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How To Change the Font Using Macromedia Dreamweaver

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Change the look of your text quickly using Macromedia Dreamweaver.
Difficulty: Easy
Time Required: 1 minute
Here's How:
  1. Open Dreamweaver and type the text you would like to change.
  2. Highlight the text.
  3. Go to the Text menu and choose the font you would like to use.
  4. Change the style to bold or italic, if you wish. You can also change the font size, and color from the same menu.
Tips:
  1. Choose your font carefully. If you choose a font that is not on your readers' computers it will not display as you intended.
  2. Use color judiciously. Some colors are not easy to print, and others are difficult to read, both of which can annoying to your readers.
What You Need:
  • Macromedia Dreamweaver
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