Font colors

If you thought that font faces and text sizes were ambiguous and arbitrary, then 

you've got a break coming.  Font colors are fairly consistent and standard since 

they're dependent on the monitor and have nothing to do with the browser or operat 

ing system.  So long as it's a color monitor, and the screen has recently been dusted, 

then using any color from the basic 216 browser safe color palette should display as 

intended.

5.3 Font Formatting

The previous section should have provided you with an understanding about the con 

siderations in selecting font faces, sizes and colors.  Now, you get to do the work.  

There are multiple methods for each of the following formatting options, and while 

we discuss each method, the images will display the most popular method: using the 

Properties panel.

Font face

Use any of the following methods to modify text with a new font:

Select the text and choose a font combination from the popup menu on the Proper 

ties panel.

Figure 5 3 Selecting a font group from the Properties panel

Select the text, right click (Win) or control+click (Mac) and select a font combina 

tion from the Font option on the shortcut menu.

Select the text, choose Text > Font and select a font combination.

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