The font size is the size of the line in whichthere is a letter. It includes both the height of the highest sign (line), the outermost elements (the lower or upper serifs), and the shoulders. The latter exist so that the letters located next to each other on adjacent lines are not "superimposed" on each other. In other words, these are the gleams from all sides of the site on which the printed text is located.
Few of the ordinary users of portablecomputer or laptop can immediately understand what is at stake. If expressed in more understandable words, then size is the size of the font. Its unit of measure is typographic points (Fri). They are converted into millimeters in the Did system. 1 pt = 0.376 mm. That is, if a person types the text with 10 pins, his height will be 3.76 mm.
Font format in Microsoft Word
When working with text editors from MicrosoftIt is necessary to imagine well what the font (size) in the Word is and how to handle it. This is due to the fact that he determines the overall appearance of the document, that is, his face.
In order to properly design this or thatpage, you need to configure or, as the programmers say, format the font. This process combines both fragmentary changes and symbolic ones. It:
- underlining;
- width;
- Colour;
- select a specific font;
- outline;
- font size (size);
- kerning;
- bias;
- special effects;
- indexing.
Шрифтами являются буквенный и символьный наборы, which, in turn, are combined among themselves by stylistic and compositional settings. They are created by graphic designers thanks to the necessary software.
Characteristics of fonts
Before you begin to master the concept of "font" (size) in Word, you need to familiarize yourself with the basic characteristics of the text.
- Register. Configured in the context menu "Font". Allows you to quickly change lowercase and uppercase letters. There are 5 types of registers:
- "As in the sentence." It is by default. Each sentence begins with a capital letter, followed by lowercase letters.
- "All lower case". All text to which this register is applied is printed in lower case.
- "All capital letters." All signs are capitalized.
- "Begin with capital letters." In the epics and tales there are examples of this register: each word begins with a capital letter.
- "Change the register." The words in the text begin with lowercase.
- Подчеркивание.Use underscore words or all text to highlight any aspects. By default, one solid line is used, however, in the settings you can set as wavy, dash-dot, double line, and others.
- Width. It is adjusted so that the height of the sign is combined with the width. There are three types: wide, normal, narrow. In Word, the second type is installed by default.
- Colour. Coloring text on the screen, as well as when printing. For the standard in a text editor, the value "Auto" (black) is accepted.
- Headset.The connection of fonts that have one drawing, but a different size and style. The name of the headset, as a rule, corresponds to the developer's name. In older versions of Word, Times New Roman is installed by default, in newer versions (from 2007) - Calibri.
- Inscription.Change the appearance of a font from one headset. There are three types: underline, italic and bold. The last inscription in the people is usually called "bold", but this option is incorrect. Combinations of possible outlines can be used simultaneously or separately.
- Кегль.This is the font size, determined by the height of the letter or symbol. Each item has its own name. For example, the eight-millimeter - "Petite", and the six-millimeter - "Nonparel". The name clearly shows that the names of the pins have gone from French words.
- Kerning. This is called increasing or decreasing the size of the letter spacing.
- Bias. Non-standard text placement on a horizontal line. An example is an ordinary verse "ladder", in which each line has its own indent, different from the previous one.
- Special effects or animation settings. Highlight text in certain styles that have graphic effects (3D, shadow, volume).
- Indexing.Use of a superscript or a subscript. These symbols are also called the upper and lower index. The most important is indexing in mathematical, chemical and physical formulas, where it is necessary to put a degree or valency. It should be remembered that the font (size) in Word also changes for such elements.
Font size
As already mentioned above, the size is measured at typographic points. You should know that the fonts of different headsets, but the same pins, visually look different.
Most of the office documents are made in the font size of 11 to 11 points, for control, diploma and coursework 14 pt font is used.
If the text has already been typed, and you want to change its size, select the fragment and select the desired item in the context menu.
Diamond
3 font size is a diamond.It is so small that it is used, perhaps, in indexation. The usual superscripts or subscripts are not printed in this size, and for superindexes (indices of the index) is ideal.
Diamond
The same fine print as a diamond. Its size is 4 pt (in the Dido system only 1.5 mm). In official publications such as books, magazines or newspapers, it is practically not used.
In the XIX century, the font was called a 3-point font.He became famous due to the fact that in 1855 he was published Krylov's "Fables". At that time, this book was the smallest pre-revolutionary Russia that existed in all its life.
Pearl
5 font size is a pearl.The first use of this size was recorded in 1627. In millimeters, its height is not more than 1.88 mm. The name is somewhat outdated, it is not used among programmers and in printing production.
Nonpareil
So the font is called 6 pt.Such a font is used to sign reference books, designations of figures, bibliography, small tables and text from a reference. From the French language the title is translated as "incomparable".
Minion
7 font size is "cute".The Mignon is also called the "Monion" and the "Colonel". It is used in small dictionaries, reference books, encyclopedias. You can find this font in newspaper notes. Its size is about 2.5 mm.
Petit
The size of the petite is 8 pt.It is one of the most common. It is often used as the main size for text in newspapers, magazines, encyclopedias and reference books. In publications where the main font is somewhat larger, petite is used for signatures, footnotes, formulas, tables and annotations.
Bourgeois
Кегль боргес часто используют для печатания газет.The font size (skittle in other words) is 9 pt or 3.38 mm. Since 1970 and to this day it is used for recruiting books. Borges is recommended for use in such publications, where the string in length is not more than 5 squares.
Housing
Font size 10 - the body. They very often print book texts. The name is like an Italian word; It was first used when the Corpus was issued by the Byzantine emperor Justinian I.
Pica
It has a size of 12 pt (4.2 mm).The name comes from the edition in which the first size was used for the first time, "On Obligations," written by Cicero. In 1465 the book was published. In Russia, however, Cicero long considered (up to 1917) font size of 11 points.
Mittel
14 - font size of this size (in Fri) mostknown among PC users, is called "Mittel". Used for the recruitment of official documents, books for pupils of general education schools. According to the rules of ESKD, this size is a mandatory font size of the mentioned editions.
