What is Font Navigator?

Font Navigator is a font manager for Windows 95 and Windows NT 4.0. It gives you a quick and easy way to find fonts, install those fonts, organize fonts into manageable groups, and view and print font samples.

Simply drag a font from the Contents list to the Installed Fonts list, and the font is installed.

Click a font in any of the lists, and view samples in the Font Sample viewer.

Create new font groups in the Font Groups list, then drag the groups to the Installed fonts list to install them.

What do you want to do?

 Run Font Navigator the first time

 Review major features of Font Navigator

 Find out how to use Font Navigator


Running Font Navigator the first time

The Font Navigator Wizard lets you select the drives or folders that Font Navigator searches for fonts. It runs the first time you run Font Navigator.

This sets up your Font Catalog. The Font Catalog includes all the fonts that Font Navigator finds on your system, no matter where they are located. After you run the Font Navigator Wizard, all these available fonts appear in the Contents list of Font Navigator.

To run Font Navigator the first time

Double-click the Font Navigator icon in the Bitstream Font Navigator program group. Or click Start, point to Programs, point to Bitstream Font Navigator, and click the Font Navigator icon.

This brings up the Font Navigator Wizard.

To complete the first screen of the Font Navigator Wizard

Click Next.

To complete the second screen

Select the drives or folders you want to search by clicking the check boxes.

You can also select a floppy drive, CD-ROM drive, or one or more other drives. To search a drive, check the box next to it. To search a folder on a drive, expand the drive by clicking the "+" button next to it, then click the check box next to the folder you want to search.

The "Include subfolders" box should be checked. This lets you search all subfolders of the selected drives or folders.

If you selected a floppy disk drive, CD-ROM drive, or other removable media to search, put the disk, CD, or media in the appropriate drive.

Click Finish to create your Font Catalog.


Major features of Font Navigator

In most cases, you will use Font Navigator to

install fonts by selecting them in the Contents list, then dragging and dropping them in the Installed Fonts list

organize your fonts into groups (in the Font Groups list)

find fonts to add to the Font Catalog, or browse through folders for fonts

Shown below are the major features of Font Navigator.

What do you want to do?

 Get a description of Font Navigator

 Run Font Navigator the first time

 Find out how to use Font Navigator


Quick start: how to use Font Navigator

In most cases, you will use Font Navigator to do the following.

Install fonts

Select one or more fonts to install from the Contents list. Then drag the selected fonts to the Installed Fonts list.

Create font groups

Font groups let you organize your fonts. They make it easy to quickly install or uninstall all the fonts in the group without having to locate and select each font.

You can create font groups of all related fonts in an extended font family (such as Swiss 721) or all the fonts you want installed for use in Windows. You can also create a font group for an application or document. For example, create a font group for a specific document like "Annual Report," "Brochure," or "Newsletter."

To create a font group, choose New Font Group in the File menu. Enter a name for your new font group in the Font Groups list. Then click and drag fonts to the new font group from the Contents list or Installed Fonts list. To install the font group, click and drag it to the Installed Fonts list.

View font samples

Click a font in any of the lists (Contents, Installed Fonts, or Font Groups).

This lets you view up to four members of the font family in the Font Sample viewer.

Print font samples

Click one or more fonts in any of the lists (Contents, Installed Fonts, or Font Groups).

Next, choose Print Samples in the File menu. This brings up the Print Samples dialog box. Choose the kind of samples you want to print, or change any Options. Then click OK to print the samples.

Search for fonts

There are two ways to search for fonts.

Use the Find Fonts option in the File menu to add fonts to the Font Catalog. The Font Catalog is a database of all the fonts that Font Navigator has found on your system.

Use the Go to a different folder drop-down list box to browse for fonts in a single folder. This is an easy way to search for fonts, for example, fonts in a folder on a typeface CD. You can install fonts, and view and print font samples, without adding the fonts to the Font Catalog.

In both cases, you can search for fonts anywhere: on floppy disks, CD-ROMs, other removable media, your hard drive, or a network.

What do you want to do?

 Install a font or font group

 Create a font group

 View font samples

 Print font samples

 Search for fonts


What the icons mean

	TrueType font
	Installed TrueType font
	TrueType font that is not in the Font Catalog
	TrueType font that is in a font group but is not in the Font Catalog
	PostScript Type 1 font
	Installed PostScript Type 1 font
	PostScript Type 1 font that is not in the Font Catalog
	PostScript Type 1 font that is in a font group but is not in the Font Catalog
	Font Group
	Expanded Font Group
	Installed Font Group


Font Catalog

The Font Catalog is a database of all the fonts that Font Navigator has found on your system.

That is, the Font Catalog contains

all the fonts that Font Navigator found the first time you started it

and any fonts you have added using the Find Fonts option in the File menu or the Add to Font Catalog option in the View menu

If Font Catalog is displayed in the Go to a different folder drop-down list box, then the Contents list (the top left list box) displays all these available fonts.

Note  Use the Find Fonts option to add fonts to the Font Catalog.

Related topics

  Adding fonts to the Font Catalog

  Go to a different folder list box

  Contents list


Updating the Font Catalog

If you delete fonts from the Windows Fonts folder directly, or if you use another font manager to delete fonts, the fonts will remain in the Font Catalog of Font Navigator. Font Navigator does not automatically update the Font Catalog in these cases.

To rebuild your Font Catalog and make it current, you need to use the Find Fonts option in the File menu. Click here [image] for details.

Besides making your Font Catalog current, Find Fonts also lets you search for fonts on an entire drive, or on folders or subfolders of that drive. The fonts you find appear in the Contents list. You can then install, view, or print samples of these fonts.

Related topics

  Adding fonts to the Font Catalog


Links on the web

For more information on Font Navigator, visit the Font Navigator page on the Bitstream web site:

http://www.bitstream.com/fontnav

For more information on Bitstream, visit the Bitstream web site:

http://www.bitstream.com

For more information on obtaining pre-made, Font Navigator font groups, visit Daniel-Will Harris' web site:

http://www.will-harris.com/fontnav.htm

Related topics

  Getting free, pre-made font groups!


How to install fonts and font groups

You can install fonts from the Contents list. You can also install font groups from the Font Groups list.

To install fonts

Select one or more fonts to install from the Contents list.

To select more than one, press the CTRL key and click each font you want to install. To select a range of fonts, press and hold the Shift key, then click the first and last fonts in the range.

Drag the selected fonts to the Installed Fonts list, or choose Install Font from the File menu.

Note  Any TrueType fonts you install with Font Navigator are not copied to the Windows Fonts folder.  (Unlike Font Navigator, the Fonts applet in the Windows Control Panel usually copies TrueType fonts to the Windows Fonts folder.) Copying fonts to the Fonts folder is not required and does not improve system performance.

To install font groups

Select one or more font groups to install from the Font Groups list.

To select more than one, press the CTRL key and click each font group you want to install. To select a range of font groups, press and hold the Shift key, then click the first and last font groups in the range.

Drag the selected font groups to the Installed Fonts list, or choose Install Font from the File menu.

Related topics

  Searching for fonts

  Creating font groups

  Using font groups


How to uninstall fonts and font groups

You can uninstall fonts or font groups from the Installed Fonts list (the top right list box). This means the fonts no longer display in Windows, in Windows applications, or in the Installed Fonts list of Font Navigator.

Uninstalling a font does not remove or delete any font files.

It also does not remove a font from the Font Catalog.

Tip  Uninstall fonts to keep the total number of installed fonts to a manageable level. This improves system and application performance.

Note  If you uninstall fonts, you will either have to reformat any documents that use these fonts or re-install the fonts that these documents need.

To uninstall fonts

Select the fonts you want to uninstall.

To select more than one, press the CTRL key and click each font you want to uninstall. To select a range of fonts, press and hold the Shift key, then click the first and last fonts in the range.

Press the Del (Delete) key, or choose the Uninstall Font option in the File menu.

To uninstall font groups

Select the font groups you want to uninstall.

Press the Del (Delete) key, or choose the Uninstall Font option in the File menu.

Related topics

  Removing fonts and font groups


How to search for fonts: an overview

There are two ways to search for fonts.

Use the Find Fonts option in the File menu.

Use the Go to a different folder list box in the toolbar.

Each method has its own advantages. In both cases, you search for fonts so that you can install them, view them, or print samples of them. The fonts you search for appear in the Contents list.

Advantages of the Find Fonts option

The Find Fonts option lets you add fonts to the Font Catalog. When you use Find Fonts, Font Navigator can search for fonts on an entire drive, or on folders or subfolders of that drive. By adding fonts to the Font Catalog, you don't need to remember where the fonts are located when you install fonts or view or print font samples.

Using the Find Fonts option also allows you to include fonts in font groups. You can only include fonts from the Font Catalog in font groups.

Advantages of the Go to a different folder list box

The Go to a different folder list box lets you display fonts in a single folder, rather than all the fonts in the Font Catalog.

You can install fonts, view font samples, and print font samples without adding the fonts to the Font Catalog. For example, you might want to browse through font folders on a typeface CD-ROM.

You can also add fonts, to the Font Catalog, from a folder you're browsing. In the Contents list, select the fonts you want to add, then choose Add to Font Catalog from the Edit menu.

The following icons indicate that a font is not in the Font Catalog.

What do you want to do?

 Add fonts to the Font Catalog

 Browse by folder to look for fonts


Adding fonts to the Font Catalog
(using the Find Fonts option)

Find Fonts lets you add fonts to the Font Catalog. After you add the fonts, you can install them, view or print samples of them, or include them in font groups.

Quick start

Choose Find Fonts from the File menu. This displays the Find Fonts dialog box.

Select the drives or folders to search for fonts in by clicking the checkboxes next to them.

If you selected a floppy disk drive, CD-ROM drive, or other removable media to search, put the disk, CD, or media in the appropriate drive.

Click OK.

This updates the Font Catalog.

Detailed steps

Make sure Font Catalog is displayed in the Go to a different folder list box. If Font Catalog is not displayed, click the down arrow at the right of the Go to a different folder list box. Then choose Font Catalog.

Choose Find Fonts from the File menu. This displays the Find Fonts dialog box.

Select the drives or folders to search for fonts in by clicking the checkboxes next to them.

You can also select a floppy drive, CD-ROM drive, or one or more network drives.

Tip  If you are looking in a CD-ROM or network drive that contains a lot of fonts, you may want to search through a folder instead of the entire CD or drive.

If you want to look in subfolders on a CD-ROM, floppy disk, or your own hard drive, expand the drive by clicking the "+" button next to it. Then click the check box next to the folder you want to search. (Make sure the "Include subfolders" box is checked.)

If you selected a floppy disk drive, CD-ROM drive, or other removable media to search, put the disk, CD, or media in the appropriate drive.

Click OK.

This updates the Font Catalog.

Note  The Contents list displays the family name for the font--for example, Arial--not the names of each member of the family. Use the Font Sample viewer to see all the members of the font family.

Related topics

  Searching for fonts

  Installing fonts and font groups


Browsing for fonts by folder

Go to a different folder lets you search for fonts by browsing through folders on a floppy disk, CD-ROM, other removable media, your hard drive, or a network.

Tip  It's useful to browse by folder for fonts on a typeface CD-ROM.

This method does not automatically update the Font Catalog.

To browse through folders

Click the down arrow at the right of the Go to a different folder list box.

This displays the drives you can go to, including floppy drives, hard drives, CD-ROM drives, and network drives.

Choose a drive.

This closes the list box.

In the Contents list, double-click a folder to open it.

The Contents list only displays fonts in the folder you selected. If no fonts are displayed, search in other folders.

Note  The Contents list displays the family name for the font--for example, Arial--not the names of each member of the family. Use the Font Sample viewer to see all the members of the font family.

Once fonts are displayed in the Contents list, you can install them, add them to font groups, or view and print samples of them.

To add fonts to the Font Catalog

You can add fonts you select, from a folder in the Go to a different folder drop-down list box, to your Font Catalog.

In the Contents list, select the fonts you want to add.

Choose Add to Font Catalog from the Edit menu.

The following icons indicate that a font is not in the Font Catalog.

Related topics

  Searching for fonts

  Installing fonts and font groups


How to create font groups

Font groups let you organize your fonts. They make it easy to quickly install or uninstall all the fonts in the group without having to locate and select each font.

You can create font groups of all related fonts in a large font family (such as Swiss 721) or all the fonts you want installed for use in Windows. You can also create a font group for an application or document. For example, create a font group for a specific document like "Annual Report," "Brochure," or "Newsletter." Or create a font group for your favorite word processing, desktop publishing, or graphics application.

Create the group

Click the Create New Font Group button.

A new font group appears in the Font Groups list (the bottom left list box). The initial name, "New Font Group," is highlighted.

Note  The Create New Font Group button is grayed out if Font Catalog is not displayed in the Go to a different folder list box. To display it, click the down arrow at the right of the Go to a different folder list box. Then choose Font Catalog.

Type a name for your new font group. Then press Enter.

Add fonts to the group

Click and drag fonts to the new font group from either the Contents list or Installed Fonts list.

Related topics

  Installing fonts and font groups

  Using font groups


How to use font groups

You create font groups to organize your fonts. For example, you can create a font group for all the fonts in a large font family or all the fonts you want installed for use in Windows.

Font groups also let you associate a collection of fonts with a document or application. For example, create a font group for a document like "Memo," "Letter," or "Report." Or create a font group for your favorite word processing application.

You can also create shortcuts for a font group. This makes it easy to quickly install the fonts in the group or to start the application or open the document associated with the group--without having to run Font Navigator.

What do you want to do?

 Organize all the fonts in an extended family of fonts

 Organize all the fonts you want installed in Windows

 Organize fonts to associate with a document or application

 Associate a font group with an application or document

 Create a shortcut for a font group

 Activate a font group file


How to organize all the fonts in an extended family of fonts

A font family is a collection of related typefaces. Usually, there are up to four members of a font family: Regular, Italic, Bold, and Bold Italic.

Note  Some font families have fewer than four members. Some font families only have a regular font. Some have only regular and italic fonts.

The Contents, Installed Fonts, and Font Groups lists display the font family name--for example, Arial--not all the members of the family, such as Arial Regular, Arial Italic, Arial Bold, and Arial Bold Italic.

A large, or extended, family has several related font families. For example, "Bitstream Arrus" is considered an extended font family. It includes these font families: Arrus BT, Arrus Blk BT, Arrus Ext BT, and Arrus SmCap BT. To make it easy to keep track of these related families, you could create a font group called "Bitstream Arrus," then put all the Arrus font families in it.

Create the group

Click the Create New Font Group button.

A new font group appears in the Font Groups list box (the bottom left list box). The initial name, "New Font Group," is highlighted.

Note  The Create New Font Group button is grayed out if Font Catalog is not displayed in the Go to a different folder list box. To display it, click the down arrow at the right of the Go to a different folder list box. Then choose Font Catalog.

Type a name for your new font group, for example, "Arrus." Then press Enter.

Add fonts to the group

Click and drag fonts to the new font group from either the Contents list or Installed Fonts list. For example, click and drag Arrus BT, Arrus Blk BT, Arrus Ext BT, and Arrus SmCap BT to the font group "Arrus."

Install the group

Click and drag the font group to the Installed Fonts list.

Related topics

  Using font groups


How to organize all the fonts you want installed in Windows

You can create a font group, such as "My Windows Set," that contains the basic set of fonts you want installed in Windows. This makes it easy to restore the currently installed fonts to this basic set of fonts at any time.

Say you create a font group for a particular document or application, such as "Newsletter" or "Word Processor." You set up the font group so that it replaces all your installed fonts with the fonts in "Newsletter" or "Word Processor," as applicable. When you close the document or exit the application, however, only the fonts in "Newsletter" or "Word Processor" remain installed. If you set up a group such as "My Windows Set," you can quickly add to or replace the fonts in "Newsletter" or "Word Processor."

Create the group

Click the Create New Font Group button.

A new font group appears in the Font Groups list box (the bottom left list box). The initial name, "New Font Group," is highlighted.

Note  The Create New Font Group button is grayed out if Font Catalog is not displayed in the Go to a different folder list box. To display it, click the down arrow at the right of the Go to a different folder list box. Then choose Font Catalog.

Type a name for your new font group, for example, "My Windows Set." Then press Enter.

Add fonts to the group

Click and drag fonts to the new font group from either the Contents list or Installed Fonts list. For example, click and drag all the fonts in the Installed Fonts list to "My Windows Set."

Install the group

Click and drag the font group to the Installed Fonts list.

Related topics

  Using font groups

  Creating a shortcut for a font group

  Activating a font group file


How to organize fonts to associate with a document or application

One powerful feature of font groups is that it lets you associate a collection of fonts with a document or application.

For example, create a font group for a document like "Annual Report," "Brochure," or "Newsletter." Or create a font group for your favorite word processing, desktop publishing, or graphics application.

Create the group

Click the Create New Font Group button.

A new font group appears in the Font Groups list box (the bottom left list box). The initial name, "New Font Group," is highlighted.

Note  The Create New Font Group button is grayed out if Font Catalog is not displayed in the Go to a different folder list box. To display it, click the down arrow at the right of the Go to a different folder list box. Then choose Font Catalog.

Type a name for your new font group, for example, "Newsletter." Then press Enter.

Add fonts to the group

Click and drag fonts to the new font group from either the Contents list or Installed Fonts list. For example, click and drag any fonts you want to the font group "Newsletter."

What do you want to do?

 Associate the font group with an application or document

 Create a shortcut for the font group


How to associate a font group with an application or document

You can associate a font group with a word processing or desktop publishing application, a graphics program, and so on. You can also associate a font group with a document, such as "Annual Report," "Brochure," or "Newsletter."

When you associate a font group with an application or a document, you can install the fonts in that group and start the associated application or document--without having to run Font Navigator.

It is assumed that you have already organized your fonts.

Associate your font group with an application or document

Select a font group in the Font Groups list.

Choose Properties from the View menu.

This displays the Properties dialog.

Make sure the General tab is displayed.

Click the Browse button at the end of the "Association" line to search for the document (file) or application to associate with this font group. Search through folders until you find the file or application you need (for example, the .exe file for WordPerfect.)

 Optional. Check "Auto Install Font Group" if you want Font Navigator to automatically re-install this font group--if you forget to install it or you have uninstalled it.

Click OK.

What do you want to do?

Now you can create a shortcut for your font group or simply activate the font group file.

Click here [image] for details on creating a shortcut.

Click here [image] to activate the font group file.

Related topics

  Using font groups


How to create a shortcut for a font group

You can create shortcuts for a font group. This makes it easy to quickly install the fonts in the group or to start the application or open the document associated with the group--without having to run Font Navigator.

Create the shortcut for your font group

Select a font group in the Font Groups list.

Choose Properties from the View menu.

This displays the Properties dialog.

Click the Shortcut tab.

Check "Create a shortcut for this group."

Check the Shortcut Location, as follows:

Program Group - If you check Program Group, you can enter or browse through folders to find the Program Group in which you want to put the shortcut for this font group.

Add to the Desktop - Select this item if you want to add the shortcut for this font group to the desktop.

Add to the Start Menu - Select this item if you want to add the shortcut for this font group to the Start menu. (The Start Menu appears when you click the Start button on the taskbar.)

Choose the Shortcut Properties, as follows:

Display a confirmation dialog - Choose this item if you want Font Navigator to prompt you to add the fonts to the currently installed fonts or replace the currently installed fonts when you launch the font group's shortcut.

Do not display a confirmation dialog - Choose this item if you do not want Font Navigator to prompt you to add the fonts to the currently installed fonts or replace the currently installed fonts when you launch the font group's shortcut.

Add fonts to currently installed fonts - If you selected "Do not display a confirmation dialog," select this item if you want Font Navigator to add the fonts from this font group to the currently installed fonts when you launch the font group's shortcut. This lets you add the fonts from this font group to the font menus of your Windows applications.

Replace currently installed fonts - If you selected "Do not display a confirmation dialog," select this item if you want Font Navigator to replace the currently installed fonts with the fonts from this font group when you launch the font group's shortcut. This lets you display only the fonts from this font group in the font menus of your Windows applications.

Click OK.

Launch your font group

Launch your font group, as follows:

Program Group shortcut - Click the Start button on the Windows taskbar, point to Programs, point to the applicable program group, and click the font group icon.

Desktop shortcut - Double-click the font group icon on the desktop.

Start Menu shortcut - Click the Start button on the Windows taskbar, then click the font group icon on the Start menu.

If prompted, you can click the Browse button (at the end of the "Association" line) to enter or change the file or application associated with this font group. Search through folders until you find the file you need (for example, the .exe file for WordPerfect.) Also, select "Add to currently installed fonts" or "Replace all currently installed fonts," as applicable. Then click OK.

If you have associated the font group with an application or document, this launches the application and installs all the fonts in the font group.

The fonts in the font group will appear in the font menus of your Windows applications.

Related topics

  Using font groups

  Associating a font group with an application or document


How to activate a font group file

You can activate a font group to

quickly install the fonts in the group,

start the application associated with the group, or

open the document associated with the group

without having to run Font Navigator.

Use a file manager, such as Windows Explorer, to activate the font group file.

Activate the font group

Start Windows Explorer or your file manager.

Open or locate the folder in which Font Navigator is stored.

Usually, this is C:\Program Files\Font Navigator.

Open or locate the folder in which your font groups are stored.

Usually, this is Groups.

Double-click the name of the font group you want to activate.

This installs the fonts in the font group. If you have associated a document or application with the font group, this also starts the application or opens the document associated with the group.

Tip  Create a shortcut for the font group to make it easier to activate it. Click here [image] for details.

Related topics

  Using font groups


How to view font samples

Use this option to review samples of fonts.

To view font samples

Select a font from any of the lists (Contents, Installed Fonts, or Font Groups).

Up to four members of the font family display in the Font Sample viewer.

To change the size of the text in the Font Sample viewer

Make sure you have selected a font from any of the lists.

Move your cursor to the viewer window, and click the RIGHT mouse button.

This displays a pop-up menu.

From the pop-up menu, select Sample Size. Then choose Size to Fit or the point size you want.

Larger point sizes make the text larger. Choose Size to Fit if you want Font Navigator to adjust the point size of the sample text so that it can display up to four fonts from a font family in the viewer.

To change the sample text in the viewer

Make sure you have selected a font from any of the lists.

Move your cursor to the viewer window, and click the RIGHT mouse button.

From the pop-up menu, choose Change Sample Text.

In the Sample Text dialog box, type the text you want. Then press Enter.

Choose Default Sample Text from the View menu to restore Font Navigator's original sample text.

Related topics

  Printing font samples


How to print font samples

Use this option to review samples of fonts. You can print samples for all family members of fonts you selected in any of the lists (Contents, Installed Fonts, or Font Groups). You can print two-line samples, one-line and block text samples, and character charts.

To print samples of fonts

Select one or more fonts in any of the lists.

To select more than one, press the CTRL key and click each font you want to print samples of. To select a range of fonts, press and hold the Shift key, then click the first and last fonts in the range.

Click the Print Samples button.

To use the options in the Print Samples dialog box

Select or change any of the options under "For selected fonts, print," as follows:

Sample - Select this option to print a two-line sample of all the fonts you selected. This option prints a sample for not only each font you selected, but each member of that font family. Here is an example of a two-line sample:

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 01234567890 &$.,:;!?

Family - Select this option to print one-line text and block text samples for all family members of fonts you selected. The one-line text is the sample text you see in the Font Sample viewer:

The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog.

The block text is a paragraph.

For each font family, this option prints sample text at 8, 11, 16, and 24 point, and it prints block text at 11 point.

Character Chart - Select this option to print a character chart for all fonts or all family members of fonts you selected. This option prints the characters in the selected fonts' character sets.

Click the Options button to change the text of the samples or the number of character charts to print for each font family.

Related topics

  Using the Options button to change sample text or charts to print

  Viewing font samples


Using the (Print Samples) Options dialog box

This dialog lets you set the sample text and block text to print for each font family member. This dialog also lets you set the number of charts to print for each font family.

To use the options in the Options dialog box

Click OK to print the samples. You can also select or change any of the following options, then click OK.

Options for Family

Single Line Text - Enter the text you want to print for all family members of each font you selected. You can enter up to 255 characters.

Block Text - Enter the paragraph you want to print for all family members of each font you selected.

Note  Click the Default button to restore the original single-line text and block text samples.

Options for Character Chart

Print Primary Family Member - Select this option to print a character chart for only the first family member of each selected font. Usually, this is the regular font.

Print All Family Members - Select this option to print a character chart for all family members of all selected fonts.

Related topics

  Printing font samples


How to view fonts by format

You can view fonts in the Contents list by format.

Click the View Fonts by Format button.

Choose All Formats, TrueType, or PostScript Type 1.

Note  You need Adobe Type Manager to install PostScript fonts and to view and print PostScript font samples.

Related topics

  Viewing fonts by style

  Customizing the view


How to view fonts by style

You can view fonts in the Contents list by style.

Click the View Fonts by Style button.

Choose All Styles or one of various styles.

Note  "Styles" refers to different categories of type (decorative, monospaced, sans serif, script, serif, symbol). It does not refer to different weights of type (roman, bold, italic, bold italic, etc.).

Related topics

  Viewing fonts by format

  Customizing the view


How to customize the view

You can view fonts in the Contents list by font attributes or font text.

Font attributes include Font Format, Font Style, Font Vendor, Font Character Set (TrueType fonts only), and Font Embedding (TrueType fonts only). Font text allows you to view fonts containing a string you enter, such as "Old" or "times."

Choose the Customize View option in the View menu.

In the Customize View dialog, select the font attributes you want, or enter the font text you want. Then click OK.

For example, to view all Bitstream font families in the Contents list, select "Bitstream" in the Font Vendor drop-down list box. Also, you can view font families containing the string you enter in the last list box. For example, if you enter "times," the Contents list displays font families with "times" in their name, such as Times and Times New Roman.

You can combine as many criteria as you want.

Tip  Select All Fonts from the View menu to redisplay all fonts in the Contents list.

Related topics

  Viewing fonts by format

  Viewing fonts by style

  Font embedding


Viewing properties for a font or font group
How to view properties for a font or font group

Select a font from any of the lists (Contents, Installed Fonts, or Font Groups), or select a font group from the Installed Fonts or Font Groups list.

Click the Properties button on the toolbar, or choose the Properties option in the View menu.

In the Properties dialog box, click the tab you want.

What do you want to do?

 View properties for a font

 View or change properties for a font group


Viewing properties for a font

For a font, the Properties dialog displays General, Character Chart, and Sample tabs. For Bitstream fonts, the Properties dialog also displays an Analog Names tab.

General tab

The General tab displays Font Members, Family, Format, Character Set (usually, ANSI or Symbol), Style (Decorative, Monospaced, Sans Serif, Script, Serif, Symbol), Font file (the name of the file and its location on your system or a network), and Copyright information.

To view information for a different member of the font family, click the down arrow to the right of the Font Members list box. Then select the font you want. Note that some families have only one or two fonts.

Character Chart tab

Use the Character Chart tab to display the chart of characters for a particular font and character set.

To view the character chart for a different member of the font family, click the down arrow to the right of the Font Members list box, then select the font you want. Note that some families have only one or two fonts.

To view the chart for a different character set, click the down arrow to the right of the Character Set list box, then select the set you want. PostScript Type 1 fonts normally have only one character set to choose from. TrueType fonts may have several character sets (scripts) to choose from, which vary for each TrueType font.

A font may contain characters for a localized language, such as Greek or Cyrillic. Which characters are in a font are often left up to the font designer; they may vary from font to font.

Sample Text tab

Use the Sample Text tab to enter sample text in different point sizes for a particular font.

To view the sample text for a different member of the font family, click the down arrow to the right of the Font Members list box, then select the font you want. (Note that some families have only one or two fonts.)

To view the sample text in a different point size, click the down arrow to the right of the Point Size list box, then select the size you want. Larger point sizes make the text larger.

Use the text area to enter sample text.

Analog Names tab

The Analog Names tab applies only to Bitstream fonts (fonts with "BT" at the end of the font name).

It displays other names that the selected Bitstream font is known by. For example, Dom Casual is also known as Ad Bold, Brush Roman, Do, and Polka.

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  Viewing properties for a font or font group


Viewing or changing properties for a font group

For a font group, the Properties dialog displays General, Shortcut, and Contents tabs.

General tab

The General tab displays the following information:

Group Name - The name of this font group. You can change the name here.

Created by - The user who made this font group (usually, you). You can change the author’s name here.

Association - Any file or application that this font group is associated with (for example, a word processor or desktop publishing application). You can change the Association here, although this field is optional. You can also click Browse to search for a file or application to associate with this font group.

Fonts in Group - Number of font families in this font group

Last modified - The last date that this font group was changed

Attributes - If Auto Install Font Group is checked, Font Navigator automatically re-installs this font group if you forget to install it or you have uninstalled it.

Shortcut tab

The Shortcut tab displays the following information:

Create a shortcut for this group - Select this item if you want to create a shortcut for this group. If you don't want to create a shortcut, all areas on this tab will remain grayed out.

Shortcut Location

Program Group - If you check Program Group, you can enter or browse through folders to find the Program Group in which you want to put the shortcut for this font group.

Add to the Desktop - Select this item if you want to add the shortcut for this font group to the desktop.

Add to the Start Menu - Select this item if you want to add the shortcut for this font group to the Start menu. (The Start Menu displays when you click the Start button on the taskbar.)

Shortcut Properties

Display a confirmation dialog - Select this item if you want Font Navigator to prompt you to add the fonts to the currently installed fonts or replace the currently installed fonts when you launch the font group's shortcut. (You launch the font group's shortcut from a program group, the desktop, or the Start menu.)

Do not display a confirmation dialog - Select this item if you do not want Font Navigator to prompt you to add the fonts to the currently installed fonts or replace the currently installed fonts when you launch the font group's shortcut.

Add fonts to currently installed fonts - If you selected "Do not display a confirmation dialog," select this item if you want Font Navigator to add the fonts from this font group to the currently installed fonts when you launch the font group's shortcut. This option allows you to add the fonts from this font group to the font menus of your Windows applications.

Replace currently installed fonts - If you selected "Do not display a confirmation dialog," select this item if you want Font Navigator to replace the currently installed fonts with the fonts from this font group when you launch the font group's shortcut. This option allows you to display only the fonts from this font group in the font menus of your Windows applications.

Contents tab

The Contents tab displays the fonts in the font group.

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How to view character charts

Select a font from any of the lists (Contents, Installed Fonts, or Font Groups).

Click the Properties button.

In the Properties dialog box, click the Character Chart tab.

Use the scroll bar to look through the chart of characters.

To view the chart for a different member of the font family, click the down arrow to the right of the Font Members list box. Then select the font you want. Note that some families have only one or two fonts.

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  Viewing properties for a font or font group

  Printing character charts


How to print character charts

You can print character charts for fonts in any of the lists (Contents, Installed Fonts, or Font Groups).

Select one or more fonts that you want to print character charts for.

To select more than one, press the CTRL key and click each font you want to print character charts for. To select a range of fonts, press and hold the Shift key, then click the first and last fonts in the range.

Click the Print Samples button.

In the Print Samples dialog box, make sure the Character Chart box is checked.

Click OK to print the samples.

You can also click the Options button to change the number of character charts to print for each font family.

Note  The number in each box of the character chart indicates the Alt+0nnn keyboard code (where nnn is the character number) you need to enter to display the character. In most applications, you also need to press the Num Lock key. For example, to display the character "é" in a Windows application: press the Num Lock key; press and hold the Alt key; type 0233 (0, then 2, then 3, then another 3) on the numeric keypad, which is usually on the right side of your keyboard.

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  Viewing character charts

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How to copy or move fonts and font groups

You can copy or move fonts from anywhere on your system to anywhere else.

Tip  You can move fonts from the Windows Fonts folder if you want more control over your fonts. Click here [image] for details.

To copy fonts or font groups

Select one or more fonts or font groups in any of the lists. If you need to, use the Go to a different folder list box to browse for fonts to copy.

To select more than one, press the CTRL key and click each font or font group. To select a range of fonts, press and hold the Shift key, then click the first and last fonts in the range.

Choose Copy from the Edit menu.

Enter a folder in the Destination Folder list box to which Font Navigator will copy the fonts or font groups you selected. Or click Browse to search for a folder to which Font Navigator will copy the fonts or font groups you selected.

Click OK.

To move fonts or font groups

Select one or more fonts or font groups in any of the lists. If you need to, use the Go to a different folder list box to browse for fonts to move.

To select more than one, press the CTRL key and click each font or font group. To select a range of fonts, press and hold the Shift key, then click the first and last fonts in the range.

Choose Move from the Edit menu.

Enter a folder in the Destination Folder list box to which Font Navigator will move the fonts or font groups you selected. Or click Browse to search for a folder to which Font Navigator will move the fonts or font groups you selected.

Click OK.


How to move fonts from the Windows Fonts folder

You can move fonts from the Windows Fonts folder if you want more control over your fonts, for example, if you want to circumvent the fact that Windows automatically installs every font in the Fonts folder when you open the Fonts folder in Windows Explorer.

Click the down arrow at the right of the Go to a different folder list box.

This displays the drives you can go to, including floppy drives, hard drives, CD-ROM drives, and network drives.

Choose the drive in which Windows is installed. Usually, this is "(C:)."

In the Contents list, double-click the folder in which Windows is installed. Usually, this is "Windows." If necessary, scroll to the bottom of the Contents list.

Still in the Contents list, double-click the folder in which your TrueType fonts are installed. Usually, this is "Fonts."

Select the fonts or font groups you want to move. Choose Select All in the View menu to move all the fonts and font groups.

To select more than one, press the CTRL key and click each font or font group. To select a range of fonts, press and hold the Shift key, then click the first and last fonts in the range.

Choose Move from the Edit menu.

Enter a folder in the Destination Folder list box to which Font Navigator will move the fonts or font groups you selected. Or click Browse to search for a folder to which Font Navigator will move the fonts or font groups you selected.

Click OK.


How to remove fonts and font groups

You can remove fonts from the Contents list. You can also delete the corresponding font files from disk.

Note that removing fonts and font groups is different from uninstalling them.

Removing Fonts

When you remove a font from the Contents list, you also remove it from the Font Catalog and from the Installed Fonts list and Font Groups list if the font is already installed.

Note  If you remove fonts that are installed, you will have to reformat any documents that use these fonts, or re-install the fonts that these documents need.

Select one or more fonts to remove from the Contents list.

Choose Delete from the Edit menu.

This brings up a dialog that asks if you want to remove the font files from disk, also.

Select from the following options in the dialog box:

Yes - Click Yes to remove the selected fonts from the Font Catalog and delete the font files from disk.

No - Click No to remove the selected fonts from the Font Catalog. Clicking No does not delete the font files.

Cancel - Click this button to cancel the process.

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  Uninstalling fonts and font groups

  Rebuilding the Font Catalog


How to rebuild the Font Catalog

Normally, you do not need to rebuild your Font Catalog. However, the Font Catalog file might be corrupted, in which case you will want to rebuild it.

The Font Catalog contains all the fonts on all the drives you specified the first time you started Font Navigator, and any fonts you have added (using the Find Fonts option in the File menu, or the Add to Font Catalog option in the View menu). That is, the Font Catalog includes all the fonts that Font Navigator has found on your system, no matter where they are located.

When you choose Font Catalog in the Go to a different folder drop-down list box, the Contents list displays all these available fonts.

To rebuild the Font Catalog

Exit Font Navigator.

Using Windows Explorer or File Manager, open the folder that contains Font Navigator (usually, C:\ Program Files\Font Navigator\Data_95 or C:\ Program Files\Font Navigator\Data_NT). Then delete the file FontNav.fdb.

Start Font Navigator.

This displays the Font Navigator Wizard.

Follow the prompts to allow Font Navigator to search your drives for fonts.

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  Running Font Navigator the first time

  Adding fonts to the Font Catalog


File menu

Find Fonts. Use this option to add fonts to the Font Catalog from a floppy disk, CD-ROM drive, hard drive, or network. After you find fonts, you can install them, or view and print samples of them.

Note  The Find Fonts option is grayed out if Font Catalog is not displayed in the Go to a different folder list box. To display it, click the down arrow at the right of the Go to a different folder list box. Then choose Font Catalog.

Install Fonts. Installs the fonts or font groups you selected in the Contents list.

Uninstall Fonts. Uninstalls the fonts or font groups you selected in the Installed Fonts list.

New Font Group. Creates a new font group in the Font Groups List.

Note  The New Font Group option is grayed out if Font Catalog is not displayed in the Go to a different folder list box. To display it, click the down arrow at the right of the Go to a different folder list box. Then choose Font Catalog.

Print Samples. Use this option to print samples of the fonts or font groups you selected in any of the lists.

Settings/Duplicate Fonts. Use this option to select alternate fonts for your Font Catalog, if duplicate copies of the fonts exist. You can also use this option to delete duplicate fonts.

Settings/PostScript Printers. Use this option to select the PostScript printer ports that Font Navigator should use for installed PostScript Type 1 fonts. This option is only available if you are using Windows 95.

Exit. Quits the program.


Edit menu

Copy. Use this option to copy the fonts or font groups you selected to a folder of your choice.

Move. Use this option to move the fonts or font groups you selected to a folder of your choice.

Delete. Use this option to uninstall or delete the fonts or font groups you selected. If the selected fonts or font groups are in the Installed list, then they are uninstalled. If the selected fonts or font groups are in the Contents or Font Groups list, then they are removed; you also have the option of deleting the font files.

Select All. Selects all items in the active list (Contents, Installed Fonts, or Font Groups).

Add to Font Catalog. Adds the fonts you selected, from a folder in the Go to a different folder drop-down list box, to your Font Catalog. This option is active only if you're using the Go to a different folder drop-down list box to display fonts in a single folder. The following icons indicate that the font is not in the Font Catalog.


View menu

All Fonts. In the Contents list, displays all font formats and styles.

Note  "Styles" refers to different categories of type (decorative, monospaced, sans serif, script, serif, symbol). It does not refer to different weights of type (roman, bold, italic, bold italic, etc.).

Fonts by Format. In the Contents list, displays all font formats, or TrueType or PostScript Type 1 fonts only.

Fonts by Style. In the Contents list, displays all font styles, or decorative, monospaced, sans serif, script, serif, or symbol fonts only.

Customize View. Use this option to display only those fonts that match the criteria you specify in the Customize View dialog box. Criteria include Font Attributes (Font Format, Font Style, Font Vendor, Font Character Set, and Font Embedding) and Font Text. For example, to view only Bitstream fonts, select "Bitstream" in the Font Vendor drop-down list box. You can combine as many criteria as you want.

Explore Font. Use this option to view samples of all family members of a font you selected in any of the lists. You can view waterfall, block text, capabilities, or single line samples.

Sample Size. Use this option to change the size of the sample text in the Font Sample viewer. Larger point sizes make the text larger. Choose Size to Fit if you want Font Navigator to adjust the point size of the sample text so that it can display up to four fonts from a font family in the viewer.

Change Sample Text. Use this option to change the sample text. Enter the text in the highlighted area in the Font Sample viewer.

Default Sample Text. Reverts the sample text in the Font Sample viewer to the default text.

Swap Split Bars. Swaps the split bars that separate the list boxes and viewer.

Properties. Displays information about a font or font group you selected in the Contents, Installed Fonts, or Font Groups list. Use this option to find out where fonts are stored or to view characters in the character set.


Help menu

Help Topics. Displays the Help for Font Navigator.

Bitstream on the Web. Takes you to the Bitstream home page (http://www.bitstream.com) on the World Wide Web, if you are connected to the Internet and running a browser.

About Font Navigator. Displays program information, the version number, and the copyright for Font Navigator.


Add selected fonts to this font group?

Font Navigator will add font or font groups that you click and drag from the Installed Fonts list to the Font Group you want in the Font Groups list.

If you are trying to uninstall a font group, click and drag the Font Group to the Contents list.

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  Creating font groups

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Removing fonts from the catalog

Font Navigator will remove the selected fonts from the Font Catalog.

Note  Usually, you won't be able to delete font files from a CD-ROM. Also, you might not want to delete font files from a network drive.

Select from the following options in the dialog box:

Yes - Click Yes to remove the selected fonts from the Font Catalog and delete the font files from disk.

No - Click No to remove the selected fonts from the Font Catalog. Clicking No does not delete the font files.

Cancel - Click this button to cancel the process.

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Toolbar

Contains a list box and buttons that give you quick and easy access to the most important features of Font Navigator.


Go to a different folder

Go to a different folder is a list box in the toolbar area. It lets you browse through folders to look for fonts. For example, you might want to look through a folder on a typeface CD.

The Contents list (the top left list box) only displays fonts in the folder you're browsing through.

You can search for fonts anywhere: in a folder of a floppy disk, CD-ROM drive, hard drive, or network.

Note  When you browse through folders, you do not automatically update the Font Catalog.

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  Font Catalog


Up One Level

This button lets you go up one level in the directory structure. Font Catalog is at the top of the directory structure.

You cannot use this button (it is grayed out) when Font Catalog is selected.


View All Fonts

This button lets you display all formats and all styles of fonts in the Contents list (the top left list box).

Note  You need Adobe Type Manager to install PostScript fonts and to view and print PostScript font samples.


View Fonts by Format

This button lets you display all font formats, TrueType fonts only, or PostScript Type 1 fonts only for the fonts in the Contents list (the top left list box).

Note  You need Adobe Type Manager to install PostScript fonts and to view and print PostScript font samples.


View Fonts by Style

This button lets you display all styles, or one of various styles (decorative, monospaced, sans serif, script, serif, symbol), for the fonts in the Contents list (the top left list box).

Note  "Styles" refers to different categories of type (decorative, monospaced, sans serif, script, serif, symbol). It does not refer to different weights of type (roman, bold, italic, bold italic, etc.).


Create New Font Group

This button lets you create a new font group in the Font Groups list.

Note  The Create New Font Group button is grayed out if Font Catalog is not displayed in the Go to a different folder list box. To display it, click the down arrow at the right of the Go to a different folder list box. Then choose Font Catalog.


View Properties

This button lets you display information about a font or font group you selected in the Contents, Installed Fonts, or Font Groups list. It also lets you find out where fonts are stored or view the characters in the character set.


Print Font Sample

This button lets you print samples of the fonts or font groups you selected in the Contents, Installed Fonts, or Font Groups list.

You can print two-line samples, one-line and block text samples, and character charts.

Tip  Use this option to review samples of fonts you want to install or use.


Context Help

This button lets you get quick, pop-up help for all major areas of Font Navigator.

After you press this button, the cursor changes to a "?." Point to and click the cursor over any menu option, list box, toolbar button, or window you want pop-up Help for.


Contents List

The Contents list is the top left list box in Font Navigator. It displays the contents of whatever is selected in the Go to a different folder list box.

As shown above, the Font Catalog is selected. (The Font Catalog includes all the fonts that Font Navigator has found on your system.)

From the Contents list, select fonts to install, view samples of, print samples of, or add to font groups.

You will see various icons In the Contents lists. This is what they represent:

  TrueType font

  Installed TrueType font; also listed in the Installed Fonts list

  TrueType font that is not in the Font Catalog

  TrueType font that is in a font group but is not in the Font Catalog

  PostScript Type 1 font

  Installed PostScript Type 1 font; also listed in the Installed Fonts list

  PostScript Type 1 font that is not in the Font Catalog

  PostScript font that is in a font group but is not in the Font Catalog

Note  The Contents list displays the family name for the font--for example, Arial--not the names of each member of the family, such as Arial Regular, Arial Italic, Arial Bold, and Arial Bold Italic. Use the Font Sample viewer to see all the members of the font family.


Installed Fonts list

The Installed Fonts list is the top right list box in Font Navigator. It displays all the fonts installed in Windows.

"TT" indicates a TrueType font, while "T1" indicates a PostScript Type 1 font:

  TrueType font

  PostScript Type 1 font

Note  The Installed Fonts list displays the family name for the font--for example, Arial--not the names of each member of the font family, such as Arial Regular, Arial Italic, Arial Bold, and Arial Bold Italic. Use the Font Sample viewer to see all the fonts in the font family.


Font Groups List

The Font Groups list is the bottom left list box in Font Navigator. It displays all the available font groups.

To see what fonts are in a font group, double click it.


Font Sample Viewer

The Font Sample viewer is the window at the bottom right of Font Navigator. It displays a sample of a font you select in the Contents, Installed Fonts, or Font Groups list. It displays up to four fonts in the family of the font you select.


Split Bar

Drag the split bar to make a list or window larger or smaller.


Find Fonts

Find Fonts is an option in the File menu.

Use it to update the Font Catalog (the database of all the fonts that Font Navigator has found on your system).

Find Fonts lets you search for fonts on a floppy disk, CD-ROM drive, hard drive, or network. After you find fonts, you can install them and view and print samples of them.

Note  The Find Fonts option is grayed out if Font Catalog is not displayed in the Go to a different folder list box. To display it, click the down arrow at the right of the Go to a different folder list box. Then choose Font Catalog.

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Install Fonts

Install Font is an option in the File menu.

It lets you install fonts you select in the Contents list (the top left list box). It also lets you install font groups you select in the Font Groups list (the bottom left list box).

Related topics

  Installing fonts and font groups


Uninstall Fonts

Uninstall Fonts is an option in the File menu.

It lets you uninstall fonts or font groups you select in the Installed Fonts list (the top right list box). This means they no longer display in the font menus of Windows applications or in the Installed Fonts list of Font Navigator.

Uninstalling a font does not remove it from the Font Catalog. It also does not remove or delete any files.

Note  If you uninstall fonts, you will either have to reformat any documents that use these fonts or re-install the fonts that these documents need.

Related topics

  Uninstalling fonts and font groups


New Font Group

New Font Group is an option in the File menu.

It lets you create font groups, which appear in the Font Groups list (the bottom left list box).

Note  The New Font Group option is grayed out if Font Catalog is not displayed in the Go to a different folder list box. To display it, click the down arrow at the right of the Go to a different folder list box. Then choose Font Catalog.

Related topics

  Creating font groups


Print Samples

Print Samples is an option in the File menu.

It lets you print samples of fonts you select in any of the lists (Contents, Installed Fonts, or Font Groups).

You can print two-line samples, one-line and block text samples, and character charts.

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  Printing font samples


Duplicate Fonts

Duplicate Fonts is an option in the Settings submenu off the File menu.

It lets you select alternate fonts for your Font Catalog, if duplicate copies of the fonts exist.

You can also use this option to delete duplicate fonts.


PostScript Printers

PostScript Printers is an option in the Settings submenu off the File menu.

It applies to Windows 95 only. It lets you select the PostScript printer ports that Font Navigator will configure when you install or remove PostScript Type 1 fonts. Font Navigator clears "softfont" entries from printer ports you do not select.

You only need to use this option if you have defined more than one PostScript printer port and you don't have enough room in your WIN.INI file to configure the "softfont" entries for all your PostScript printer ports.


Exit

Exit is an option in the File menu.

It lets you close Font Navigator.


Copy

Copy is an option in the Edit menu.

It lets you copy the fonts or font groups you select to a folder of your choice.

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  Copying fonts and font groups


Move

Move is an option in the Edit menu.

It lets you move the fonts or font groups you selected to a folder of your choice.

Related topics

  Moving fonts and font groups


Delete

Delete is an option in the Edit menu.

It lets you uninstall or delete the fonts or font groups you selected.

If the selected fonts or font groups are in the Installed list, then they are uninstalled.

If the selected fonts or font groups are in the Contents or Font Groups list, then they are removed; you also have the option of deleting them.

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  Uninstalling fonts and font groups

  Removing fonts and font groups


Select All

Select All is an option in the Edit menu.

It lets you selects all items in the active list (Contents, Installed Fonts, or Font Groups).


Add to Font Catalog

Add to Font Catalog is an option in the Edit menu.

It lets you add the fonts you selected to your Font Catalog.

The following icons indicate that the font is not in the Font Catalog.

Related topics

  Font Catalog

  Browsing by folder to look for fonts


All Fonts

All Fonts is an option in the View menu.

It lets you display all font formats and styles in the Contents list (the top left list box).

Note  "Styles" refers to different categories of type (decorative, monospaced, sans serif, script, serif, symbol). It does not refer to different weights of type (roman, bold, italic, bold italic, etc.).

Related topics

  Viewing fonts by format

  Viewing fonts by style


All Formats

All Formats is an option in the Fonts by Format submenu off the View menu.

It lets you display TrueType and PostScript Type 1 fonts in the Contents list (the top left list box).

Note  You need Adobe Type Manager to install PostScript fonts and to view and print PostScript font samples.

Related topics

  Viewing fonts by format


TrueType

TrueType is an option in the Fonts by Format submenu off the View menu.

It lets you display only TrueType fonts in the Contents list (the top left list box).

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  Viewing fonts by format


PostScript Type 1

PostScript Type 1 is an option in the Fonts by Format submenu off the View menu.

It lets you display only PostScript Type 1 fonts in the Contents list (the top left list box).

Note  You need Adobe Type Manager to install PostScript fonts and to view and print PostScript font samples.

Related topics

  Viewing fonts by format


All Styles

All Styles is an option in the Fonts by Style submenu off the View menu.

It lets you display all styles in the Contents list (the top left list box).

Note  "Styles" refers to different categories of type (decorative, monospaced, sans serif, script, serif, symbol). It does not refer to different weights of type (roman, bold, italic, bold italic, etc.).

Related topics

  Viewing fonts by style


Decorative

Decorative is an option in the Fonts by Style submenu off the View menu.

It lets you display only decorative fonts in the Contents list (the top left list box).

Tip  Use decorative fonts in headlines. Broadway and Playbill are examples of decorative fonts.

Related topics

  Viewing fonts by style


Monospaced

Monospaced is an option in the Fonts by Style submenu off the View menu.

It lets you display only monospaced fonts in the Contents list (the top left list box).

In a monospaced font, the widths are the same from character to character. A "w" takes up the same amount of space as an "i." Courier, originally designed for a typewriter, is an example of a monospaced font.

Related topics

  Viewing fonts by style


Sans Serif

Sans Serif is an option in the Fonts by Style submenu off the View menu.

It lets you display only sans serif fonts in the Contents list (the top left list box).

In a sans serif font, the characters do not have "feet" or fine lines (serifs) at the end of main or cross strokes.

Tip  Use sans serif fonts in headlines. Arial is an example of a sans serif font.

Related topics

  Viewing fonts by style


Script

Script is an option in the Fonts by Style submenu off the View menu.

It lets you display only script fonts in the Contents list (the top left list box).

Script fonts imitate handwritten characters.

Tip  Use script fonts in headlines, or as the body text in invitations and announcements. Ribbon 131 and Wedding Text are examples of script fonts.

Related topics

  Viewing fonts by style


Serif

Serif is an option in the Fonts by Style submenu off the View menu.

It lets you display only serif fonts in the Contents list (the top left list box).

In a serif font, the characters have "feet" or fine lines at the end of main or cross strokes.

Tip  Use serif fonts in the main body text. Times New Roman is an example of a serif font.

Related topics

  Viewing fonts by style


Symbol

Symbol is an option in the Fonts by Style submenu off the View menu.

It lets you display only symbol fonts in the Contents list (the top left list box).

Symbol fonts include signs, pictures, and ornaments. Symbol and Wingdings are examples of symbol fonts.

Related topics

  Viewing fonts by style


Customize View

Customize View is an option in the View menu.

It lets you display only those fonts that match the criteria you specify in the Customize View dialog box.

Criteria include Font Attributes (Font Format, Font Style, Font Vendor, Font Character Set, and Font Embedding) and Font Text. For example, to view only Bitstream fonts, select "Bitstream" in the Font Vendor drop-down list box.

You can combine as many criteria as you want.

Related topics

  Customizing the view


Size to Fit

Size to Fit is an option in the Sample Size submenu off the View menu.

It lets you adjust the point size of the sample text so that Font Navigator can display up to four fonts from a font family in the Font Sample viewer.

Related topics

  Viewing font samples


12 pt

12 pt is an option in the Sample Size submenu off the View menu.

It lets you change the size of the sample text, which is displayed in the Font Sample viewer, to 12 point.

Larger point sizes make the text larger.

Related topics

  Viewing font samples


18 pt

18 pt is an option in the Sample Size submenu off the View menu.

It lets you change the size of the sample text, which is displayed in the Font Sample viewer, to 18 point.

Larger point sizes make the text larger.

Related topics

  Viewing font samples


24 pt

24 pt is an option in the Sample Size submenu off the View menu.

It lets you change the size of the sample text, which is displayed in the Font Sample viewer, to 24 point.

Larger point sizes make the text larger.

Related topics

  Viewing font samples


36 pt

36 pt is an option in the Sample Size submenu off the View menu.

It lets you change the size of the sample text, which is displayed in the Font Sample viewer, to 36 point.

Larger point sizes make the text larger.

Related topics

  Viewing font samples


48 pt

48 pt is an option in the Sample Size submenu off the View menu.

It lets you change the size of the sample text, which is displayed in the Font Sample viewer, to 48 point.

Larger point sizes make the text larger.

Related topics

  Viewing font samples


60 pt

60 pt is an option in the Sample Size submenu off the View menu.

It lets you change the size of the sample text, which is displayed in the Font Sample viewer, to 60 point.

Larger point sizes make the text larger.

Related topics

  Viewing font samples


Change Sample Text

Change Sample Text is an option in the View menu.

It lets you change the text you want to display for each font in the Font Sample viewer.

You can enter up to 255 characters for the sample text.

Related topics

  Viewing font samples


Default Sample Text

Default Sample Text is an option in the View menu.

It lets you revert the sample text in the Font Sample viewer to the default text.

Related topics

  Viewing font samples


Swap Split Bars

Swap Split Bars is an option in the View menu.

It lets you swap the split bars that separate the list boxes and viewer.


Properties

Properties is an option in the View menu.

It lets you display information about a font or font group you selected in any of the lists (Contents, Installed Fonts, or Font Groups).

Use this option to find out where fonts are stored or to view the characters in the character set.

Related topics

  Viewing properties for a font or font group


Help Topics

Help Topics is an option in the Help menu.

It lets you display the Help for Font Navigator.


Bitstream on the Web

Bitstream on the Web is an option in the Help menu.

It takes you to the Bitstream home page (http://www.bitstream.com) on the World Wide Web, if you are connected to the Internet and running a browser.


About

About is an option in the Help menu.

It lets you display program information, the version number, and the copyright for Font Navigator.


Font format

A font format is a standard structure for organizing and storing font information in a software file. This lets a font program interpret the information, because the program knows where that information is stored and how to read it.

TrueType is a standard font format that you can use if you have Windows 95 or Windows NT.

PostScript Type 1 is a standard font format that you can use if you have installed Adobe Type Manager for Windows.


Font style

For Font Navigator, "styles" refers to different categories of type (decorative, monospaced, sans serif, script, serif, symbol). It does not refer to different weights of type (roman, bold, italic, bold italic, etc.).


Font family

A font family is a collection of related typefaces. Usually, there are up to four members of a font family: regular, italic, bold, and bold italic typefaces.

Regular

Italic

Bold

Bold Italic

Note  Some fonts have only one member in the font family. Some font families have different members (light, medium, etc.).

The Contents, Installed Fonts, and Font Groups lists display the font family name--for example, Arial--not all the members of the family, such as Arial Regular, Arial Italic, Arial Bold, and Arial Bold Italic.

If you select a family in the any of the lists, up to four members of the family display in the Font Sample viewer.

Extended font families

A large, or extended, family has several related font families.

For example, "Bitstream Arrus" is considered an extended font family. It includes these font families: Arrus BT, Arrus Blk BT, Arrus Ext BT, and Arrus SmCap BT. To make it easy to keep track of these related families, you could create a font group called "Bitstream Arrus," then put all the Arrus font families in it.


PostScript Type 1

PostScript Type 1 is a font format that Adobe Systems, Inc., developed. The PostScript Type 1 font format is simply a way of organizing and storing font information so that a printer or a font program, such as Adobe Type Manager, can read and understand it.

PostScript Type 1 is a standard font format that you can use if you have installed Adobe Type Manager for Windows.


TrueType

TrueType is a font format that Apple and Microsoft developed. The TrueType font format is simply a way of organizing and storing font information so that a font program, such as the TrueType font rasterizer built into Windows, can read and understand it.

TrueType is a standard font format that you can use if you have Windows 95 or Windows NT.


Font Navigator Wizard

The Font Navigator Wizard lets you select the drives or folders that Font Navigator searches for fonts. It runs the first time you run Font Navigator.

This sets up your Font Catalog. The Font Catalog includes all the fonts that Font Navigator finds on your system, no matter where they are located. After you run the Font Navigator Wizard, all these available fonts appear in the Contents list of Font Navigator.

To complete the first screen of the Font Navigator Wizard

Click Next.

To complete the second screen

Select the drives or folders you want to search by clicking the check boxes.

You can also select a floppy drive, CD-ROM drive, or one or more other drives. To search a drive, check the box next to it. To search a folder on a drive, expand the drive by clicking the "+" button next to it, then click the check box next to the folder you want to search.

The "Include subfolders" box should be checked. This lets you search all subfolders of the selected drives or folders.

If you selected a floppy disk drive, CD-ROM drive, or other removable media to search, put the disk, CD, or media in the appropriate drive.

Click Finish to create your Font Catalog.


Duplicate fonts

If Font Navigator finds duplicate fonts on your system, it decides which ones to use in the Font Catalog, based primarily on

the date and size of the font file

the location (hard drive, CD-ROM, etc.) of the font file

whether or not the font is installed

Using fonts other than those Font Navigator selected

Choose Settings from the File menu, then choose Duplicate Fonts.

Check an alternate font to use in the Duplicate Font Members dialog box.

Click OK.


Font embedding

Font Embedding is one criteria you can use to control the way fonts are displayed in the Contents list.

Choose the Customize View option in the View menu.

In the Customize View dialog, choose the Font Embedding you want.

Many TrueType fonts have an "embedding bit" included in the font file. This embedding bit limits or enlarges the way a recipient of a document can use the TrueType fonts that the author embedded in it. By choosing one of the following selections, you will display TrueType fonts in the Contents list that match the fonts' embedding status:

Editable Embedding means that recipients of an author's document can use the fonts embedded in the document to edit it.

Installable Embedding means that recipients of an author's document can install the fonts embedded in the document.

Preview & Print Embedding means that recipients of an author's document can only use the fonts embedded in it to view the document on screen and print it.

Restricted License Embedding means that recipients of an author's document are limited by the font vendor's license.

Note  Contact the font vendor for more information.

Click OK to close the Customize View dialog box.

Tip  Select All Fonts from the View menu to redisplay all fonts in the Contents list.

Related topics

  Customizing the view


Status bar

The status bar displays information and tips about using Font Navigator.

You can display information and tips on the status bar by moving the cursor over different areas of Font Navigator.


System Menu button

The System Menu button is on the left side of the title bar.

It lets you display the System Menu, which you can use to restore, move, size, minimize, maximize, or close the Font Navigator window.


Minimize button

The Minimize button is on the right side of the title bar. It's the first of the three buttons on the right.

It lets you minimize Font Navigator to a button on the taskbar or an icon on the desktop.


Maximize button

The Maximize button is on the right side of the title bar. It's the second of the three buttons on the right.

It lets you maximize Font Navigator to the full size of the screen, or restore Font Navigator to its original size.


Close button

The Close button is on the right side of the title bar. It's the last of the three buttons on the right.

It lets you close Font Navigator.


Lets you change the point size for the current sample. Larger point sizes make the text larger.


Lets you change the point size for any line of the waterfall sample. Larger point sizes make the text larger.

Enter 0 (zero) for any line you do not want to display.


Restores the point sizes for all lines of the waterfall sample to their original settings.


Restores the single line and block text to their original wording. The single line text appears in the Waterfall and Single Line Samples. The block text appears in the Block Text Sample.


Lets you enter the single line text you want to display for all family members of each font you are viewing. You can enter up to 255 characters.


Lets you enter the paragraph you want to display for all family members of each font you are viewing.


Explore Font

This button lets you view samples of all family members of a font you selected in the Contents, Installed Fonts, or Font Groups list.

You can view waterfall, block text, capabilities, or single line samples.

Tip  Use this option to review samples of fonts you want to install or use.


Explore Font

Explore Font is an option in the View menu.

It lets you view samples of all family members of a font you selected in the Contents, Installed Fonts, or Font Groups list.

You can view waterfall, block text, capabilities, or single line samples.

Tip  Use this option to review samples of fonts you want to install or use.

Related topics

  Exploring font samples


Waterfall Sample

Waterfall Sample is an option in the Options menu.

It lets you display lines of text in different point sizes for each font displayed in the Explore Font viewer.


Block Text Sample

Block Text Sample is an option in the Options menu.

It lets you display a paragraph of text for each font displayed in the Explore Font viewer.


Capabilities Sample

Capabilities Sample is an option in the Options menu.

It lets you display the following capabilities for each font displayed in the Explore Font viewer: rotated, normal, underlined, strike-through, and reversed text.


Single Line Sample

Single Line Sample is an option in the Options menu.

It lets you display one line of text for each font displayed in the Explore Font viewer.


Sample Size

Sample Size is an option in the Options menu.

For the Waterfall Sample, choosing Sample Size brings up the Explore Font Waterfall Sizes dialog. You can change the point size for any line of the waterfall sample. Enter 0 (zero) for any line you do not want to display.

For the Block Text, Capabilities, and Single Line Samples, you can choose different point sizes from the Sample Size submenu. For Other, you can enter any point size from 4 to 120. Larger point sizes make the text in the Explore Font Viewer larger.


Change Text

Change Text is an option in the Options menu.

It lets you change the single line text and the block text for font samples displayed in the Explore Font viewer. The single line text appears in the Waterfall and Single Line Samples. The block text appears in the Block Text Sample.


Properties

Properties is an option in the Options menu.

It lets you display information about any of the fonts displayed in the Explore Font viewer.

Use this option to find out general information about a font (including where fonts are stored) or to view the characters in the character set.


Use Single Window

Use Single Window is an option in the Options menu.

If this option is checked, you can have only one Explore Font Viewer open at a time. If this option is unchecked, you can have multiple Explore Font viewers open.

Tip  Leave this option unchecked to compare samples of different fonts.


Close

Close is an option in the Options menu.

It lets you close the Explore Font viewer. If more than one Explore Font viewer is open, this option closes the current viewer.


Close All

Close All is an option in the Options menu.

It lets you close all open Explore Font viewers.


How to explore font samples

Use this option to review samples of fonts. You can view samples for all family members of a font you selected in any of the lists (Contents, Installed Fonts, or Font Groups). You can view waterfall, block text, capabilities, and single line samples.

To explore font samples

Select a font in any of the lists.

Click the Explore Font button.

To compare samples of different fonts

It is assumed you are already displaying samples of a font in the Explore Font viewer, as documented above in “To explore font samples.”

Make sure Use Single Window in the Options menu is unchecked.

Select another font in any of the lists.

Click the Explore Font button.

If you need to, move the Explore Font viewer windows so that you can compare the samples.

To change the kind of sample displayed in the Explore Font viewer

Select one of these options in the Options menu: Waterfall Sample, Block Text Sample, Capabilities Sample, or Single Line Sample.

Note  Select Sample Size or Change Text in the Options menu to change the samples displayed in the Explore Font viewer.

To view font properties

Select Properties in the Options menu.

To close one or more Explore Font viewers

Select Close or Close All in the Options menu.

Related topics

  Viewing font samples


Prints a two-line sample for all family members of fonts you selected. Here is an example:

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 01234567890 &$.,:;!?

Related topics

  Font family


Prints one-line text and block text samples for all family members of fonts you selected. For each font family, this option prints sample text at 8, 11, 16, and 24 point. It prints block text at 11 point.

Click Options to change the sample text to print.

Related topics

  Font family


Prints a character chart for fonts you selected.

Click Options to change the number of character charts to print for each font family you selected.

Related topics

  Font family


Lets you change the sample text and the number of character charts to print for each font family.

Related topics

  Font family


Enter the one-line text sample you want to print for fonts you selected. You can enter up to 255 characters.


Enter the paragraph you want to print for fonts you selected.


Prints a character chart for only the first family member of each selected font. Usually, this is the regular font.

Related topics

  Font family


Prints a character chart for all family members of all selected fonts.

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  Font family


Reverts the Options for Family and the Options for Character Chart to their original text and settings.


Windows 95 only: Check the PostScript printer ports that Font Navigator will configure when you install or remove PostScript Type 1 fonts. Font Navigator clears "softfont" entries from printer ports you do not check.

You only need to use this option if you have defined more than one PostScript printer port and you don't have enough room in your WIN.INI file to configure the "softfont" entries for all your PostScript printer ports. In this case, check only the PostScript printer port you use most often.


Lets you choose the folder to which Font Navigator will copy or move the fonts or font groups you selected.

Click the down arrow to the right of the Destination Folder list box, then choose the folder you want.


Lets you search for a destination folder to which Font Navigator will copy or move the fonts or font groups you selected.


Lets you control the way fonts are displayed in the Contents list. You can choose all font formats, TrueType fonts only, or PostScript Type 1 fonts only.

Click the down arrow to the right of the drop-down list, then select the entry you want.

NOTE You need Adobe Type Manager to install PostScript fonts and to view and print PostScript font samples.


Lets you control the way fonts are displayed in the Contents list. You can choose all styles, or one of various styles (decorative, monospaced, sans serif, script, serif, symbol).

Click the down arrow to the right of the drop-down list, then select the entry you want.

NOTE "Styles" refers to different categories of type. It does not refer to different weights of type (roman, bold, italic, bold italic, etc.).


Lets you control the way fonts are displayed in the Contents list. You can choose fonts made by all vendors or a specific vendor.

Click the down arrow to the right of the drop-down list, then select the entry you want.


TrueType fonts only: Lets you control the way fonts are displayed in the Contents list. You can choose all font character sets or a specific set.

Click the down arrow to the right of the drop-down list, then select the entry you want.


TrueType fonts only: Lets you control the way fonts are displayed in the Contents list. You can choose all font embedding or specific embedding.

Click the down arrow to the right of the drop-down list, then select the entry you want.

Related topics

  Font embedding


Lets you control the way fonts are displayed in the Contents list. Enter a string in this list box to view fonts containing that string. Or click the down arrow to the right of the drop-down list, then select the entry you want.

For example, if you enter "times," the Contents list displays font families with "times" in their name, such as Times New Roman.


Displays other names that the selected font is known by.

For example, Dom Casual is also known as Ad Bold, Brush Roman, Do, and Polka.

This applies only to Bitstream fonts (fonts with "BT" at the end of the font name).


Lets you select another member of this font family to view information for. Click the down arrow to the right of the Font Members list box, then select the font you want.

Related topics

  Font family


Lets you select a different member of the font family to view sample text for. Click the down arrow to the right of the Font Members list box, then select the font you want.

Related topics

  Font family


Lets you select a different point size for the sample text. Click the down arrow to the right of the Point Size list box, then select the point size you want.

Larger point sizes make the text larger.


Use this area to enter your sample text.


Lists the fonts in this font group.


The name of this font group


The user who made this font group (usually, you)


Any file or application that this font group is associated with (for example, a word processor or desktop publishing application). Association is optional.

Related topics

  How to associate a font group with an application or document


Lets you search for a file or application to associate with this font group.

Related topics

  How to associate a font group with an application or document


Number of font families in this font group


The last date that this font group was changed


If Auto Install Font Group is checked, Font Navigator automatically re-installs this font group if you forget to install it or you have uninstalled it.


Creates a shortcut for this group.

If you don't want to create a shortcut, all areas on this tab will remain grayed out.

Related topics

  Creating a shortcut for a font group


Places a shortcut for this font group in a program group.

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  Creating a shortcut for a font group


Displays the Program Group in which to put the shortcut for this font group. You can also enter the name of a program group here.

Related topics

  Creating a shortcut for a font group


Lets you search for the Program Group in which to put the shortcut for this font group.

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  Creating a shortcut for a font group


Adds the shortcut for this font group to the desktop.

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  Creating a shortcut for a font group


Adds the shortcut for this font group to the Start menu (the menu displayed when you click the Start button on the taskbar.)

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  Creating a shortcut for a font group


Select if you want Font Navigator to display a dialog box when you activate the shortcut for this prompt group.

The dialog prompts you to add the fonts to the currently installed fonts or to replace the currently installed fonts with the fonts in this group.

Related topics

  Creating a shortcut for a font group


Select if you do not want Font Navigator to display a dialog box when you activate the shortcut for this prompt group.

Then choose "Add fonts to currently installed fonts" or "Replace currently installed fonts."

Related topics

  Creating a shortcut for a font group


Select if you want Font Navigator to add the fonts from this font group to the currently installed fonts when you activate this shortcut.

Only available if you selected "Do not display a confirmation dialog"

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  Creating a shortcut for a font group


Select if you want Font Navigator to replace the currently installed fonts with the fonts from this font group when you activate this shortcut.

Only available if you selected "Do not display a confirmation dialog"

Related topics

  Creating a shortcut for a font group


Check the fonts to use for your Font Catalog, if duplicate copies of the fonts exist.

You can also select fonts to delete or whose properties you want to view.

Related topics

  Duplicate fonts


Lets you view information, the character chart, sample text, etc., for a font you have highlighted in this dialog box.


Lets you delete the duplicate fonts you have highlighted in this dialog box.

The fonts will be removed from all lists (Contents, Installed Fonts, and Font Groups), and the associated font files will be deleted.


Click the checkboxes next to the drive(s) or folders in which to search for fonts.

You can select any combination of floppy, CD-ROM, network, or hard drives.

To select a subfolder, expand a drive by clicking the "+" button next to it. Then check the box next to the folder you want to search.

TIP If you are looking in a CD-ROM or network, you may want to search through a particular folder instead of the entire CD-ROM or network.

Check "Include subfolders" if you want to search all subfolders of folders you have checked. To search an entire drive, select the drive and check "Include subfolders." If "Include subfolders" is not checked, Font Navigator searches for fonts in the selected folders only.


Lets Font Navigator search all subfolders of folders you have checked in the List of Drives.

To search an entire drive, select the drive and check "Include subfolders."

If "Include subfolders" is not checked, Font Navigator searches for fonts in the selected folders only.


The font group to install


The file or application associated with this font group, if any

Related topics

  How to associate a font group with an application or document

  Creating a shortcut for a font group


Lets you search for a file or application to associate with this font group.

Related topics

  How to associate a font group with an application or document

  Creating a shortcut for a font group


Adds the fonts from this font group to the currently installed fonts.

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  Creating a shortcut for a font group


Replaces the currently installed fonts with the fonts from this font group.

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  Creating a shortcut for a font group


Closes this dialog box and saves any changes you have made.


Closes this dialog box without saving any changes you have made.


Lets you view the character chart for a different member of the font family. Click the down arrow to the right of the Font Members list box, then select the font you want.

A font family is a collection of related typefaces. Usually, there are up to four members of a font family: regular, italic, bold, and bold italic typefaces.

Related topics

  Font family


Displays the keystroke for the selected character.


Displays all the font’s characters in the selected character set.


Lets you select the character set you want to see. Click the down arrow to the right of the Character Set list box, then select the set you want.

PostScript Type 1 fonts normally have only one character set to choose from. TrueType fonts may have several character sets (scripts) to choose from, which vary for each TrueType font.

A font may contain characters for a localized language, such as Greek or Cyrillic. Which characters are in a font are often left up to the font designer; they may vary from font to font.


Installs the selected fonts after adding them to the Font Catalog.

The following icons indicate that a font is not in the Font Catalog.

Related topics

  Font Catalog

  What the icons mean

  Installing fonts


Copies the selected fonts to any folder on your system. Then Font Navigator adds them to the Font Catalog.

The following icons indicate that a font is not in the Font Catalog.

Tip  Check this item if you are installing fonts from a floppy disk or CD-ROM.

After you check this item, enter a folder in the Destination Folder list box that Font Navigator will copy the fonts to. Or click Browse to search for a folder that Font Navigator will copy the fonts to.

Related topics

  Font Catalog

  What the icons mean

  Copying fonts


Lets you choose the folder to which Font Navigator will copy the selected fonts.

Click the down arrow to the right of the Destination Folder list box, then choose the folder you want.

Related topics

  Font Catalog

  Copying fonts


Lets you search for a destination folder to which Font Navigator will copy the selected fonts.

Related topics

  Font Catalog

  Copying fonts