Replace Fonts in a Topic


After completing this topic, you will be able to replace fonts in a topic.


Steps:

  1. We have opened the Inserting the Date topic to check the font used for custom and template text.

    Step 1

  2. Click the Font button.

    Step 2

  3. Notice that this frame uses an Arial 10 point font for custom text.

     

    The custom text for all frames in this topic use an Arial 10 point font.

    Step 3

  4. Check the font that this frame uses for template text.

     

    Click the Template fonts button.

    Step 4

  5. This frame uses an Arial 10 point font for template text.

     

    All frames in this topic use an Arial 10 point font for template text.

     

    Custom and template text formatting in a topic is applied as direct formatting. You can replace direct formatting for documents from the Library or Outline Editor using the Replace Font tool.

    Step 5

  6. You can select a single document or multiple documents for font replacement. In this example, we will replace the fonts in a single topic.

     

    Click the Edit menu.

    Step 6

  7. Click the Replace Font command.

    Step 7

  8. In the Find what section, select the font that you want to search for and replace.

     

    Click the button to the right of the Font field.

    Step 8

  9. Replace the Arial font used in custom and template text.

     

    Click the Arial list item.

    Step 9

  10. Select the font size that you want to search for and replace.

     

    Click the button to the right of the Font Size field.

    Step 10

  11. Select the font size used for custom and template text.

     

    Click the 10 list item.

    Step 11

  12. Select the font unit to be replaced.

     

    Click the button to the right of the Unit field.

    Step 12

  13. Unit options include pixels and points; however, topics only use points. Topic frames do not support font units in pixels for bubble text. If you select a pixel unit to find or replace, all of the Apply to options that pertain to topics, such as bubble text and string input options, are disabled.

     

    If you are replacing topic fonts only, you do not have to specify a font unit.

     

    Since you are replacing fonts in a topic only, you can leave the Unit field blank.

    Step 13

  14. You can also specify a font style to replace, such as bold or italics.

     

    Click the button to the right of the Font Style field.

    Step 14

  15. You can choose a specific font style to replace. For example, you can replace italicized text with bolding. If you choose the Regular option, only plain text will be replaced. Text formatted with bold, italics, or underline will be ignored.

     

    If you do not specify a font style, all text with the specified font and/or font size will be replaced, regardless of what other formatting has been applied to the text.

     

    Since we want to replace all Arial 10 text, you will leave the Font Style field blank.

    Step 15

  16. In the Replace with section, replace the Arial 10 font with a Courier New 12 font.

     

    Click the button to the right of the Font field.

    Step 16

  17. Topic frames do not support font families (such as Arial, Helvetic, sans-serif) in bubble text.

     

    When replacing topic fonts, you should select a font below the line that separates font families from single fonts.

    Step 17

  18. Click the Courier New list item.

    Step 18

  19. Click the button to the right of the Font Size field.

    Step 19

  20. Click the 12 list item.

    Step 20

  21. You would select the Include related documents option if you want to include those documents in the font search and replace.

     

    Since you only want to replace the fonts in the selected topic, you will leave this option blank.

    Step 21

  22. You can apply a font replacement to specific bubble text components and web pages.

     

    We have selected to replace the font in all of the topic components and exclude web page text.

    Step 22

  23. Replace the fonts in the topic.

     

    Click the Replace button.

    Step 23

  24. You are notified that this action cannot be undone. Confirm the warning.

     

    Click the Yes button.

    Step 24

  25. View the activity log.

     

    Click the View activity log link.

    Step 25

  26. The activity log lists the documents with replaced fonts.

     

    Click the Close button.

    Step 26

  27. Close the Replace Successful dialog box.

     

    Click the OK button.

    Step 27

  28. Close the Replace Font dialog box.

     

    Click the Close button.

    Step 28

  29. Notice the font in the Introduction pane.

     

    Open the topic to view the replacement results.

     

    Double-click the Inserting the Date topic.

    Step 29

  30. Notice that the custom text in the first paragraph and the template text in the second paragraph now use a Courier New 12 font instead of the Arial 10 font.

    Step 30

  31. This frame contains template text only, which now appears in a Courier New 12 font instead of the Arial 10 font.

    Step 31

After completing this topic, you are able to replace fonts in a topic.

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