Save/Load Font Settings

[Amerigo]

I am trying to save the last used font, font color, and background color. Then when starting myapp up again, read the data and use the last used settings. Make since?
Here is what I have so far:

User pick new font &/or color

If FontDialog1.ShowDialog() <> Windows.Forms.DialogResult.Cancel Then
            MainText.Font = FontDialog1.Font
            MainText.ForeColor = FontDialog1.Color
        End If
        FontType = FontDialog1.Font.ToString
        FontColor = FontDialog1.Color.ToString

Last used font and color saved to file

        FileOpen(1, Application.StartupPath & "\Settings.txt", OpenMode.Output)
        WriteLine(1, "Font = " & FontType)
        WriteLine(1, "FontColor = " & FontColor)
        FileClose(1)

Program retrieves last used setting when opening

        If System.IO.File.Exists(Application.StartupPath & "\Settings.txt") = True Then
            FileOpen(1, Application.StartupPath & "\Settings.txt", OpenMode.Input)
            Do Until EOF(1)
                Input(1, strinput)
                If Trim(strinput).StartsWith("Font") Then
                    split = strinput.Split("=")
                    FontType= Trim(split(1))
                    MainText.Font = FontType '***ERROR HERE 
                End If
            Loop
            FileClose(1)
        End If

*** Value of type 'string' cannot be converted to 'System.Drawing.Font'.
Besides getting the value to the right type, it looks like some more trimming will be necessary as well (unless the [brackets] are supposed to be there).

I hope someone out there is smarter than me.