User Guide

FontLab 4
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Recommended Export Options
We recommend selecting different export options in different situations. In
addition to the export options we also suggest particular import options
that will produce the best results in specific situations:
Source Destination Import options Export options
TrueType TrueType Keep instructions, do not
convert outlines, do not
decompose, do not autohint
All hinting options — on,
Unicode export, do not
reencode
TrueType Type 1 Keep instructions, convert
outlines, do autohint, do not
decompose
Write PFM, AFM and INF
files, Select encoding
automatically. Before
export, switch the Font
window to the Names mode
and select the desired
encoding vector
Type 1 Type 1
Do not decompose,
Generate Unicode
Write PFM, AFM and INF
files, Select encoding
automatically
Type 1 TrueType
Do not decompose,
Generate Unicode
All hinting options — on,
Names encoding export
mode, do not reencode first
256 glyphs
Of course you can choose other options, but when you just want to convert
a font from one format to another these recommended combinations of
import and export options will usually give you fonts that will work fine in
most environments.