Patent Document ID: 7539939
Application ID: 09625277

Base Claim:
1. A method for previewing fonts on a computer in a font preview display area, the method comprising: displaying text in a first font format in the font preview display area, wherein the text includes plural characters in a first order; concurrently displaying the same text, including the same plural characters in the first order, in a second font format differing from the first font format in the font preview display area wherein the text displayed in the first font format and the second font format includes the same text in a single language, and the text displayed in the first font format and the second font format is displayed in a paragraph display preview format or waterfall display preview format, wherein the paragraph display preview format includes displaying the text in a multi-line paragraph; and providing a preview format selection option in the font preview display area, wherein the preview format selection option allows switching between a plurality of preview formats in which the text is displayed, the plurality of preview formats including the paragraph display preview format and the waterfall display preview format.

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Claim 6:
6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the first font format and the second font format are part of a predefined font group.