Keyboard shorcut to scroll through all fonts? 1

[danielh68]

I have somewhere near a hundred fonts. Since I don't have a photographic memory, is there a way to select the text and hold down a key, which will quickly apply the style as you scroll down the menu list?

I have tried selecting the text, clicking inside the font menu input box and tapping the down arrow key. Although, this scrolls through the different font styles in the menu window, it doesn't apply them to the main selection. However, if I scroll down using the arrow key and press "enter" on a particular font, it will apply it, but then it deselects as well...counterproductive.

Any suggestions will help prolong my sanity.

Thanks,
DanH

 

[dimoj]

Hi Daniel

As far as I know there is no quicker way to do it in Illustrator other than what you already described. But even when I am using programs where you can scroll through fonts with the arrow key (such as Photoshop or InDesign) I still find it easier and quicker to use a font viewing program such as the free one offered at the following site:

http://www.aksoft.net/progs/akfontviewer/

With this software you can type in some words you want to preview and then see them in 10, 20, 30 or whatever different fonts on screen at once so its much quicker than looking at them one at a time. Plus it shows you the full character set of the fonts which is always useful.

 

[danielh68]

dimoj,

You should change your username to the "liberator", because you just made work a lot easier. What a concept. Never new such a thing existed!

A thousand thanks,
DanH

 

[BooYaKaSha]

Agreed. Font viewers rock.

This isn't nearly as easy as the font viewer, but if you press ctrl + shift + alt + M (Cmd + option + M on a Mac), the font field on the character pallette automatically gets selected. You can select the text with the black arrow, then apply the text this way, then use the shortcut so you don't have to go back and click the font field again.

 

[askIllustrator]

I still love my suitcase it does all that plus keeps my system nice and speedy.

http://www.extensis.com

"Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds." -Einstein

 

[BooYaKaSha]

I use that too. Suitcase kicks a$$

 

[lisatektips]

If you are on a MAC, the easiest way to manage fonts is to use ATM - then you can activate/deactivate the fonts you need for the jobs you're working on - less to scroll through means less frustration and time wasted.

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