As a result, the fonts can be scaled to any size (and are therefore
called scalable fonts) and can be rotated. Outline fonts are the primary fonts
both used onscreen and downloaded to printers. Windows Server 2008
supports three types of outline fonts: TrueType fonts developed by Microsoft
for Windows 95; OpenType fonts (also developed by Microsoft), an extension
of TrueType with more shapes, like small caps, and more detail in the shapes;
and Type 1 and PostScriptx fonts, developed by Adobe Systems, Inc. All the
outline fonts in Windows Server 2008 are OpenType fonts.
NOTE In Windows 95/98, Microsoft??™s outline fonts were identified as ???TrueType fonts??? and a ???TT??? on
their icon was used to identify them. In Windows 2000 and on, these same fonts were identified as
???OpenType fonts with TrueType outlines??? and an ???O??? on their icon was used to identify them.
?– Bitmapped fonts Also called raster fonts, these are stored as a bitmapped
image for a specific size and weight, and for a specific printer. They
cannot be scaled and rotated. They are included for legacy purposes
and are not used in most cases. The bitmapped fonts in Windows
Server 2008 have an A on their icon.
?–? Vector fonts Created with line segments and can be scaled and rotated.
Primarily used with plotters and not onscreen or with printers.
You can view and work with the fonts in Windows Server 2008 by opening the Fonts
window, shown in Figure 13-7, by clicking Start | Control Panel and double-clicking
Fonts.
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