~When submitting a job for output all fonts used in the job must be included on the disk.
~Do not bold or italicize a regular font, choose the bold or italicized version of the font.
~Do not use system fonts. They will not print properly.
Font Management: The best way to avoid problems is to manage your fonts properly. You should own a copy of Extensis Suitcase for either the PC or Mac plus download a copy of Atm Lite. Suitcase is used to activate your fonts as you need them, so as to avoid having hundreds of fonts open at one time.
Mac Type-1 or Postscript Fonts
Mac type-1 fonts are made up of two files: a bitmap file found in the font suitcase, and a postscript file. The bitmap file in the suitcase controls how the font is previewed on your screen and the postscript file outside the suitcase is embedded the document postscript file, which is sent to the output device. If you are missing one of the two files the font will either look bitmapped on the screen or will not print when output. You must have both files for each version of the font you want to use as shown below.
Mac True Type Fonts
True Type and Open Type fonts only use one file for each version of the font. All of the information necessary to preview and print the font is contained in the one file. Be aware that although we don't have any problems handling true type mac fonts, some companies might.
PC Type-1 or Postscript Fonts
PC type-1 fonts are made up of two files: a bitmap file (.pfb) and a metric file (pfm.). The bitmap file controls how the font is previewed on your screen and the metric file is embedded in the document postscript file, which is sent to the output device. If you are missing one of the two files the font will either look bitmapped on the screen or will not print when output. You must have both files for each version of the font you want to use as shown below.
PC True Type Fonts
True Type fonts only use one file for each version of the font. All of the information necessary to preview and print the font is contained in the one file. True type is the standard font type used on the PC platform. There are no problems in using PC true type fonts for output.
Once you have Suitcase installed, remove all of the fonts except for the system fonts (Mac: Charcoal, Chicago, Geneva, and Monaco)(PC: fonts with a capital "A" icon, along with Tahoma), from the system fonts folder and move them to another folder on your hard drive. On the Mac, make sure the Suitcase extension loads before Atm by placing an extra space in front of the file name. Restart the computer. Now when the computer starts up, only the system fonts will load which will keep your system resources freed up. Use Suitcase to load only the fonts you need from the font folder you have made on your hard drive. This will make it easier to keep track of which fonts are actually used in the document. Suitcase will also alert you to any problems you may have with a particular font.
