There's nothing you can do to 'force' a font to the top of the list or
reorganize how the list is displayed other than use it. What you're most
likely recalling is that the most recently used fonts are automatically
added to a special segment at the top of the list. That segment displays the
last 6 most recently selected fonts. [This applies to the list on the
Formatting toolbar as well as the list in the Formatting Palette, but not to
the list in the Format> Font dialog.]
If the font you want is not among the most recently used when you open the
list, just start typing the name of the font once the list is open. The list
will automatically scroll based on what you type. If, for example, Verdana
is your first or only font whose name begins with the letter "v" that's all
you need type. Verdana will be selected, then just press return. OTOH, if
you have both Verdana & Vivaldi but you want to select the latter you'd need
to type "vi".
BTW: The issue is only an issue if you rely heavily on direct formatting. If
you learn to use Styles what appears where in the font list is irrelevant.
HTH |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac
