Printer Driver Overview; Font Overview - Epson EPL-5000 Guide De L'utilisateur

Printer Driver Overview

This chapter provides basic information about fonts. If you are new to
fonts and desktop publishing, you might want to read this chapter to
understand fonts and the terminology used to describe them.
To select a font, you simply make a selection from your software's
Font menu. The font is then displayed on screen and can be printed by
using a software menu item.
You might need to understand more about fonts when you encounter
font problems. The most common font problems are the following:
The printer substitutes a font other than the one you selected with
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your software.
The printed page does not exactly match what is on screen.
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Such problems normally occur when you use an emulation other than
LJ4L or when you are trying to print fonts that are not installed on the
printer. If you are having font problems, read the section "Printer and
Screen Fonts" in this chapter to understand how you can resolve and
avoid font problems.

Font Overview

A font, or typeface, is a set of characters and symbols that share a
common typographic design and style. Popular fonts include Times
Roman, Courier, and Arial.
The characters within a font come in a range of sizes, but they share
the same style. A style is a slight variation of a particular font design,
such as bold or italic, used for emphasizing words or phrases within a
paragraph. Fonts with differing styles, such as Times Roman and
Times Roman Bold, are similar enough in design that you can mix
them easily while retaining the same basic font design throughout
your document.
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Fonts