How a Font Is Embedded into a Document (82825)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows 3.1
- Microsoft Windows 3.11
This article was previously published under Q82825 SUMMARY
TrueType fonts can be embedded or packaged into a document and transported
from one machine to another that does not have the embedded font, and the
embedded fonts will be available for use. Thus, documents are fully
portable across both Apple Macintosh and MS-DOS-compatible computers.
MORE INFORMATION
Only TrueType fonts that have the proper licensing bits set (that indicate
the font vendor has given permission for the font to be used as an embedded
font) can be embedded into a document. An application must have special
support for handling the embedding of TrueType fonts and their installation
upon reaching the destination system.
There are new APIs (application programming interfaces) with Windows 3.1
that an application must call in order to embed a TrueType font into a
document and in order to install a TrueType font at the application level.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 10/14/2003 |
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| Keywords: | KB82825 |
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