BASEFONT size. The default BASEFONT value is 3. Thus, a +4 value results in a font size of 7. Dreamweaver does not display the BASEFONT tag (which goes in the HEAD section), although the font size should display properly in a browser. 
Use the Property inspector or the Text menu to change font characteristics for selected text.
To change font characteristics:
| 1 | Select the text. If no text is selected, the change applies to subsequent text you type. |
| 2 | Choose from the following options: |
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To change the font, choose a font combination from the Property inspector or from the Text > Font submenu. |
| Browsers display the text using the first font in the combination that is installed on the user's system. If none of the fonts in the combination is installed, the browser displays the text as specified by the browser preferences. (See also Modifying font combinations.) Choose Default to remove previously applied font faces; Default applies the default font for the selected text (either the browser default font or the font assigned to that tag in the CSS style sheet). | |
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To change the font style, click Bold or Italic in the Property inspector, or choose a font style (Bold, Italic, Underline, and so on) from the Text > Style submenu. |
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To change the font size, choose a size (1 through 7) from the Property inspector or from the Text > Size submenu. |
| HTML font sizes are relative, not specific point sizes. Users set the point size of the default font for their browsers; this is the font size that they will see when you choose Default or 3 in the Property inspector or Text > Size submenu. Sizes 1 and 2 will appear smaller than the default font size; sizes 4 through 7 will appear larger. To make your text appear in a specific point size every time, use CSS style sheets. | |
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To increase or decrease the size of selected text, choose a relative size (+ or -1 to + or -7) from the Property inspector or from either the Text > Size Increase or Text > Size Decrease menu. |
The numbers indicate a relative difference from the BASEFONT size. The default BASEFONT value is 3. Thus, a +4 value results in a font size of 7. Dreamweaver does not display the BASEFONT tag (which goes in the HEAD section), although the font size should display properly in a browser. |
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