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Add New Font Specifications

In the Fonts tab, you can add, change, and remove font specifications based on your requirements. You can display the Font Chooser dialog from the context menu of the Fonts tab and enter font specifications in the dialog.

To add new font specifications

1. Select the package in the project pane.
2. Select the Fonts tab in the subproject pane.
3. Right-click within the tab area and select Add from the context menu.

   The Font Chooser dialog appears.

4. Enter values for the following parameters:

   Font name

   Indicates the name for the font you are specifying.

   Font type, Font size

   Specifies font type and size.

   Effects

   Specifies Bold, Italic, or both.

   Color

   Specifies the font color, available from the drop-down list.

   You can see a preview of the specified font in the Preview area.

5. Click Add to add the font to the PIF package.

   The new font appears in the Fonts tab of the Packager GUI.

Note: Fonts can also be defined in the dialog editor. Each dialog control that displays text includes the Font drop-down list in its properties dialog. Click the browse icon (next to the Font drop-down list) to display the Font Chooser dialog where you can specify font specifications.

To change the font specifications

1. Double-click the font name in the Fonts tab.

   The Font Chooser dialog appears.

2. Make appropriate changes in the dialog.
3. Click Change when you complete the modification.

   The font specifications are changed for the selected font.