Skills 11 Manage Fonts

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More Skills 11 Manage Fonts

᭤ A font is a design applied to a collection of letters, numbers, and symbols. Each font is assigned a unique name, such as Calibri or Times New Roman. ᭤ You can view, add, and delete typefaces from your computer in the Fonts Control Panel. ᭤ The Windows Color and Appearance Control Panel is used to modify the fonts that display in Windows screen elements such as title bars and menus.

To complete this project, you will need the following file: ᭿ New blank WordPad document

You will save your file as: ᭿ Lastname_Firstname_w7_07_ProjectName_Fonts 1. Click Start , and then click Control Panel. In the Search Control Panel box, type fonts Press J, and then compare your screen with Figure 1. If necessary, Maximize the window.

Control Panel search box

Search results

Figure 1

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2. In the Control Panel window, click Fonts. In the Fonts window, click the Views button arrow, and then click Details. Compare your screen with Figure 2. Fonts are added to the Fonts folder when you first install Windows 7. More fonts are added when you install other programs such as Office 2010. The list of fonts on your computer may be different. Fonts are designed for specific languages. For example, Arabic languages use characters not found in Latin-based languages such as English or Italian. By default, fonts that do not match the location selected in the Region and Language dialog box will not display in program font lists. Here, the fonts designed for Latin languages are shown, and those designed for Hebrew, Arabic, and Thai languages are hidden.

Fonts window

Hidden fonts (yours may be different)

Figure 2

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3. Scroll as needed, and then double-click Calibri. Compare your screen with Figure 3. When you open a font in its own window, you may see several versions of the font. A font family includes separate fonts for regular, bold, italic, and other emphases and weights. Here, you can preview, delete, or hide a font. To add fonts, copy or download the font file. Right-click the font file, and then click Install. Alternately, drag the font file to the Fonts folder, which is located in the Windows folder on the main hard disk drive. Additional fonts can be located at http://www.microsoft.com/typography/fonts.

Calibri font family

Figure 3

4. Click Calibri Regular, and then on the toolbar, click Preview. Preview the font, and then Close the Calibri (OpenType) window. 5. Click the Back button to return to the Fonts window. Click the Views button arrow , and then click Large Icons.

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6. In the left panel, click Adjust ClearType text, and then compare your screen with Figure 4. The ClearType Text Tuner is a wizard that helps you adjust the clarity of the fonts on your computer screen. ClearType is a font technology that improves the readability and clarity of fonts on LCD monitors. LCD monitors are flat, thin screens used by laptops, portable devices, and most desktop computers. If you have an LCD monitor, the Turn on ClearType check box should be selected.

ClearType Text Tuner wizard

Turn on ClearType check box

Figure 4

7. In the ClearType Text Tuner wizard, click Next. Create a Full-screen Snip. Copy the snip, and then Close the markup window without saving the changes. 8. In the ClearType Text Tuner wizard, click Cancel so that no changes are made to your computer. 9. Start WordPad, and type your first and last name. Add a new line, and then type Windows 7 Chapter 7 More Skills 11 Add a new line, and then insert the Date and time. 10. Add a new line, and then Paste the snip. Add a new line, and then type Fonts Control Panel and ClearType Text Tuner 11. Click Save , and then in the Save As dialog box, navigate to your Windows 7 Chapter 7 folder. In the File name box, type Lastname_Firstname_w7_07_Fonts and then click Save. 12. Switch to the Fonts window. At the bottom of the left pane, click Personalization. 13. At the bottom of the Personalization window, click the Window Color button. 14. In the Window Color and Appearance window, click Advanced appearance settings.

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15. In the Window Color and Appearance dialog box, click the Item button, and then click Menu. 16. Click the Font button, scroll up, and then click Comic Sans MS. Compare your screen with Figure 5, and then click Apply.

Window Color and Appearance dialog box

Item button

Font button

Figure 5

17. Click Start , point to All Programs, click Accessories, and then click Notepad. Click the File menu, and then with the menu open, press p. From the File menu, click Exit. 18. In the Window Color and Appearance dialog box. Change the menu Font back to Segoe UI—the default font for Windows menus. Click OK, and then Close the Window Color and Appearance window. 19. In WordPad, add a new line, and then Paste the screen capture. Add a new line, and then type Menu with Comic Sans MS font 20. On the Home tab, in the Editing group, click the Select all button. In the Font group, click the Font arrow, and then click Comic Sans MS to change the document’s font. 21. Click a blank area in the document, and then click Save . If you are printing this project, print the document. Exit WordPad. 22. Submit the WordPad printout or file as directed by your instructor. ᭿ You have completed More Skills 11

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