View fonts
You can customize the font list, from within the Font list box, to make it easier to find fonts. For example, you can change the size of the font names displayed in the Font list box. You can display fonts grouped by family or as a flat list. If you have non-Latin fonts installed, you can show their names in Latin or in their native language. In addition, you can show recently used fonts at the top of the font list, or hide them, and you can specify the number of recently used fonts to display.
By default, font names use the corresponding fonts, but you can display all font names by using the same font.
CorelDRAW lets you preview fonts in the Preview area at the bottom of the Font list box or in the drawing window. You can also preview a font in all available styles, such as bold and italic.
You can resize the Font list area by adjusting its height and width or by hiding the preview area.
To customize the font list
1
Click the
Text tool in the toolbox, and open the
Font list box on the property bar.
2
To change the size of the font names, move the
Resize slider.
3
Click the
Font Options button
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, and perform a task from the following table.
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Show the names of non-Latin fonts in Latin or in the native language
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Click Show Latin names to enable or disable the command.
This option is useful when you work with Cyrillic, Arabic, and Asian fonts.
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Display font names by using the same font
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Click Use font to display the font name to disable the command.
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Display or hide recently used fonts
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Click Show recently used fonts to enable or disable the command.
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Specify the number of recently used fonts to display
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Click Font List Preferences, and on the Fonts page of the dialog box that appears, type a value in the Number of most recently used fonts displayed box.
The maximum number of recently used fonts that you can display is 20.
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To preview a font
1
Click the
Text tool
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in the toolbox.
If you want to preview a font in the drawing window, select the text you want.
2
On the property bar, click the
Font list box.
The font name appears in the given font.
To preview the selected text with a specific font applied, point to the font name in the
Font list box.
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The names of symbol fonts are displayed in the default user interface font, with examples of the symbol font appearing to the right of the symbol font name and in the Preview area.
To resize the Font list area
1
Click the
Text tool in the toolbox, and open the
Font list box on the property bar.
2
Do any of the following:
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To hide the preview area, click the
Hide preview button
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.
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To adjust the width of the
Font list area, point to the vertical grab area (right edge) and drag when the double-sided arrow appears.
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To adjust the height, point to the horizontal grab area (below the
Resize slider), and drag when the double-sided arrow appears.