Writer Guide

Default fonts
The default fonts specified on the OpenOffice.org Writer – Basic Fonts
(Western) page apply to both Writer documents and HTML (Web)
documents.
• If you want to change the defaults, do so on the OpenOffice.org
Writer – Basic Fonts (Western) page (Figure 41). You can, of
course, choose other fonts for use in specific documents, either by
applying direct formatting or by defining and applying styles in
those documents.
• When choosing fonts on this page you are not limited to single
fonts or to the ones shown in the drop-down list. You can specify a
“font family”as a comma-separated set of fonts that includes those
suitable for Windows, Macintosh, Linux, and other operating
systems. These choices are particularly important in HTML
documents.
• If the document is viewed on a system that does not have the first
font specified, it will use one of the other fonts if that one is
available. Otherwise, it will substitute a font that is available on
the system.
• Type the list of fonts, separated by commas, in the boxes. If you
want these defaults to apply to the current document only, select
that option. The Default button resets the values on this page to
the defaults installed with OpenOffice.org.
Figure 41. Choosing default fonts
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