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The \fonttbl statement creates a font table for the Help file. The font table consists of one or more font definitions. Each definition consists of a font number, a font family, and a font name.

Parameters

n

Specifies the font number. This parameter must be an integer. This number can be used in subsequent \f statements to set the current font to the specified font. In the font table, font numbers should start at zero and increase by one for each new font definition.

family

Specifies the font family. This parameter must be one of the following:

Value Meaning

fnil Unknown or default fonts (default)
froman Roman, proportionally spaced serif fonts (for example, MS Serif and PalatinoÒ)
fswiss Swiss, proportionally spaced sans serif fonts (for example, Swiss)
fmodern Fixed-pitch serif and sans serif fonts (for example, Courier, Elite, and Pica)
fscript Script fonts (for example, Cursive)
fdecor Decorative fonts (for example, Old English and ITC Zapf ChanceryÒ)
ftech Technical, symbol, and mathematical fonts (for example, SymbolÒ)

font-name

Specifies the name of the font. This parameter should specify an available Windows font.

Comments

If a font with the specified name is not available, Windows Help chooses a font from the specified family. If no font from the given family exists, Windows Help chooses a font having the same character set as specified for the Help file.

The \deff statement sets the default font number for the Help file. The default font is set whenever the \pard statement is given.

See Also

\deff, \f, \fs, \pard

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