Todd Denniston wrote:

I assume in the Document Layout[1] the "Fonts:" selection of helvet is short
for helvetica. Is this correct?

Yes it is.

I also thought that helvetica was be definition a San Serif font... but when
I change the "Fonts:" selection to helvet (apply) and view DVI I am still
seeing serifs.

Choosing helvet, effects that the sans serif font family (sf) is set to the font "phv", using the command


\renewcommand{\sfdefault}{phv}

But "normal" text is set in the font family "roman" (rm) often with serifs.
To get a sans serif font, you can mark the whole text of your document and change it to sans serif, or better, define helvetica as roman in the preamble using the command:


\renewcommand{\rmdefault}{phv}

regards Uwe

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