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BettyofKent
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Changing Text size & Font
« on: Sunday 26 August 07 16:47 BST (UK) »
I can use the BBC tags in my messages, bold, italic, etc, & I can change the colour, but for some reason I can't change the text size or the font.

All I'm offered is 10pt Verdana.

What am I doing wrong please.

Betty

Test to see if I can do the moving text!!
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Stutely - Wittersham & Stone
Padgham - Wittersham
Wanstall - Northbourne
Taylor - Ringwould & Ash
Skinner - Deal
Bushell - Walmer
Cornwell - Ash, Sandwich, Wingham
Dennis - Eastry & Dover
Fagg - Elmstone
Laurence - Northbourne & Betteshanger
Relf - Kent & Sussex

Also
Funnell - Sussex
Schloss - Nottingham & Massachusetts
Cohen - Birmingham


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Re: Changing Text size & Font
« Reply #1 on: Sunday 26 August 07 17:04 BST (UK) »
Hi Betty, I'm no techie but...

Font size is the capital A with the uppy downie arrow next to last on top row if you click on it it says 10pt all you have to do is change the 10 to something else, this was 12 - to change colour click the downward pointing arrow next to change colour and it should give a list of options - just make sure your written text is beween the ][ thingies.... I think you are clicking on the fuzzy looking red capital A, not sure what that does lets have a go Huh

Oh! it does this - in my case nothing it seems, I'll have another go

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Re: Changing Text size & Font
« Reply #2 on: Sunday 26 August 07 17:09 BST (UK) »
Can someone tell us what font  =  Verdana means or does

Suey
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Sussex - Knapp. Nailard. Potten. Coleman. Pomfrey. Carter. Picknell
Greenwich/Woolwich. - Clowting. Davis. Kitts. Ferguson. Lowther. Carvalho. Pressman. Redknap. Argent.
Hertfordshire - Sturgeon. Bird. Rule. Claxton. Taylor. Braggins.
 
BettyofKent
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Re: Changing Text size & Font
« Reply #3 on: Sunday 26 August 07 17:13 BST (UK) »
I think I've got the hang of text size. I was expecting a drop-down list of sizes, as in e-mail programs, I didn't realise the typed number had to be changed.
Hopefully this will be 14pt

How do I change the font?

Betty

Oh goody, it works Grin That size is much better for my poor old eyes Grin
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KENT:
Stutely - Wittersham & Stone
Padgham - Wittersham
Wanstall - Northbourne
Taylor - Ringwould & Ash
Skinner - Deal
Bushell - Walmer
Cornwell - Ash, Sandwich, Wingham
Dennis - Eastry & Dover
Fagg - Elmstone
Laurence - Northbourne & Betteshanger
Relf - Kent & Sussex

Also
Funnell - Sussex
Schloss - Nottingham & Massachusetts
Cohen - Birmingham


"Census information is Crown Copyright from www.nationalarchives.gov.
BettyofKent
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Re: Changing Text size & Font
« Reply #4 on: Sunday 26 August 07 17:21 BST (UK) »
Suey, Verdana is the name of the font (style of typeface/print)
There are hundreds of fonts on the internet, just google Fonts & see what you get! You can download them, (many are free) & use them in your Word documents, which has quite a few already installed.

If the red A doesn't change the font, what does it do?

Betty


Quote from: suey on Sunday 26 August 07 17:09 BST (UK)
Can someone tell us what font  =  Verdana means or does

Suey
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KENT:
Stutely - Wittersham & Stone
Padgham - Wittersham
Wanstall - Northbourne
Taylor - Ringwould & Ash
Skinner - Deal
Bushell - Walmer
Cornwell - Ash, Sandwich, Wingham
Dennis - Eastry & Dover
Fagg - Elmstone
Laurence - Northbourne & Betteshanger
Relf - Kent & Sussex

Also
Funnell - Sussex
Schloss - Nottingham & Massachusetts
Cohen - Birmingham


"Census information is Crown Copyright from www.nationalarchives.gov.
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Re: Changing Text size & Font
« Reply #5 on: Sunday 26 August 07 17:24 BST (UK) »
Quote from: suey on Sunday 26 August 07 17:09 BST (UK)
Can someone tell us what font  =  Verdana means or does

Suey




The font determines the shape of the letters that you are using.  I have changed it to Comis Sans MS for this post but I haven't tried this before
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DETAILS OF THE FOLLOWING NAMES CAN BE FOUND IN SURNAME INTERESTS AT FOOT OF PAGE
Wilson, Higgs, Buswell, PARCELL, Matthews, TAMKIN, Seckington, Pates, Williams, Webb, Arthur, MAYNARD, Caves, Norman, Winch, Culverhouse, Drakeley.
Johnson, Routledge, SHIRT, SAICH, Mills, SAUNDERS, EDLIN, Perry, Vickers, Pakeman, Griffiths, Marston, Turner, Child, Sheen, Gray, Woolhouse
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Re: Changing Text size & Font
« Reply #6 on: Sunday 26 August 07 17:27 BST (UK) »

Thanks David.........
Hmmm I see - but how can you change it on RC?  I tried changing Verdana to something else by typing it in but it did'nt seem to work  Huh

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Sussex - Knapp. Nailard. Potten. Coleman. Pomfrey. Carter. Picknell
Greenwich/Woolwich. - Clowting. Davis. Kitts. Ferguson. Lowther. Carvalho. Pressman. Redknap. Argent.
Hertfordshire - Sturgeon. Bird. Rule. Claxton. Taylor. Braggins.
 
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Re: Changing Text size & Font
« Reply #7 on: Sunday 26 August 07 17:29 BST (UK) »
Suey,where is the uppy downy arrow ?
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hepburn,finney,james,
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BettyofKent
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Re: Changing Text size & Font
« Reply #8 on: Sunday 26 August 07 17:30 BST (UK) »
Using the same method as changing text sizes, I've changed Verdana to Comic Sans to see what I get
Now Ariel
Now Verdana
Now Times New Roman

ooohhh this is fun, I think I've got it Grin
Thanks, suey, for the tip about changing the number by typing in.
I wonder how many fonts it works with Grin

Betty

This is Black Chancery
This is Font Boulder

This is Calligrapher
This is Igloocaps

Yep, typing in the font name works Grin Grin Grin
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KENT:
Stutely - Wittersham & Stone
Padgham - Wittersham
Wanstall - Northbourne
Taylor - Ringwould & Ash
Skinner - Deal
Bushell - Walmer
Cornwell - Ash, Sandwich, Wingham
Dennis - Eastry & Dover
Fagg - Elmstone
Laurence - Northbourne & Betteshanger
Relf - Kent & Sussex

Also
Funnell - Sussex
Schloss - Nottingham & Massachusetts
Cohen - Birmingham


"Census information is Crown Copyright from www.nationalarchives.gov.
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Re: Changing Text size & Font
« Reply #9 on: Sunday 26 August 07 17:41 BST (UK) »
Darn it Betty, I can't get it to work  Huh


hepburn - look over the top of the smilies and there are two rows of symbols in blue boxes - to change the text size you want top row second from last the capital A with an up/down arrow in black

Lets have another go at font changing [font=Times New Roman][/font]

Suey

How did you do it Betty? did you just change the name or something else?  Huh Maybe it does'nt work with all of them.
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All census lookups are Crown Copyright from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
Sussex - Knapp. Nailard. Potten. Coleman. Pomfrey. Carter. Picknell
Greenwich/Woolwich. - Clowting. Davis. Kitts. Ferguson. Lowther. Carvalho. Pressman. Redknap. Argent.
Hertfordshire - Sturgeon. Bird. Rule. Claxton. Taylor. Braggins.
 
BettyofKent
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Re: Changing Text size & Font
« Reply #10 on: Sunday 26 August 07 17:53 BST (UK) »
Suey, type your text & highlight it. Click on the RED A

then where you see Verdana between the [ ] delete Verdana & type the name of any font, such as Calligrapher.

Betty
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KENT:
Stutely - Wittersham & Stone
Padgham - Wittersham
Wanstall - Northbourne
Taylor - Ringwould & Ash
Skinner - Deal
Bushell - Walmer
Cornwell - Ash, Sandwich, Wingham
Dennis - Eastry & Dover
Fagg - Elmstone
Laurence - Northbourne & Betteshanger
Relf - Kent & Sussex

Also
Funnell - Sussex
Schloss - Nottingham & Massachusetts
Cohen - Birmingham


"Census information is Crown Copyright from www.nationalarchives.gov.
hepburn
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Re: Changing Text size & Font
« Reply #11 on: Sunday 26 August 07 17:56 BST (UK) »
DOH!!!! I was looking at my keyboard Cheesy[size=10pt]Lets have a go...well that didn't work..[font=Verdana]let's see.[size=10pt
well that's a load of gobbledy gook...
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stoke on trent. carson,wain,leese,shaw,key,scalley,mitchell,
hepburn,finney,james,
nottingham,pollard,grice,
derbyshire,vallands,turton,howe.
new zealand,turton
canada,carson.
australia,mitchell,scalley,

 
BettyofKent
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Re: Changing Text size & Font
« Reply #12 on: Sunday 26 August 07 18:02 BST (UK) »
You can do it hepburn Grin

Be careful not to delete any of the [ ]

Just change the 10 in 10pt & Verdana to any other font name

Betty
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KENT:
Stutely - Wittersham & Stone
Padgham - Wittersham
Wanstall - Northbourne
Taylor - Ringwould & Ash
Skinner - Deal
Bushell - Walmer
Cornwell - Ash, Sandwich, Wingham
Dennis - Eastry & Dover
Fagg - Elmstone
Laurence - Northbourne & Betteshanger
Relf - Kent & Sussex

Also
Funnell - Sussex
Schloss - Nottingham & Massachusetts
Cohen - Birmingham


"Census information is Crown Copyright from www.nationalarchives.gov.
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Re: Changing Text size & Font
« Reply #13 on: Sunday 26 August 07 18:04 BST (UK) »
No I don't think it works for most fonts.  Although the font size obviously does

David
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Living in Berkshire.  Origin Northampton & Milton Keynes
DETAILS OF THE FOLLOWING NAMES CAN BE FOUND IN SURNAME INTERESTS AT FOOT OF PAGE
Wilson, Higgs, Buswell, PARCELL, Matthews, TAMKIN, Seckington, Pates, Williams, Webb, Arthur, MAYNARD, Caves, Norman, Winch, Culverhouse, Drakeley.
Johnson, Routledge, SHIRT, SAICH, Mills, SAUNDERS, EDLIN, Perry, Vickers, Pakeman, Griffiths, Marston, Turner, Child, Sheen, Gray, Woolhouse
Census Info is Crown Copyright from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
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Re: Changing Text size & Font
« Reply #14 on: Sunday 26 August 07 18:11 BST (UK) »
HELLO[font=][/font][font=calligrapher][/font]
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stoke on trent. carson,wain,leese,shaw,key,scalley,mitchell,
hepburn,finney,james,
nottingham,pollard,grice,
derbyshire,vallands,turton,howe.
new zealand,turton
canada,carson.
australia,mitchell,scalley,

 
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