User`s manual

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Serif fonts
Although there are thousands of type designs, all Latin alphabet font families can be classified as
either serif or sans serif.
Serifs are the strokes at the ends of letterforms. Although they can add much to the appearance
of a font, they’re not just for decora-tion. Serifs guide the eye along the printed line,
increasing legibility.
The LaserWriter II serif fonts are ITC Bookman, Courier, New Century Schoolbook, Palatino,
Times, and ITC Zapf Chancery.
ITC Bookman
ITC Bookman is a classic font family for text. It’s easy to read because even large quantities
don’t look crowded.
Courier
Courier is the only monospaced LaserWriter II font family. In a monospaced font, all the letters
occupy the same amount of space on the line. The other fonts are all proportionally spaced,
meaning that different letters are assigned different spacing according to their size and shape.
Courier is included in the LaserWriter II font set because some applications will not print in
other fonts, and because it is widely used for computer code. It’s also the right choice if you
want your correspondence to look as though it was produced on a typewriter.
New Century Schoolbook
Like ITC Bookman, New Century Schoolbook is a highly readable font design. As the name
suggests, it was originally developed for school textbooks.
Palatino
If you want a formal, weighty look—in a proposal or an annual re-port, for example—Palatino
is an excellent choice. Patterned after the style of ancient stonecutters, it is dignified but easy
to read.
Times
The Times font family is a standard choice for newspapers and other periodicals. It is attractive
and easy to read, and its compact design makes it ideal when space is at a premium. (Compare
the line length of the sample of Times to that of the other font samples.)
ITC Zapf Chancery
ITC Zapf Chancery is more of a specialty font family than a true serif style. It is designed to look
handwritten instead of printed, so it’s ideal for a calligraphic appearance.