Mac Works 4.0: Using Large Font Sizes in 4.0 Draw Document
  
PSS ID Number: Q138931
Article last modified on 10-22-1998
 
4.00 4.00a 4.00b
 
MACINTOSH
 

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The information in this article applies to:
 
 - Microsoft Works for the Macintosh, versions 4.0, 4.0a, 4.0b
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SUMMARY
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To create a Font Size larger then 48 with the Text Tool in the Works
Draw module, you need to manually type the font size in the Font And
Style section on the Format menu.
 
Using Large Font Sizes
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To change the font size to something greater than 48 point in a Text
object, do the following:
 
1. On the Tool Palette, click the Text Tool.
 
2. Highlight the text you want to change.
 
3. On the Format menu, click Font And Style.
 
4. In the Size box, type the size you want to use.
 
   NOTE: The maximum point size is 512.
 
MORE INFORMATION
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Works versions 2.x and 3.x text has a maximum size of 72 points. This is
true in the word processor or with the Text Tool. There is no workaround
to make text larger.
 
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Version           : 4.00 4.00a 4.00b
Platform          : MACINTOSH
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