Assign keywords, ratings, and categories to fonts in the Tags view.
NOTE
The
DB Search view searches only fonts that are in the database.
FontExpert adds
information to the database automatically when it displays fonts in the main
view. FontExpert Version 9 Release 1 inserts information into the database only for the
fonts located on fixed disks (on hard disk drives). The following releases
of the program will be able to index the fonts located on removable CD/DVD disks.
To search for fonts by font name or partial font name:
1. Type a font name or partial font name (for example, "Narrow") in
the Search by font name: edit box and press Enter.
2. The fonts that match the search phrase appear in the main view.
By default, FontExpert tries to match any font name from the Family, Full Font Name, PostScript font name, and Windows Name fields. If any font name matches the criteria, the font appears in the results in the main view. For TrueType and OpenType fonts "Windows Name" and "Family" are the same.
To search for fonts by a keyword:
1. Select a keyword in the "Keywords:" list.
If this list is empty, it means that no keywords were assigned to fonts. You can assign new keywords to selected fonts in the Tags view.
To search for fonts by a category:
1. Select a category in the "Categories:" list.
Notice that clicking a category or keyword name clears the previously selected keywords and categories. To select several categories and/or keywords without clearing previous selections, click the check boxes near the category and keyword names. Your selection is indicated by the green dot in the check box.
To search for fonts by a keyword and category:
1. Select a keyword in the "Keywords:" list.
2. Select a category in the "Categories:"
list.
3. Select a condition "and" or "or" in the drop-down list between the keyword and categories lists.
For example, suppose you have assigned the keyword "Black" keyword and
the catagory "Condensed"
to some fonts in the Tags view.
To find a condensed font within fonts having the "Black" keyword
assigned, select "Black" -"and" -"Condensed" in the DB Search view.
To search for fonts by rating:
1. Select a rating in the "Ratings:" list. To select several ratings, click the check boxes near the rating names.
NOTE
There is a special item in the ratings list called "Not rated". If you select this
item, FontExpert will return all fonts having no rating. If you try to
select this option before you assign any ratings to your fonts, the search
may take some time, because almost all fonts from the database will be
included in the results.