Specifications

Sharing fonts on the network
If you have a system running Mac OS X Server version 10.3, you can—with the proper
licenses—set up fonts to be shared easily across multiple computers.
Follow these steps:
1 Install the fonts in a folder called Library/Fonts on the system running Mac OS X
Server.
2 Open Workgroup Manager and click Sharing.
3 Click Share Points and select the folder that contains the fonts.
4 Click Network Mount.
5 From the Where pop-up menu, choose the directory domain that contains your
users and computers. If the correct directory is already selected, click the lock to
authenticate.
6 Choose the sharing protocol (AFP or NFS) from the Protocol pop-up menu.
7 For the “Use for” setting, select Shared Library to share your Fonts folder under
/Network/Library.
8 Click Save.
For more information, see the Mac OS X Server File Services Administration Guide.
You can also use third-party software to automatically activate and manage version
numbers and client-specific fonts. These products usually have a server-based software
application; you can then add clients as necessary.
Managing Fonts with Font Book
Panther lets you continue to use all of your legacy fonts, as well as new OpenType
and other fonts, and manage all of them from a central location—the Font Book
application. While you can install fonts in individual folders, Font Book offers easier
installation and management from a central location.
No matter where you store your fonts, Font Book can see them to install them. Font
Book can install fonts in locations from which both Classic and Mac OS X applications
can access them. You can also use Font Book to create font sets—called “collections”—
for specific tasks or software applications, simplifying font management. For Mac OS X,
Font Book can activate and deactivate fonts or collections as needed. In design and
publishing environments, where users frequently need to switch between sets of
fonts, Font Book makes it easy to prepare a base font system and then manage
specific fonts for each job.
If you’re a designer who deals with dozens of fonts, creating collections is the ideal
way to organize your font libraries. Here are some ways you can use collections to
manage large libraries.
• Alphabetically. Organize fonts in alphabetical groups, such as A–D, E–H, and so on.
This is the simplest method of organization, and it allows for fast navigation when
searching for a font name.
• By project name. Create a collection of fonts that you plan to use for a particular
project, so you see only the fonts you need.
• By client. Many clients require a specific set of fonts for all of their projects.
Creating a collection makes it easier to reenable the fonts you need when working
on these projects.
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