Select Alternate Font Dialog Box

Specifies the location of the font file to use if the original font cannot be located and an alternate font is not specified in the font mapping file.

OPTIONS (Command)

Menu: AutoCAD 2022 > Preferences > Application tab > expand Text Editor, Dictionary, Font File Names > expand Alternate Font File > double-click current alternate font file name

Summary

You can also set the location of Alternate Font File by using the FONTALT system variable.

If you do not specify an alternate font, when you open a drawing containing fonts that cannot be located, a dialog box is displayed in which you specify a font to use for each missing font.

List of Options

The following options are displayed.

Font Name

Lists the font family name for all registered TrueType fonts and all SHX fonts in the Fonts folder.

Font Style

Specifies font character formatting, such as italic, bold, or regular. If the missing font is a Big Font, this option changes to Big Font and lists all available Asian-language Big Font files.