A font is a set of characters—letters, numbers, or symbols—that share a common weight, width, and style. When you select a font, you can select the font family (for example, Arial) and its type style independently. A type style is a variant version of an individual font in the font family (for example, regular, bold, or italic). The range of available type styles varies with each font.
If a font doesn’t include the style you want, you can apply faux (fake) versions of bold and italic. A faux font is a computer-generated version of a font that approximates an alternative typeface design, used only if there is no corresponding style for a given font.
Choose a font style from the Font Style pop‑up menu in the options bar.
If the font family you chose does not include a
bold or italic style, click the Faux Bold button , Faux
Italic button
, or
both; then click OK.