Nisus Writer Express - Manual (Page 97)

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Format Characters
You can add font, size, and style characteristics to text.
Nisus Writer Express lists all the fonts you have that your version of the OS can display. These are
generally in any of the following folders
/Library/Fonts
~/Library/Fonts
/Network/Library/Fonts
/System/Library/Fonts
and any fonts in the Classic
System Folder/Fonts
so long as they are not being managed by a Classic (pre OS X) font management tool.
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You can cause the Font submenu of the Format menu to display the fonts available in their own font
(WYSIWYG) by turning on Font menu shows previews in the Appearance preference pane of Nisus
Writer Express. See “Choose Various Display Options for Your Documents” on page 225 for more
information.
Displaying your fonts WYSIWYG can cause Nisus Writer Express to respond sluggishly.
Font Substitution
If a font does not have a particular character Nisus Writer Express presents an alert and displays
the character in the “secondary font” or another font that does have that character. In that case,
when you select the “missing” character, Nisus Writer Express also displays the font name in red in
the Font submenu of the Format menu and in Character palette.
Figure 62
The “font substitution” alert
You can cause those characters that have had their font substituted in a special highlight color in
the Appearance preference pane of Nisus Writer Express. See “Determine the Color of Various
Aspects of Your Nisus Writer Express Working Environment” on page 230 for more information.
Add a font to your System
After you have purchased a font and you have it on your hard drive, or you have a CD of your fonts
loaded in to your computer you can add these fonts to your System.
▶ Double-click the font’s icon.
Figure 63
A font file icon
Apple Computer’s application Font Book opens and presents you with a dialog offering to install
the font.