The Name field is a drop-down list that displays a font family name. When the font dialog is invoked, the value displayed in this field is either an application-supplied family name or the default system font.

When users select a family name from the drop-down list, the Name field display is refreshed with the selected family name. The preview area is updated to show the sample character string in the selected family face, using the font style, size, and emphasis currently in effect.