To apply a font to selected text, do one of the following things:

• Choose Style > Font and choose a font from the submenu.
• Display the Character Attributes dialog box (Style > Character) and choose a font from the Font menu.
• Choose a font from the Font drop-down menu in the Classic or Character Attributes tab of the Measurements palette.
• Press Command+Option+Shift+M/Ctrl+Alt+Shift+M to jump directly to the font field in the Measurements palette, enter the first few characters of the font name until it is recognized, then press Return/Enter.

Your most recently used fonts display at the top of the font list.