Setting Default Fonts

You can assign a default font and size used to make new objects in a patcher. There is a default font for newly created patchers set in the preferences window, and a default font specific to a patcher set in the patcher inspector, or by using the font panel.

Setting the default font new patchers

Open the preferences window by choosing Preferences from the MaxMSP menu (Mac) or Options menu (Windows).
Click the Font tab.
Click in the Value column for the Default Font setting. Use the font menu to choose the desired font.
Click once in the Value column Default Font Size setting to use the font size menu to choose a new font size, or double-click to enter a font size by typing.

Setting the default font for a single patcher

Open the patcher inspector by choosing Patcher Inspector from the View menu.
Click the Font tab.
Click in the Value column for the Default Font Name setting. Use the font menu to choose the desired font.
Click once in the Value column Default Font Size setting to use the font size menu to choose a new font size, or double-click to enter a font size by typing.

Alternatively, the font panel will show the default font for a patcher when it is visible and the topmost window is an unlocked patcher window with no objects selected. If you change the default font and/or size when no objects are selected, the patcher's default font will change, and the next text object you create in the patcher will use the new font.