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BASIC CONCEPTS
2-2 XEROX DOCUPRINT 96/DOCUPRINT 96MX LPS FORMS CREATION GUIDE
Fonts
Fonts are character sets, each having a unique type style, type size,
and orientation.
Fixed and proportional spacing Fixed and proportionally spaced fonts are available for use on laser
printing systems. Each character occupies an area on the form called
a character cell. With fixed fonts, all character cells in the set are the
same width. With proportional fonts, character cells vary in width, as
shown in figure 2-2.
Figure 2-2. Character spacing
Because the length of a line printed with a proportional font is
relatively unpredictable, fixed fonts are used for variable data on a
report to avoid overprinting forms data with variable data.
Proportional fonts are normally used for forms data, that is, titles,
headings, and so forth. A letter is an example of the use of
proportional fonts for variable data. The differences in width are
illustrated in figure 2-3.
Figure 2-3. Character spacing examples
Fonts are available in various typefaces (for example, OCR and
Titan), sizes, styles (for example, serif and sans serif), and weights
(for example, medium and bold).
Font orientation In addition to typeface, style, and size, the font can be defined by its
orientation:
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Landscape
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Portrait
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Inverse landscape
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Inverse portrait
The font orientation, as shown in figure 2-4, is relative to the physical
page.