Text & Fonts

^CFChange Default Font

Sets the default font and size for all following fields.

Category
Text & Fonts
Syntax
^CFf,h,w

What ^CF does

^CF changes the default font, height and width so you don't repeat ^A on every field. Fields after ^CF that omit their own font use these defaults, which keeps large labels consistent and shorter.

Syntax

^CFf,h,w

Parameters

ParameterDescriptionValuesDefault
fDefault fontA–Z, 0A
hDefault height, dots
wDefault width, dots

Example

^XA
^CF0,40
^FO50,50^FDUses default font^FS
^XZ

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