The appearance of each particular character of a document is determined by its Font Format.
A Font Format includes the following characteristics.
The Font Name characteristic (or the typeface) refers to specific characteristics of characters and symbols in the font, such as the width of the thick and thin strokes that compose the characters and the presence or absence of serifs.
All characters within the same font (a font with the same name) share a common design.
The following are the examples of different font faces:
You can quickly change the Font Name for the selected text through the Font combo box of the Atlantis toolbar.
The Font Size determines the height of characters in units called points.
A point is 1/72 of an inch.
You can quickly change the Font Size for the selected text through the Font Size combo box of the Atlantis toolbar.
If this attribute is set, characters are displayed more thick than usually.
You can quickly turn on or off the Bold for the selected text either by clicking the toolbar button, or by pressing the Ctrl+B keys.
If this attribute is set, characters are displayed inclined to the right.
You can quickly turn on or off the Italic for the selected text either by clicking the toolbar button, or by pressing the Ctrl+I keys.
If this attribute is set, the horizontal line is displayed under the text.
You can quickly turn on or off the Underline for the selected text either by clicking the toolbar button, or by pressing the Ctrl+U keys.
The Font Color is used to draw the face of each character.
In addition to the usual font colors (red, green, blue, navy etc) you can format your text with a special color – Auto.
The real value with which the Auto color is substituted, depends on both the Color Settings of Windows and the Color Settings of Atlantis.
The text that should be black on paper, should be formatted with the Auto color.
You can quickly change the Font Color for the selected text through the Font Color combo box of the Atlantis toolbar.
If this attribute is set, characters are displayed as an upper index of mathematical formulas.
You can quickly turn on or off the Superscript for the selected text either by clicking the toolbar button, or by pressing the Ctrl+Shift+Plus keys.
If this attribute is set, characters are displayed as a lower index of mathematical or chemical formulas.
You can quickly turn on or off the Subscript for the selected text either by clicking the toolbar button, or by pressing the Ctrl+Equals keys.
If this attribute is set, the horizontal line crosses characters.
You can quickly turn on or off the Strikeout for the selected text either by clicking the toolbar button, or by pressing the Ctrl+K,S keys.
As a rule, text is displayed with normal intercharacter spacing. But Atlantis can also display text compressed (with decreased intercharacter spacing) or expanded (with increased intercharacter spacing).
You can quickly "compress" the selected text either by clicking the toolbar button, or by pressing the Ctrl+Alt+Left arrow keys.
To "expand" the selected text, click the toolbar button, or press the Ctrl+Alt+Right arrow keys.
Atlantis can display text with vertical offset.
You can quickly "offset up" the selected text either by clicking the toolbar button, or by pressing the Ctrl+Alt+Up arrow keys.
To "offset down" the selected text, click the toolbar button, or press the Ctrl+Alt+Down arrow keys.
Some quality fonts contain information about pairs of characters that could be placed more tightly or more rarefiedly within a paragraph line to produce more even and natural appearance of text.
A minimal font size of characters to apply kerning to is specified.
As a rule the kerning is used for larger font sizes.
The kerning for the selected text (as well as all the above characteristics that make up a font format) can be adjusted through the Format | Font... command.