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A font specifies the typeface, style, and point size of the text in a document. BarTender supports the use of all TrueType typefaces that are installed with Windows, including Arial, Courier New, Times New Roman, Symbol, and others. Additionally, BarTender supplies two TrueType fonts that are optimized for optical character recognition: OCR-A and OCR-B. These fonts are commonly used with barcodes.

TrueType fonts are completely scalable, and you can specify any size text that you want. By using TrueType fonts, such as Arial or Times New Roman, BarTender ensures that what you see on your template is the same font that is printed on the item when you run a print job. With TrueType fonts, you do not have to reselect or install new typefaces when you change to a new printer.

If you use a printer that has drivers that are installed from Seagull Scientific, you have the option of printing with printer fonts. Printer fonts are saved to the printer rather than to the computer. In heavy production environments, the use of printer fonts enables the items to be printed more quickly. However, as opposed to using TrueType fonts, the font that appears on the template may not be the same font that is printed on your items.

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• Seagull Symbol Fonts