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Font Issues
The most common problem
encountered in preflighting
files is missing fonts or the
improper use of fonts.
Did you know that if your
running Mac OS X you can
activate PC truetype and Open
type fonts - Now you really can
open that PC job on your Mac!
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Tips: |
~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. |
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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