•   To format existing text, select the text or text objects. •   To set the font before typing, place the insertion point where you want the font to change. •   To apply the font to the preset format, deselect all objects. 2 If necessary, open the Type palette by choosing Text > Type, and click the Character tab to bring it to the front. Choose a font in the Name pop-up menu and click Apply. Tips for font installation and use On Mac systems with OS 9, Canvas uses fonts installed in the Fonts folder of the System Fold- er. Fonts should be installed by dragging the font files to the closed System Folder icon. The system puts the fonts in the correct folder. On Mac OS X systems, Canvas uses fonts installed in the /Library/Fonts/ folder. Fonts should be installed by dragging the font files to the Fonts folder. On Windows systems, Canvas uses fonts installed in the Fonts folder. You can access the Fonts folder via the Control Panel. Use the Install New Font command in the File menu to add fonts to your system. You can also drag and drop font files or font file shortcuts to the Fonts folder. To specify that you want to see only TrueType fonts in your programs, you can use the Options command in the Views menu. Canvas can use fonts that are properly installed as described above. If fonts that you use in another application are not available in Canvas, that application probably stores its fonts in a dif- ferent location and has its own font manage- ment capabilities. Guidelines for choosing fonts There are three types of fonts widely available: bit-mapped (or screen), PostScript, and True- Type. You can’t distinguish the three types in the Canvas menus; however, you should be aware of the different types of fonts you have, because each font is best suited for particular purposes. Bit-mapped fonts are used by your computer to display text onscreen. A bit-mapped font is opti- mized for a particular point size and appears jagged at other sizes. These fonts are not scal- able for printing. PostScript Type 1 fonts are the standard for imagesetting. PostScript produces high-quality printed text. For onscreen display, however, PostScript needs screen fonts. If the screen font for a particular point size is not installed, the text appears jagged onscreen. To compensate for this, you can use Adobe Type Manager (ATM) software. If a screen font is unavailable, ATM uses the PostScript printer font for both screen display and printing. In addition, ATM lets you print PostScript fonts to non-PostScript printers. TrueType fonts are suitable for most desktop publishing purposes when you are printing in- house. TrueType fonts produce good quality printed text, and the onscreen appearance closely resembles the printed output, even when the screen font is unavailable.
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