How to change the default font (Noteworthy) in Preview > Annotation > Note ?

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How to change the default font (Noteworthy) in Preview > Annotation > Note ?

Thanks for any help guys. Noteworthy is horrible, in my view. But this does not matter. I simply do not want to use it, and woudl be fine with having helvetica back as the annotation typeface.

Neither is Preview responding to changes I attempt in the type menu, nor did I find an entry when using “defaults read com.apple.Preview” in the Terminal.

Any idea? Cheers.

MacBook Air, OS X Mountain Lion, Preview.App

Posted on Aug 22, 2012 5:47 AM

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Answer 1

Kurt Lang

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Aug 18, 2014 8:43 AM in response to ErnestoYounger

Sorry if this doesn't apply in Mountain Lion (no way to look at ML right now), but I see this in Preview under Mavericks:

I click the annotation button (circled in red) and draw a box. I can then change the text to any active font using the drop down menu (circled in green).

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Answer 2

Aug 22, 2012 5:58 AM in response to mende1

Thanks – if only it would be that easy.

It seems to be a bug, which is plausible given the fact that my com. apple.preview defaults actually speak of helevtica, while notes are still shown in noteworthy.

check here: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/536067?answerId=2606141022#2606141022

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Answer 3

mende1

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Aug 22, 2012 5:54 AM in response to ErnestoYounger

Welcome to Apple Communities

Select the words, right-click > Font > Show Fonts

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Answer 4

Oct 18, 2012 4:31 PM in response to ErnestoYounger

My workaround: look for the font noteworthy in the finder and simply delete it. It takes, I think, Lucinda, doesn't look as crappy.

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Answer 5

Dec 30, 2013 1:32 PM in response to ErnestoYounger

I thought this was just a new Mavericks issue. I can't believe this hasn't been addressed for over a year and over an OS release. Is it still a bug for all of y'all?

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mzaur

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Aug 18, 2014 7:56 AM in response to zeb Dropkin

Still a bug here.. August 2014, latest OSX

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Answer 7

mzaur

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Aug 18, 2014 9:32 AM in response to Kurt Lang

Thanks Kurt. I was talking about notes specifically (Tools - Annotate - Note). I can't seem to change the font for that.

Didn't realize this was in Mountain Lion forum, oops

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Answer 8

Kurt Lang

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Aug 18, 2014 10:21 AM in response to mzaur

I'm guessing it's a new addition to Preview in Mavericks. If I choose to add a Note to a PDF file, I can still select any available font, same as shown above.

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