Setting font preferences

Setting font preferences

Use font preferences to set the default font for a particular input type as well as other font options.

Input types are scripts that categorize languages according to their writing systems. For example, the Western/Roman input type is used for English, French, Italian, and other languages. Chinese has two main input types: Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese.

To set font preferences:

1.

Open the Preferences dialog box by doing one of the following:

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Windows: Choose Edit menu > Preferences.

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Mac OS: Choose FileMaker Pro menu > Preferences.

2.

Click the Fonts tab, and then set the options you want to use.

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Define a default font for an input type.

Select an input type from the list, then choose a font from the Specify font pop-up menu.

Switch to an input method that matches the font’s input type when entering each field.

Select Synchronize input method with font on field entry.

Note You can also set the input method for individual fields in layouts. For more information, see Setting the text input method for fields.

Apply font changes only to characters that exist in the new font. (When a character does not exist in the new font, its font is not changed, and it continues to display properly.)

Select Use Font Locking.

Note Selecting Use Font Locking is only necessary if you use fields that contain multiple input types, such as Roman and Japanese text within the same field. If you’re not mixing input types in fields, then leave this option cleared. Data entry and editing is a little faster when font locking is turned off.

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Click OK.

To	Do this
Define a default font for an input type.	Select an input type from the list, then choose a font from the Specify font pop-up menu.
Switch to an input method that matches the font’s input type when entering each field.	Select Synchronize input method with font on field entry. Note You can also set the input method for individual fields in layouts. For more information, see Setting the text input method for fields.
Apply font changes only to characters that exist in the new font. (When a character does not exist in the new font, its font is not changed, and it continues to display properly.)	Select Use Font Locking. Note Selecting Use Font Locking is only necessary if you use fields that contain multiple input types, such as Roman and Japanese text within the same field. If you’re not mixing input types in fields, then leave this option cleared. Data entry and editing is a little faster when font locking is turned off.

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