Use the Property inspector or commands on the Text menu to change font characteristics for selected text.

To change font characteristics:

1	Select the text. If no text is selected, the change applies to subsequent text you type.
2	Choose from the following options:
	To change the font, choose a font combination from the Property inspector or from the Text > Font submenu.
	Browsers display the text using the first font in the combination that is installed on the user's system. If none of the listed fonts are installed, the browser displays the text as specified by the browser preferences. See also Modifying font combinations. Default uses the default font for the selected text (either the browser default font or the font assigned to that tag in a style sheet).
	To change the font style, click the Bold or Italic button on the Property inspector or choose a font style (Bold, Italic, or Underline) from the Text > Style submenu. See Style sheets overview for information about custom styles.
	To change the font size, choose a size from the Property inspector or from the Text > Size submenu.
	Sizes are relative (1 through 7), not specific point sizes, because standard HTML tags can change the size of fonts displayed in a browser. Try out different font sizes to find one that fits your needs. To use a specific point size for your text, use style sheets.
	To increase or decrease the size of selected text, choose a relative size (+/-1 to +/-7) from the Property inspector or from either the Text > Size Increase or Text > Size Decrease submenus.
	The numbers indicate a relative difference from the BASEFONT size. The default BASEFONT value is 3. Thus, a +4 value results in a font size of 7. Dreamweaver does not render the BASEFONT attribute, although it should display properly in a browser.