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Support Font Formats for Windows Bitstream sells fonts for Windows in TrueType, OpenType, or PostScript Type 1 format: We have detailed instructions on how to install fonts. We recommend installing only one format - OpenType, TrueType, or PostScript - of a font. Installing two or more formats of the same font may cause problems when you try to use, view, or print the font. TrueType Fonts You can install TrueType fonts on any computer running Windows or Windows NT. TrueType fonts use the file extension .ttf, and they appear in a folder or on a disk using the following icons:
When a font appears in a folder or on a disk, its icon displays using the file name. When a font is installed in the Windows Fonts folder, it displays using the font name. OpenType Fonts You can install OpenType fonts on any computer running Windows XP or Windows 2000. The same OpenType font can be installed in Windows XP, Windows 2000, and Mac OS X. Note: Windows XP and 2000 will recognize Bitstream OpenType fonts as OpenType fonts. Windows Me, Windows 98, Windows NT 4, Linux, and Unix will recognize them as TrueType fonts. But there is really nothing to worry about, because the installation instructions are the same. All Bitstream OpenType fonts use the file extension .ttf, and they appear in a folder or on a disk using the following icons:
When a font appears in a folder or on a disk, its icon displays using the file name. When a font is installed in the Windows Fonts folder, it displays using the font name. PostScript Type 1 Fonts PostScript Type 1 fonts have two parts: the printer outline (.PFB) and a metrics file (.PFM). The printer outline container the information for printing a smooth font at any size. Adobe Type Manager (ATM) also uses the printer outline to create smooth fonts on the screen at all sizes. The metrics file contains measurement information for the font. Your font may also include an AFM file. Note: To use Type 1 fonts with any version of Windows prior to Windows XP or 2000, you must install Adobe Type Manager. Windows XP and 2000 support Type 1 fonts without the need to install ATM. The file names do not resemble the actual names of the fonts that appear in the Font menu of an application. However, when you install the font into the Fonts folder, the system displays a single icon representing the two files and using the font's actual name. 
AFM Files Your font files may include AFM files for the fonts. AFM files contain Adobe font metrics information. Unless your application tells you that you need the AFM files, you can ignore them. Installing them on your computer has no effect. |
