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FontExplorer X Pro User Guide FontExplorer® X Pro User Guide January 2010 by Linotype, a Monotype Imaging Company FontExplorer X Pro User Guide FontExplorer X Pro User Guide Copyright and Trademark Information This document is protected by international and US copyright law and may not be reproduced or distributed either in part or in total without prior written consent of Linotype GmbH. This includes the storing of the information in electronic formats, in databases for information retrieval as well as translation into other languages. The licensee is only allowed to transfer the software or pass on the accompanying written materials to third parties under the conditions set forth in the applicable License Agreement. This Copyright and Trademark Information does not constitute any rights, obligations, warranties or liabilities other than those set forth in the applicable License Agreement. Information in this manual that refers to possible product extensions or to available accessories is not legally binding, especially because the product is subject to continuous adaptation and because the information may also relate to future development. The contents of this manual can change without prior notice and do not represent any legal obligation on the part of Linotype GmbH. Linotype GmbH can neither be made liable for the correctness of information in this manual nor for damages resulting from the use of this information or the impossibility of using this information. FontExplorer is a trademark of Linotype GmbH registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and which may be registered in certain other jurisdictions. All other product and company names mentioned in this manual are trademarks of the respective companies. FontExplorer X Pro is protected by copyright law. Copyright © 2005-2010 Linotype GmbH, Bad Homburg, Germany. All rights reserved. 3 FontExplorer X Pro User Guide How to Use this Guide When you work with FontExplorer X Pro for the first time, we recommend you start by reading chapter 1. There you will find an overview of the Main Window as well as a short description of the functions that you can access from it. You can use it as a map to find your way in FontExplorer X Pro. The following chapters explain all functions in detail. You will find frequently used functions in the beginning. Functions that are used less frequently and special functions are described further on in the guide. To use FontExplorer X Pro, you should have a basic knowledge of the operating system. The Table of Contents helps you to quickly find the topic you are looking for. For an overview of keyboard shortcuts see the Overview of important keyboard shortcuts. In many chapters and sections there are cross-references to other pages with further information on the current topic. They look like this: (see “sample heading”). To make it easier to find the information you are looking for, we have used the following typographic conventions: Keyboard shortcuts are recognizable by a blue background. Example: Press ⌘ + 2. Menus and menu options appear in bold print. Example: The File menu Field names and folder names appear in italics. Example: The Filter field Dialogs appear in small caps. Example: The FONT DETECTION dialog Areas in dialogs appear in italics Example: Character Pushbuttons are recognizable by a blue background Example: Repair If you cannot find the information you need in this guide, check the Support section at the end of this document.. You are welcome to let us know how to improve this documentation. Please mail your comment to [email protected]. 4 FontExplorer X Pro User Guide Table of Contents Introduction: What are the Benefits of FontExplorer X Pro? 9 The Main Window of FontExplorer X Pro 10 Getting to know FontExplorer X Pro 11 Main Window 11 The Menu Bar 11 The Toolbar 11 The Source List 12 The Information Area 13 Showing or Hiding the Information Area 13 The Font List 14 Displaying the Font List in Original Type Faces (WYSIWYG View) 14 Sorting Fonts by Families 15 Displaying Fonts of a Font Family 15 Sorting Fonts by Windows Font Families 15 Sorting the Font List by Various Criteria 16 Preview Settings 16 The Preview 16 Help Functions 16 Sending Feedback to Linotype 16 Displaying License Information 16 Quitting FontExplorer X Pro 16 Font Preview, Information and Printing 17 Displaying the Font Preview 17 Customizing the Preview 19 Changing the Sample Text in the Preview 19 Setting Kerning in the Preview 19 Setting Tracking in the Preview 20 Setting Ligatures in the Preview 20 Showing or Hiding the Preview 21 Exporting the Font Preview 21 Printing 23 Printing Font Samples 23 Customizing the Page Layout 24 Customizing the Print Layout 25 Accessing Font Information 26 Displaying an Overview of the Font Properties 26 Displaying a Complete Character Set and Typographic Measures 27 Displaying a Detailed Preview of Font Properties 28 Displaying a Multiline Text 28 Changing the Leading of the Sample Text 29 Changing the Alignment of the Sample Text 29 Changing the Tracking of the Sample Text 29 Displaying the Detailed Preview with Ligatures 29 Displaying the Kerning table 30 Working with Font Sets and Collections 31 What are Folders, Sets and Collections? 31 Moving Fonts into Sets and Folders 32 Usage Example of Sets and Folders 32 Working with Folders 33 Adding a Folder 33 Renaming a Folder 33 Deleting a Folder 33 Creating a Font Folder for an Application 33 Activating Fonts Automatically when Starting Certain Applications 34 Working with Sets 34 5 FontExplorer X Pro User Guide Adding a Set 34 Renaming a Set 34 Deleting a Set 34 Working with Smart Sets 35 Adding a Smart Set 35 Renaming a Smart Set 36 Deleting a Smart Set 36 Changing Selection Criteria for a Smart Set 36 Working with Collections 36 Adding a System Collection 36 Renaming a Collection 37 Deleting a Collection 37 Categorizing, Classifying, Importing and Exporting Fonts 38 Font Classification 38 Classifying Fonts 38 Adding Comments and Allocating Labels to a Font 39 Allocating a Label to a Font 39 Removing or Changing a Label 40 Adding a Comment to a Font 40 Removing a Comment 41 Adding Ratings to a Font 42 Removing a Rating 42 Importing Fonts 43 Exporting Fonts 44 Exporting a Font from the Source List 44 Exporting a Font from the Font List 45 Exporting the Font Information 45 What If a Font is Missing in a Document? 47 Scanning Documents for Fonts 47 Searching for a Font 48 Identifying a Font’s Corresponding Sets 49 Managing Fonts with FontExplorer X Pro 50 Activating Fonts 50 Deactivating Fonts on Various System Events 50 Activating one or Several fonts 51 Activating Font Sets 52 Deactivating Fonts 52 Deactivating one or more Fonts 52 Deactivating Font Sets 52 Activating Fonts for Specific Applications 53 Creating a New Set for Application Font Requests 53 Enabling Application Font Requests 54 Deactivating Fonts for Specific Applications 55 Activating Fonts Automatically for Specific Applications 55 Excluding Fonts from Automatic Activation for Specific Applications 56 Restoring Default Settings for Application Font Requests 57 Finding Font File Locations 57 Where are the Font Files Stored? 57 Types of Digital Fonts 58 Font Management in Mac OS 58 Storage Locations for Fonts in Mac OS 58 Names Used to Organize Fonts in Mac OS 59 Clearing up the Font Management Folder 59 Clearing up the System Fonts Folder 59 Purchasing Fonts Directly Through FontExplorer X Pro 61 Displaying the Linotype Font Range 61 Displaying the Alphabetical List 61 6 FontExplorer X Pro User Guide Displaying Fonts Sorted by Categories 62 Displaying Fonts Sorted by Font Designers 63 Viewing Fonts Sorted by Foundries 63 Viewing Fonts Sorted by Keywords 64 Displaying Available Font Packages 64 Viewing Fonts Sorted by Themes 65 Displaying Fonts Sorted by Usage 66 Displaying Detailed Information about the Font Properties 66 Purchasing Fonts Directly from the Font List 67 Searching for Fonts 67 Font Preview in the Linotype Store 68 Creating a Shopping Account 69 Signing in to the Linotype Store Using an Existing Account 71 Specifying and Using Favorites 71 Completing the Order: Downloading and Paying Selected Fonts 72 Using Vouchers 73 Displaying Previous Purchases 74 Setting up FontExplorer X Pro According to your Requirements 75 Customizing the Information Area 75 Customizing the Font List 75 Customizing the Source List 76 Showing a Counter in the Source List 76 Customizing the Toolbar 77 General Settings 77 Advanced Preview Preferences 79 Settings for Labels 79 Import Settings 80 Export Settings 81 Settings for Font Requests 81 Adding Activation Rules 83 Switching Activation Rules On and Off 83 Editing the Activation Rules 84 Monitoring Settings 84 Store Settings 85 Advanced Settings 86 Setting up and Using the Font Management Folder 87 Update Settings 87 Using Additional Tools and Functions 89 Making Fonts Available for Other Applications 89 Cleaning Application Font Caches 89 Cleaning System Font Caches 90 Saving and Loading Configurations 90 Saving a Configuration 90 Loading a Configuration 91 Saving a Complete Installation of FontExplorer X Pro 92 Restoring a Complete FontExplorer X Pro Installation 92 Optimizing the Database 92 Updating Fonts 92 Using the Spotlight Database 93 Displaying Information about Fonts in the Finder 93 Updating the Spotlight Database 94 Using Different Character Sets 94 Finding Special Characters in the Keyboard Viewer 94 Finding Special Characters Using the "Characters" Dialog 95 Previewing Symbol Fonts (Pi fonts) 95 7 FontExplorer X Pro User Guide Displaying Font Variations