Font Information

The design department supports all PostScript fonts that can print on the Xantˇ Accel-A-Writer 8100a laser printer, Apple LaserWriter IIg laser printer, and the Hewlett Packard 560C color inkjet printer. The most important thing to remember is that the f ont you use to create your document must also be available to us for printing, either as a resident font, a soft font, or a downloaded font.

Resident fonts are internal fonts that are permanently installed in a printer's memory, and are alwa ys available. You can expect the highest quality results when you use resident fonts to create your document.

Soft fonts are typefaces that are stored on cartridge or disk and loaded as needed on the printers. Soft fonts allow the printer to be customized with additional fonts that document creators may require for special applications.

PostScript Soft fonts: The design department supports all Adobe Type 1 or Type 3, and TrueType fonts. TrueType fonts contained in PostScript jobs are rendered from PostScript Type 1 copies of the TrueType font, as supplied in the PostScript master file. The quality of the PostScript Type 1 rendition of your desired TrueType font depends on the ability of the print driver and the existence and quality of any hinting information that might be necessary. Typically, if any differences are noticed, they are found in larger sizes of some fonts (48 points and larger).

Downloaded (embedded) fonts: If you incorporate or embed fonts into your document, the PDL file can be processed automatically by the printer. As soon as the document prints, this font is erased from the printer's memory.