Text Formatting ⇒ Appearance of a Document – Page Style and Font

[sobikl]

Can I change style of letters like in Word (Arial, roman, ...) or can I change page style?

[Stefan Kottwitz]

Hi sobiki,

welcome to the board!

Can I change style of letters like in word(arial, roman,....)

Yes, you can. LaTeX offers commands for switching to sans serif fonts (like Arial), to roman font (such as Times Roman), and to typewriter font (such as Courier). Which font should be used for each of these font families, is usually specified in the preamble. With standard LaTeX you can use fonts which are similar to the one you mentioned. For example, load Helvetica instead of Arial, because Arial is known to be a lower quality clone of Helvetiva. With XeLaTeX you can access also your "original" Arial and Roman fonts, like all system fonts.

or can I change page style?

Yes, of course. LaTeX is a high quality typesetting program, which can be used to design also the page style. It depends what you mean with style - headings, margins, page numbering etc.

Since you have very basic questions, I recommend to read an introduction. You can find some here: LaTeX Resources for Beginners.

Stefan

[sobikl]

Yes, you can. LaTeX offers commands for switching to sans serif fonts (like Arial), to roman font (such as Times Roman), and to typewriter font (such as Courier). Which font should be used for each of these font families, is usually specified in the preamble. With standard LaTeX you can use fonts which are similar to the one you mentioned. For example, load Helvetica instead of Arial, because Arial is known to be a lower quality clone of Helvetiva. With XeLaTeX you can access also your "original" Arial and Roman fonts, like all system fonts.

How can I do that? (What do I have to write in preamble to change letters in Arial)?

[Stefan Kottwitz]

How can I do that? (What do I have to write in preamble to change lettere in arial)?

For getting the original Helvetica:

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\usepackage{helvet}
\renewcommand*{\familydefault}{\sfdefault}

Getting the MS clone requires Windows. I have Linux though.

If you really would like to use the Microsoft version, have a look at: The Scourge of Arial.

Stefan

[sobikl]

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\usepackage{helvet}
\renewcommand*{\familydefault}{\sfdefault}

If I paste this in preamble all text disappears, just math symbols stay. Why?

[Stefan Kottwitz]

Perhaps show a (reduced) copy of your code here, otherwise it's hard to guess what went wrong. When I used those lines, text never disappeared.

Stefan

[sobikl]

I just copy this two lines in preamble. Perhaps I shoud do anathying else?

What other possibilities are for changing letter types?

[Stefan Kottwitz]

Try

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\textsf{here is some text}

for changing to sans serif (Arial-like) font.

Stefan

[sobikl]

Ok thanx, that changes the letter type. But how can How can I change the whole document in other type? And where can I look all the possible styles?

[Stefan Kottwitz]

Ok thanx, that changes the letter type. But how can How can I change the whole document in other type?

By

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\renewcommand*{\familydefault}{\sfdefault}

And where can I look all the posible styles?

Have a look at the LaTeX Font Catalogue.

Stefan