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The examples in this sections are borrowed from the AMSLATEX user guide. We included a paragraph of text preceding each example, just to show the flavor.
| Example 4.0.1 Notice that by default bold fonts come from the Bold Expanded series rather than the Bold series. A comparison of the bold Computer Modern fonts provided in standard distributions of TEX shows why: |
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cmbxsl8
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cmbx5
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cmbx9
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cmbx6
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cmbx10
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cmbxti7
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cmbx7
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cmbx12
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cmbx8
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| Example 4.0.2 Just for the sake of a comparison, the same table done as a gif: |
| Example 4.0.3 When scaling up fonts to sizes larger than their original size, the best strategy normally is to follow a magstep progression rather than using exact point sizes: |
| at 10.95pt | instead of at 11pt |
| at 12pt | no change |
| at 14.4pt | instead of at 14pt |
| at 17.28pt | instead of at 17pt |
| at 20.74pt | instead of at 20pt |
| at 24.88pt | instead of at 25pt |
| Example 4.0.4 The full list of math font commands in the amstex option is \mathrm, \bold, \cal, with the addition of \frak (Fraktur) and \Bbb (blackboard bold) if AMSFonts are available. Math italic, the default font for letters in math, also has a name, \mit, but this is never needed in ordinary use. Tables 4.1 and ?? give a comprehensive listing of font change commands for convenient reference. |
| Font command | Equivalent | Font selected |
| \normalshape | \shape{n} | normal, upright, ``roman'' |
| \it | \shape{it} | italic |
| \em | \shape{it}
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emphasis |
| \sl | \shape{sl} | slanted |
| \sc | \shape{sc} | small caps |
| \mediumseries | \series{m} | medium weight |
| \bf | \series{bx} | bold extended weight |
| \tt | \family{cmtt} | typewriter style |
| \sf | \family{cmss} | sans serif |
| \rm | \family{cmr} | roman |
 The command \em selects shape it if the current font is upright, otherwise it selects shape n (normal).
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