Mail & Document Services 57 US Highway 1 - ASB II New Brunswick NJ 08901-8554 Phone: 732.932.2143 Fax: 732.932.3799 Place Order: 732.932.2143

DOCUMENT SERVICES

FONT ISSUES

Fonts: Alike, But Not the Same
All fonts are not created equal! An otherwise common font, such as Helvetica, may actually differ according to manufacturer and platform.

• When you create a document to be printed, please specify whether it was created using Macintosh or PC sortware.
• If you know that you are using a TrueType font, please specify that as well. TrueType fonts were created by Microsoft and Apple, and are an aternative to Type 1 fonts, which were created by Adobe and are the industry standard.
• If you create a document on one platform and it is printed out using a different one, slight differences may exist. As a result, type may fit differently into a certain space, with one version fitting as you intended and another version coming up short or too long.

One Big Happy Family
There are several university recognized "families" of fonts. When used together in a publication, combinations of fonts from the same "family" make for an easier-to-read, more pleasant publication.

• Serif fonts, such as Times and Palatino, have small lines at the end of the strokes. They are typically used for high readability, such as in newspapers.
• Sans-serif fonts, such as Helvetica and Arial, lack the finishing strokes and is bolder and more easily read when used in large-print features as headlines.
• Display fonts, such as Stencil and Wingdings, are more decorative. They are not intended for use in large text blocks, but in signage or or where an ornamental accent is desired. Often display fonts have serif or sans-serif characteristics that work well when combined with text from a corresponding family.

INCLUDING YOUR FONT WITH YOUR PUBLICATION
MDS supports a wide range of fonts that we are licensed to use, but if you have one that we do not carry, you must submit it along with your file by coping the font. If you need help with font coping, contact us.

REQUESTING FONTS
When possible, specify within the font title whether the font is bold or italic. Often, it is difficult to discern specific style commands within a document, but if an option such as Garamond Italic is intended, it is better than to request the font "Garamond Italic" rather than as "Garamond, italicized."

If we do not have the font that you have in your document and you have not supplied it to us, that font will print out as our default font - typically, Courier - and not necessarily in the format you orginally planned. For a complete list of supported fonts, see below.

MDS SUPPORTED FONTS
Fonts supported by our department are listed below. Other fonts are available for use but these fonts will ensure higher quality, faster turnaround and fewer hassles.

Serif:

• Times
• Times New Roman
• Casion 224
• Casion 540

Sans-Serif:

• Helvetica
• Arial
• Gill Sans

Monospace:

• Couier

Calligraphic:

• Zapf Chancery

Dingbats:

• Symbol
• Zapf dingbats