Fonts overview

Fonts are used to display text on the screen and print text. In Windows 2000, a font is the name of a typeface Fonts have font styles such as italic, bold, and bold italic.

TrueType and the new OpenType fonts are outline fonts that are rendered from line and curve commands. OpenType is an extension of TrueType. Both can be scaled and rotated. Both look good in all sizes and on all output devices supported by Windows 2000.

Windows 2000 provides a selection of OpenType fonts. Windows 2000 also ships a CD-ROM collection of Asian OpenType fonts, which you can install to view or print Asian documents and Web pages.

Type 1, by Adobe Systems, Inc., is an outline font that is designed to work with PostScript devices. The outlines can be scaled and rotated. With OpenType technology, Windows 2000 fully supports Type 1 fonts.

Vector fonts are supported because a number of programs still depend on them.

Vector fonts are rendered from a mathematical model. They are used primarily with plotters. Windows 2000 supports three vector fonts

Raster fonts are supported because a number of programs still depend on them.

Raster fonts are stored in files as bitmap images and are created by displaying a series of dots on the screen and on paper. Windows 2000 supports five raster fonts