Star Micronics 8 Series - Managing Fonts

systems,such as Xerox’s VenturaPublisher,are document-oriented.
Thatmakesthembettersuitedtotechnicalmanualsandlongproposalsor
reportsthatgo throughmanydrafts.
Otherwaysin whichsuchsystemsdifferincludewhethertheyshowon
yourscreenwhatyouwillgetonpaper(code-basedprogramsdon’t),how
welltheyhandlepictures,andhowhardthey arc to learn.Thinkabout
yourneedsbeforechoosinga desktoppublishingsystem.
● A few of today’scomputerprogramslet you seeseveraldifferentfont
sizesandtypefacesonyourcomputerscreen.Thatcapabilityisncccssary
if youwantto seeon-screenexactlywhatwillprint on yourStarLaser-
Printcr8. Desktoppublisherscall this capabilityWYSIWYG—“what
youseeis whatyouget”.
While“screenfonts”thatmatchthe fontsyou use on yourStar Laser-
Printer8werenotavailablewhenthismanualwaswritten,youmayeven-
tuallybeabletogetthem.WYSIWYGdependsonwhatsoftwareyouarc
using.
● Whenyoudesignyourpages,don’tvaryfontsizejust to fittextintothe
spaceavailable.Go witha sizethat’seasyto readandbe consistent.
Ncvcrbctcmptedtousealluppercaseletters.Whenyouwanttohighlight
text,switchto a boldfontor drawa boxaroundit.
● Don’tbeafraidtouscwhitespace.Whitespacerclicvcscyefatigueand
looksmoreattractive.
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