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How to typeset theorems in upright fonts

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Many typesetting specifications set the content of theorem environments in italics, but by adding the theorem package you can use upright fonts for theorems instead:

1. Add the theorem package to your document.
2. From the Typeset menu, choose Preamble.
3. Click the mouse in the entry area.
4. If you want to set all theorem environments in an upright font, place the insertion point on a new line at the beginning of the preamble, before any \newtheorem statements.
   or
   If you want to set a specific theorem environment in an upright font, place the insertion point on a new line immediately before the \newtheorem statement for that environment.

5. If you want to change the font that LaTeX uses for the header of the theorem environment, type \theoremheaderfont{font} where font is the font family you want LaTeX to use. Because \theoremheaderfont is a global setting, setting it changes the header font for all theorem-like environments in the document. The command should be used only once. Values for font can be combined. Possible values for font are:
   
   

   Family	Effect	Family	Effect
   \mdseries	Medium Series	\upshape	Upright Shape
   \bfseries	Boldface Series	\itshape	Italic Shape
   \rmfamily	Roman Family	\slshape	Slanted Shape
   \sffamily	Sans Serif Family	\scshape	Small Caps Shape
   \ttfamily	Typewriter Family	\normalfont	Normal (document main text font)

   
   
   Not all combinations make sense and LaTeX compensates by placing a warning in the .log file and substituting a similar font.

6. If you want to change the font that LaTeX uses for the body of the theorem environment, type \theorembodyfont{font} where font is the font family you want LaTeX to use.

   For example, to use upright text in the body of a theorem, use the command \theorembodyfont{\upshape}. The font used for the body of a theorem-like environment can be restricted to a single environment or a group of environments by enclosing the \theorembodyfont command and the \newtheorem environments in a set of curly braces.

7. Choose OK.

Note that these instructions pertain only to those documents for which theorem numbering schemes are defined in the document preamble.

Last revised 04/28/06

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