how to see font styles?

[fred45]

when i'm editing a text layer, how do i see samples of
the actual fonts in the listing rather than just the list of font names?

 

[Arjay418]

Fred,

The best way i've found to do this is to select your text, or better yet, select the text layer (so you see it in the right color, instead of the opposite color) then go to your text tool, highlight the name of the font in the menu bar (across the top), then use your up and down arrow keys to scroll through the list. Your font should change every time you change the name of your font.

by the way, I have PS7. Don't know if it works in earlier versions.

--rj

PS. I'd love to hear a better way to do this, too!

 

[barehug]

Yeah, i do the same thing, must better than a preview. I know you could do it in PS6, I honestly can't remember any earlier.

Moe: It could have been a real ugly situation, but luckily I managed to shoot him in the spine.

 

[dimoj]

>how do i see samples of the actual fonts in the listing rather than just the list of font names?

Just to answer that question specifically: You can't Fred.

I like to use one of the many free font viewing programs to do that job, such as this one:

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