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A Typeface Sampler
Your QMS-PS 410 printer offers you a wide selection of resident
typefaces from which to choose.
Helvetica Helvetica is a popular typeface, a modification of
a kind of sans serif typeface called Grotesque. Helvetica is
used widely in publishing and is admired for its clean lines,
although it can be repetitive to the eye, ESPECIALLY WHEN
IN ALL CAPS. This typeface has a strong bold and
bold
oblique form. There is no italic form. Helvetica oblique is the
slanted form. Helvetica is a proportionally-spaced typeface.
Helvetica Condensed True to its name, Helvetica Condensed is a
typeface made by mathematically scaling plain Helvetica. There is a
bold form and an oblique form. In addition, there is a bold oblique
form. Helvetica Condensed complements the Helvetica typeface and
can be used when space is at a premium.
x-height
Base Line
type size
(point)
cap height
(key size)
upper case
character (CAPS)
lower case
character (l.c.)
descender
ascender
serif
Fig. 5.9 Typeface Terms
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