Alternate Font Dialog Box

Access Methods

 Menu:  Application menu Options, and then click the Files tab

 Shortcut menu: Right-click in the Command Line window, click Options, and then click the Files tab.

Summary

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.

If you do not specify an alternate font through the Options dialog box 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

Font Name

Lists the font family name for all registered TrueType fonts and all SHX fonts in the Fonts folder. When you select a name from the list, the program reads the file for the specified font.

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.