The Font dialog is displayed by using the ShowFont method of the CommonDialog control. The Font dialog box allows the user to select a font by specifying a font, size, color, and style.
To use the Font dialog box, set the properties of the CommonDialog control relating to the Font dialog. Then use the ShowFont method to actually show the dialog. Once the user makes selections in the Font dialog box, the following properties contain information about the user's selection:
| Property | Determines |
| Color | The selected color. To use this property, you must first set the Flags property to cdlCFEffects. |
| FontBold | Whether bold was selected. |
| FontItalic | Whether italic was selected. |
| FontStrikethru | Whether strikethrough was selected. To use this property, you must first set the Flags property to cdlCFEffects. |
| FontUnderline | Whether underline was selected. To use this property, you must first set the Flags property to cdlCFEffects. |
| FontName | The selected font name. |
| FontSize | The selected font size. |