User Guide

FontLab 4
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OpenType-Specific Names
The OpenType format adds several new name records that are needed to
use OpenType fonts on PC and Mac:
Family Name “Preferred Family Name” [name: 16] –This name is used to create a
family containing more than 4 styles. You need to use the same
Preferred Family Name in all fonts that you want to put into a “big”
family and make the Preferred Style Name different for each of
these fonts.
The Preferred Family name appears in the font menu as the “font
name”.
Please note that this information is used only by new applications
that can handle OpenType fonts. Adobe InDesign or other new
Adobe programs are good examples.
Style Name “Preferred Style Name” [name: 17]– Used to complement Preferred
Family Name and defines a font style in a big font family. This is
the name that appears in the submenu of the fonts list:
You need to include the Preferred Family Name and Preferred Style
Name on this page only if they are different from the Family and
Style names you defined on the Basic Names page.
Mac Name Macintosh compatible full name [name: 16] – If you want the name
of the font to appear differently than the Full Name (defined on the
Basic Names page), you can insert the Compatible Full Name.
 Note: You don’t need to fill in the Preferred Family name and Preferred
Style Name fields if they are the same as the Family Name and Style Name
on the main naming page of Font Info. Enter names there only if the
names are different.