by Sharon Zardetto Aker
255 pages, 5.0 MB download
PDF format, designed for reading online or printing
Publication date: October 11, 2006
Free 39-page sample available!

Organize, install, and use fonts with ease in Mac OS X!

Little in Mac OS X is as confusing as fonts, with six supported types that can live in over six different locations, and thousands of characters potentially in a single font. If you've had trouble understanding what's going on with fonts in Mac OS X, turn to long-time Mac author Sharon Zardetto Aker for the low-down in this unique title. Sharon explains all the details of Mac OS X's font support; how to use Font Book to manage, validate, and organize fonts; ways of dealing with old fonts; how to make the most of character-rich Unicode fonts; and much more. Whether you work in a font-intensive profession, use Unicode fonts for non-Roman languages, or simply want to wrangle the numerous fonts installed on your Mac from goodness-knows-where (Microsoft Office, probably), you need this ebook.

Read this ebook to learn the answers to questions such as:

• What types of fonts can I use with Mac OS X?
• In what order does Mac OS X access fonts from all their possible locations?
• How can I figure out what characters are available in a Unicode font?
• Which fonts can be removed safely?
• How can I minimize font-related trouble when sharing documents across platforms?