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How can you set the font that a website is displayed in so that every computer that checks the site display's it as one font - eg - Arial (HTML only please, plus Frontpage (cue devil music))
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Thanks to all, and I got it working, so thanks to Fog and everyone who helped me. The highlight thing got it working for good.
Thanks :D
Thanks :D
Fuzzy, if you want the text to change when you select the font in FrontPage, you must first click and drag over the text to hilight it. Try that.
Try to use standard fonts though, e.g. Verdana and Arial..etc otherwise people visiting your website may not see it the same way you do.
Easiest way is to write everything out, highlight the text you want to change and go: format > font and change it to what you want.
or go: view > toolbars > formatting (make sure it's got a tick next to it) and set what you want the default to be, then hopefully it should work, if not, start a new line and try it again, or highlight the text and try it.
This way of editing can be annoying sometimes, it's a lot easier to write freehand :D
or go: view > toolbars > formatting (make sure it's got a tick next to it) and set what you want the default to be, then hopefully it should work, if not, start a new line and try it again, or highlight the text and try it.
This way of editing can be annoying sometimes, it's a lot easier to write freehand :D
Fog wrote:
> if you want to change it between the Body tags:
> use: text goes
> here
>
> Frontpage go: Format (top) Font. select what you want and be on your
> merry webby way.
I have a slight problem with the 2nd suggestion, when I do this, pick my font, so on and so forth, it still display's the page in Times New Roman (I picked Arial as font) in the Browser Preview. Will this change when I publish it?
> if you want to change it between the Body tags:
> use: text goes
> here
>
> Frontpage go: Format (top) Font. select what you want and be on your
> merry webby way.
I have a slight problem with the 2nd suggestion, when I do this, pick my font, so on and so forth, it still display's the page in Times New Roman (I picked Arial as font) in the Browser Preview. Will this change when I publish it?
Thanks all for your help :)
Tyla wrote:
> body,tr,td { font:arial,helvetica ; colour:#000000}
add the (,tr,td) so that the same font can be used within tables. CSS is definatly the better choice to use, takes an absolute minimum of time to setup and after that you can do almost anything you like! it actually allows you to do some very fancy stuff with fonts, very pleasing to the eye and takes a lot more work to achieve with standard tags.
> body,tr,td { font:arial,helvetica ; colour:#000000}
add the (,tr,td) so that the same font can be used within tables. CSS is definatly the better choice to use, takes an absolute minimum of time to setup and after that you can do almost anything you like! it actually allows you to do some very fancy stuff with fonts, very pleasing to the eye and takes a lot more work to achieve with standard tags.
If you want to use generic family tags instead of specific fonts there are five kinds; serif, sans-serif, fantasy, monospace and cursive.
It's best not to use generic family tags, but if you don't know what specific font you want, but you know what style, use them, but they should really be used in any other occasions.
It's best not to use generic family tags, but if you don't know what specific font you want, but you know what style, use them, but they should really be used in any other occasions.
The old style used to be :
The correct way of doing things now is with CSS as attributes contained with in the are be depricated in favour of CSS.
You can acheive the same as "body basefont" by redefining the body in CSS ie:
body { font:arial,helvetica ; colour:#000000}
This will ensure that the page will use the same font as long as it's contained within the (This won't work on text contained within a table).
is also be depricated in favour of CSS. So I would suggest you work within CSS (specifically CSS1).
Another point is Cross Platform... Arial and Verdana are IE/Win native fonts, Mac's default at Helvetica other wise it's Roman (which is a definate no-no)
Hope that helps. Not good with MSFP, personally don't use it. If you get stuck with CSS, have a search for TopStyle Lite on Google. This is a free WYSIWYG CSS editor with some amazing tools such as cross browser/platform compatability.
The correct way of doing things now is with CSS as attributes contained with in the are be depricated in favour of CSS.
You can acheive the same as "body basefont" by redefining the body in CSS ie:
body { font:arial,helvetica ; colour:#000000}
This will ensure that the page will use the same font as long as it's contained within the (This won't work on text contained within a table).
Another point is Cross Platform... Arial and Verdana are IE/Win native fonts, Mac's default at Helvetica other wise it's Roman (which is a definate no-no)
Hope that helps. Not good with MSFP, personally don't use it. If you get stuck with CSS, have a search for TopStyle Lite on Google. This is a free WYSIWYG CSS editor with some amazing tools such as cross browser/platform compatability.
if you want to change it between the Body tags:
use: text goes here
Frontpage go: Format (top) > Font. select what you want and be on your merry webby way.
use: text goes here
Frontpage go: Format (top) > Font. select what you want and be on your merry webby way.
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