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Previewing fonts, OpenType fonts, Installing OpenType fonts

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USING INCOPY CS4 186 Typography Previewing fonts You can view samples of a font in the font family and font style menus in the Character panel and other areas in the application from where you can choose fonts. The following icons are used to indicate different kinds of fonts: • OpenType • Type 1 • TrueType • Multiple Master • Composite You can turn off the preview feature or change the point size of the font names or font samples in Type preferences. OpenType fonts OpenType fonts use a single font file for both Windows® and Macintosh® computers, so you can move files from one platform to another without worrying about font substitution and other problems that cause text to reflow. They may include a number of features, such as swashes and discretionary ligatures, that aren't available in current PostScript and TrueType fonts. OpenType fonts display the icon. When working with an OpenType font, you can automatically substitute alternate glyphs, such as ligatures, small capitals, fractions, and old style proportional figures, in your text. A B C Regular (left) and OpenType (right) fonts A. Ordinals B. Discretionary ligatures C. Swashes OpenType fonts may include an expanded character set and layout features to provide richer linguistic support and advanced typographic control. OpenType fonts from Adobe that include support for central European (CE) languages include the word "Pro," as part of the font name in application font menus. OpenType fonts that don't contain central European language support are labeled "Standard," and have an "Std" suffix. All OpenType fonts can also be installed and used alongside PostScript Type 1 and TrueType fonts. For more information on OpenType fonts, see www.adobe.com/go/opentype. Installing OpenType fonts InCopy includes fonts from various OpenType families, including Adobe Garamond Pro, Adobe Caslon Pro, Trajan Pro, Caflisch Script Pro, Myriad Pro, Lithos, and Adobe Jenson Pro. OpenType fonts are installed automatically when you install InCopy or Adobe Creative Suite 4. Additional OpenType fonts are located in the Adobe Fonts folder in the Goodies folder on the application DVD. For information on installing and using OpenType fonts, browse the application DVD or see the Adobe website. Updated 29 April 2009

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USING INCOPY CS4
Typography
Previewing fonts
You can view samples of a font in the font family and font style menus in the Character panel and other areas in the
application from where you can choose fonts. The following icons are used to indicate different kinds of fonts:
OpenType
Type 1
TrueType
Multiple Master
Composite
You can turn off the preview feature or change the point size of the font names or font samples in Type preferences.
OpenType fonts
OpenType fonts use a single font file for both Windows® and Macintosh® computers, so you can move files from one
platform to another without worrying about font substitution and other problems that cause text to reflow. They may
include a number of features, such as swashes and discretionary ligatures, that aren’t available in current PostScript
and TrueType fonts.
OpenType fonts display the
icon.
When working with an OpenType font, you can automatically substitute alternate glyphs, such as ligatures, small
capitals, fractions, and old style proportional figures, in your text.
Regular (left) and OpenType (right) fonts
A.
Ordinals
B.
Discretionary ligatures
C.
Swashes
OpenType fonts may include an expanded character set and layout features to provide richer linguistic support and
advanced typographic control. OpenType fonts from Adobe that include support for central European (CE) languages
include the word “Pro,” as part of the font name in application font menus. OpenType fonts that don’t contain central
European language support are labeled “Standard,” and have an “Std” suffix. All OpenType fonts can also be installed
and used alongside PostScript Type
1 and TrueType fonts.
For more information on OpenType fonts, see
www.adobe.com/go/opentype
.
Installing OpenType fonts
InCopy
includes fonts from various OpenType families, including Adobe Garamond Pro, Adobe Caslon Pro, Trajan
Pro, Caflisch Script Pro, Myriad Pro, Lithos, and Adobe Jenson Pro.
OpenType fonts are installed automatically when you install InCopy
or Adobe Creative Suite 4. Additional OpenType
fonts are located in the Adobe Fonts folder in the Goodies folder on the application DVD. For information on
installing and using OpenType fonts, browse the application DVD or see the Adobe website.
A
B
C
Updated 29 April 2009