What does that font look like?

In Publisher you can see what fonts will look like right in the pull-down menu of the Formatting toolbar. Click on the downward-pointing arrow to the right of that menu - which starts at default on most systems with Times New Roman - and you'll see the name of each font displayed in the actual characters of that font. You can also see them by clicking on Format/Font Schemes.

StarOffice added this ability in version 5.2 and has retained the feature in later versions and in OpenOffice.org. If you haven't upgraded from StarOffice 5.0 or 5.1, you should because there are improvements to the import filters and other important updates.

NewDeal's NewWrite has always had the ability to preview fonts, though not as effectively as the above feature of Word 2000 and StarOffice/OpenOffice. Click on Character. Click on Fonts and choose Font Viewer. Select a font and a small sample will be displayed at the bottom of the dialog box.

In recent versions of Windows, if you go into Control Panel/Fonts and double-click on a font, you will be shown an extensive sample. Use this to decide whether to keep the font in your Windows collection and use the word processor preview to select a font for a particular job.