User`s guide

Introduction
Now you are ready to explore the potential of your QMS 860 Print
System. This chapter displays the printer’s resident typefaces,
offers suggestions for using them, and includes page design tips. A
bibliography for graphic design, desktop publishing, and
PostScript printing can be found at the end of this chapter.
About Typefaces and Fonts
Many of the terms and phrases used in desktop publishing are
derived from the language of professional printers and typesetters.
This section explains common words and phrases used when
printing typefaces. The more you know about the typeface and
printing capabilities of your printer, the more you can improve the
appearance of your documents.
You need to know the following four terms since they are often
confused.
Typeface A named design of a set of printed characters, such as
Times, that has a specified obliqueness (degree of
slant) and stroke weight (thickness of stroke). It does
not define a particular size.
Typeface
Family
A typeface family is a group of similar typefaces. For
example, the Times typeface family consists of four
typefaces: Times Roman, Times Bold, Times Italic,
and Times Bold Italic.
Font A font is a set of characters of the same typeface (such
as Times), style (such as italic), stroke weight (such as
bold), and point size (such as 10). Although you hear
the term “font” used more generally, as if referring to
a typeface, it is really a subset of a typeface.
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