User Guide

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On the Macintosh, a PostScript font is available for output when the screen font is
properly installed in the system. The Macintosh does not require a separate font
metrics file because font metric information is stored in the screen font. Store
PostScript screen and printer fonts in the Fonts folder within the System folder.
Drag a font file to the System folder to store the file in the appropriate location
automatically. Alternatively, use a font management utility such as ATM.
For more information on installing PostScript fonts in FreeHand, see the related
tech notes available at www.macromedia.com.
About printing TrueType fonts
TrueType fonts are best if your final output device is a desktop printer, especially a
non-PostScript printer. TrueType fonts retain quality when scaled, but text effects
and transformations may not display or print to a PostScript printer as effectively
as a PostScript font with ATM.
Bitmap fonts such as PCL (Windows) are often included with non-PostScript
printers. PCL fonts generally provide a limited, non-scalable set of sizes, cannot be
transformed, and do not support special text effects.
In Windows, TrueType fonts are installed through the program in the Fonts
Control Panel and normally reside in the Windows folder.
On the Macintosh, TrueType fonts are located in the Fonts folder within the
System folder.
Using Document Report
To compile document details for your prepress review or for your service bureau,
you can generate a description of your document using the Document Report
command. Service providers then can print out the report before running your
job to determine the file’s exact contents and avoid costly mistakes.
You can generate details of the following:
• Document lists file information, including the file name, folder location, file
size, Read Only or Read/Write access, creation and modification date, unit of
measure, and total number of pages.
• Pages details the location on the pasteboard for each page, and each page’s
dimensions, bleed size, and orientation.
• Objects describes object-level information, including all names and notes
assigned to objects using the Set Note Xtra; the halftone screen type, angle,
frequency for each halftone; and for each placed file, the embed or link status,
file type, folder location, file name (the original file name for embedded
TIFFs), size of placed files, and the name of the color-matching profile
associated with the image.