FONTS

HOW TO GATHER FONTS FROM THE MAC OS

Go to your system folder and open the folder called "Fonts". There are several different kinds of fonts. Use the following descriptions to identify the type(s) you are using and gather them accordingly. Mac fonts are based on suitcases. Suitcases usually contain the screen fonts for a typeface. To tell which type of font you are working with, double click the suitcase to reveal its contents. The suitcase looks like Figure 1.

TrueType Fonts
A TrueType font is one file that contains the information for both on-screen viewing and printing to your printer. If you are using TrueType fonts, then you will only need to supply each suitcase for each font, as it will already contain both the screen and printer fonts for the typeface. The TrueType icon has three A’s and looks like Figure 2.

Type 1 or PostScript Fonts
A Type 1 font is a two-file system that has separate screen and printer font components. This means you will have one suitcase that contains all of the screen fonts (for display only), and separate printer fonts for the typeface (which drive the output device) which will be located in a different folder. Inside the suitcase you will see these screen fonts have a dog-eared icon with a single "A" (see Figure 3). The printer fonts will look like, but are not restricted to, those icons in Figure 4 and Figure 5. So, if you open the suitcase and see an icon with three A’s (like Geneva in Figure 2), then send only the Suitcase. If you open the suitcase and see an icon with only one A (like Helvetica in Figure 4), send both the suitcase and all corresponding printer fonts.

Multiple Master Fonts
This font architecture is made with Type 1 characteristics, however you have a greater ability to manipulate the body of the character. In any case, screen and printer fonts are required for transmission. Multiple Master fonts usually have an MM in the label (see Figure 6).

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