This document explores font use and management. Understanding Font Families and Font Qualities Tips for Effective Font Use Exploring Font Samples Inserting Special Characters and Symbols Installing Fonts from Other Sources Understanding Font Families and Font Qualities Fonts, like people, have names to distinguish one from another. In contrast, proportional fonts give each letter the correct amount of space based on its size and shape.
Proportional fonts use less space and, therefore, less paper to print.
Try changing text in Courier New to Bookman or Times New Roman and notice the difference in your printouts. Printer fonts are fonts inherent to the printer you are using and do not print the way they look on the screen. When choosing fonts from the Font pull-down list, you can see if the font you pick is a Printer font or a True Type font. A double T appears before a True Type font and a printer symbol appears before a Printer font. The table below summarizes the qualities of some commonly used fonts.