---
title: usesFontPanel
framework: appkit
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: appkit/nstext/usesfontpanel
---

# usesFontPanel

A Boolean that controls whether the receiver uses the Font panel and Font menu.

## Declaration

```swift
var usesFontPanel: Bool { get set }
```

## Discussion

Discussion If flag is true, the receiver responds to messages from the Font panel and from the Font menu and updates the Font panel with the selection font whenever it changes. If flag is false the receiver doesn’t do any of these actions.