How to change the font? Basics of word processing

Change font on the computer, it's easy. We will tell you how to change the font in word, photoshop, as well as the font size in windows operating system.

Many people every day are faced with the need to design and process textual information in one form or another, for various purposes. This article is intended for beginners who are faced with the problem of editing text on their personal computer.

1. How to change your font in Windows 7

If you are not satisfied with the size and look of the font in your operating system - you can always adjust the settings for yourself.

To do this, right click on your desktop, in the list select personalize. At the bottom, click window color, and open additional design options.  The following settings should appear:

You can change the font in windows and you can change the size of the font.

First we need to choose for which elements we want to change the font. By default, we are offered settings for the desktop. Depending on the selected element - the allowable settings change. Suppose we want to change the font for the icons:

How to change the font in windows

As you can see, we can change the size of the icons, as well as choose another font and set a new size for it. Once you've decided on the settings you want - click apply.

2. How to change the font in Microsoft Word

To change text in a Word document, click the left mouse button and select the text you want to edit. To select all the text in the document - press ctrl+A. After that, in the Home tab (in the upper work panel of the program), you can choose another font from the drop-down list:

How to change font in word. Font size in word

In addition, you can change the size of the font, its outline, color, etc . The program allows you to create numbered and bulleted lists, align text by edges, set line spacing, spacing, and more.

Keep in mind that the font drop-down list only shows fonts that are installed in your operating system. To install and use new fonts, read our article «how to install the font».

Changing fonts in Adobe Photoshop

Most people have long heard about the program Photoshop, and many people actively use it. The program is suitable for a wide variety of tasks - from photo processing to creating graphics, websites and illustrations. Today we're going to break down just working with text, in case you need to edit someone else's document in psd format, or create your own document and design it.

If you need to create your own file - open Photoshop, click file (English version - file), then create (English version - new). You will see a new document settings panel. There you can set the width and height, as well as the resolution and color space for your new file.

If you are working with someone else's file - just open it by double clicking.

In both cases, be sure to check the box next to autoselect, on the top toolbar:

How to change a font in photoshop.

Generally, text frames are used to work with text in Photoshop. In any case, you need to select the tool "T" on the left toolbar, and select the piece of text that you want to change.

To create a new text frame, click on the same tool "T" from the left menu, and holding the left mouse button create the borders of the future frame.  

After that, the text settings appear in the top toolbar. Select a font from the list of installed fonts on your computer:

How to change the font in Photoshop. Font size in Photoshop

On the same toolbar, you can change the font size, typeface, and display style. In order to open the menu with additional settings - click the tab "window" and check the checkboxes next to "symbol." и "paragraph". These tabs should appear in the right toolbar.

We hope that our tips have helped you understand the basics of text editing as well as changing the system fonts on your operating system.


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2016-04-14

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