HOW TO: Specify a Series of Fonts in FrontPage 2000 (205759)

SUMMARY

This article describes how to specify a series of fonts by using the Font list in FrontPage or by modifying the FONT tag used to format your text.

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Specifying Fonts

You can use the FONT tag or the Font list to specify one font or a series of fonts, rather than defining fonts by using cascading style sheets.

For example, you can specify a single font: or a series of fonts: When you specify a series of fonts, the Web browser attempts to display the text in the first font in the series. If this font is not installed on the computer that you are using to view the page, the browser displays the text by using the second font in the series. The Web browser cycles through the fonts until it finds a font that is installed on your computer. If it does not find any of the fonts listed in the FONT tag, the browser uses a default font to display the text.

To specify alternative fonts for text in FrontPage, use one of the following methods.

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Method 1: Use the Font Box on the Formatting Toolbar

1. On the Formatting toolbar, click inside the Font box, and then delete the font name that appears there.
2. Type your font choices. For example, if you want to specify three fonts, "Charcoal", "Arial", and "Times New Roman", modify the list to display the following:

   Charcoal, Arial, Times New Roman

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Method 2: Edit the HTML

1. In FrontPage, click the HTML tab.
2. Find the <font face=""> tag that you want to modify.
3. Click after the font name, type a comma, type a space, and then type the name of the alternative font that you want to use. Repeat this step for each font that you want to add.
   
   For example, if you want to specify three fonts, "Charcoal", "Arial", and "Times New Roman", modify the FONT tag so that it looks similar to the following:

   <font face="Charcoal, Arial, Times New Roman">
   						

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Method 3: Use the Format Menu

1. Select the text that you want to modify.
2. On the Format menu, click Font. Or, right-click the selected text, and then click Font. The Font dialog box appears.
3. On the Font tab, in the Font box at the top, click after the font name, type a comma, type a space, and then type the name of the alternative font that you want to use. Repeat this step for each font that you want to add.
   
   For example, if you want to specify three fonts, "Charcoal", "Arial", and "Times New Roman", modify the Font name box to display the following:

   Charcoal, Arial, Times New Roman

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