set at 8 pixels or smaller is greeked.
Greeked text redraws more quickly than characters, so using it can improve display speed
as you edit.
3 Click OK.
Note: Selected text displays as characters regardless of the Greek Type Below setting.
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