User Guide

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Basic Font Identification
TrueType
Unique ID
Record
This field is necessary to identify TrueType fonts. Usually it
includes the creator’s name, font family name and creation year.
The format of this field is freeform, but we recommend that you
use the
button to fill this field automatically.
Type 1 Unique
ID Record
An integer number identifying the font. Unique ID numbers must
be registered with Adobe Systems. However, you may leave 0 in
this field or enter a value from the users Unique ID zone (4000000
to 4999999). If you enter this value and plan to export Type 1
fonts, be sure not to have more than one font with the same
Unique ID value because that may cause a problem with
PostScript printers or Adobe Type Manager software.
Type 1 XUID
Numbers
More advanced identification codes for Type 1 fonts. This number
is used only in PostScript Level 2 printers. Please, refer to Adobe
documentation for more information concerning the XUID field.
TrueType
Vendor Code
An up-to-four letter length code that is assigned to most
TrueType producers to identify their fonts. An uppercase vendor
code must be registered with Microsoft or Apple. All registered
Vendor codes known at the time of FontLab’s release are placed
in the drop-down list box. If you want to identify yourself without
registering you may enter a lowercase four-letter vendor code.
Below the vendor selection list you can see the full name of the
registered vendor. Click the name to open the vendor’s page in a
Web browser.
Use it as default
Check this option to use the current vendor code as the default in
all new fonts. You may make your own code the default so you
will not have to enter it every time.