What is the difference between the “Font” and “Text Style” functionality?

Q: What is the difference between the “Font” and “Text Style” functionality?

The Font and the Text Style functionalities serve different purposes, as presented below: Text Style : Use this functionality to format all tasks or resources in a particular category, such as summary tasks , critical tasks , over allocated resources , column titles, the timescale, and bar text on the Gantt Chart . Font: The Font command affects only the task you select. Note: Individual text formatting overrides formatting applied using the Text Styles command. For example, if you use the Text Styles command to format all noncritical tasks as regular 8-point, you can use the Font command to format a selected noncritical task as 10-point italic.

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The Font and the Text Style functionalities serve different purposes, as presented below:

Text Style: Use this functionality to format all tasks or resources in a particular category, such as summary tasks, critical tasks, over allocated resources, column titles, the timescale, and bar text on the Gantt Chart.
Font: The Font command affects only the task you select.

Note: Individual text formatting overrides formatting applied using the Text Styles command. For example, if you use the Text Styles command to format all noncritical tasks as regular 8-point, you can use the Font command to format a selected noncritical task as 10-point italic.