+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|                                    font                                     |
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Abbreviation:  ã|noneã%
 
Parameters:    ã|user markup name and font nameã%
 
    ã|Description:ã%
The \font  markup can be used  to allow you  to make use of  a specific font
available on your  printer.  You should always  consult the font catalog for
the fonts  available on your  printer.  The  name given in  the font catalog
goes where  font name is with  the \font markup.   The user  markup name you
must provide.  It should be a unique name.
 
    ã|Example:ã%
To use  the fourteen point  Sonoran Roman, you  can assign it  to the markup
name \bigfont by entering,
 
\font \bigfont = sonr14
 
\bigfont Palouse Region:
 
and you will get:
 
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|                                                                             |
|     Palouse Region:                                                         |
|                                                                             |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 
    ã|Example:ã%
To use  the ten  point Computer Modern  Sanserif Demibold  Condensed you can
assign it to a markup name \demifont by entering,
 
\font \demifont = cmssdc10
 
\demifont Palouse Region:
 
you will get:
 
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|                                                                             |
|     Palouse Region:                                                         |
|                                                                             |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 
    ã|Notes:ã%
The \font  markup does not  change the interline  skip.   A font established
with \selectspecificfont does.
    This markup is described further in The TEXbook.