Microsoft KB Archive/66835

Adding Scalable Font/Symbol Set Support for HP LaserJet

PSS ID Number: Q66835 Article last modified on 07-29-1996

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= SUMMARY =

You can use the MergePRD utility that is shipped with Word version 5.5 to add additional scalable font and symbol set support for the Hewlett-Packard (HP) LaserJet III. The following instructions and a disk containing all necessary files are also available as an application note titled “Correcting HP LaserJet III Alignment and Adding Font/Symbol Set Support.” You can find by.SEA, a self-extracting file, on the following services:


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 * Internet (anonymous FTP) ftp ftp.microsoft.com Change to the Softlib/Mslfiles folder. Get by.SEA
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For additional information about downloading, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

ARTICLE-ID: Q119591 TITLE : How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services

The printer drivers for the HP LaserJet III included with Word 5.5 (or the application note for Word 5.0) do not support every possible scalable symbol set and font available internally or through HP font sets. To save memory and disk space, these drivers only support the internal scalable fonts (CG-Times and Univers) in the Roman-8 symbol set. The following font sets are supported in the default symbol sets with HP3FONTS.PRD, and in the PC-850 international symbol set with HP3FONTSI.PRD:

Distinctive Documents I Compelling Publications I & II Brilliant Presentations I Decorative Words I

Support for other symbol sets and font sets can be added by using the MergePRD utility to merge these fonts into an existing PRD. The MergePRD utility requires an HP TFM (tagged font metric) file for each typeface from which a font will be added. The TFM file contains important information about the typeface, including the widths of all characters and the symbol sets available. The TFM files for the internal CG-Times and Univers typefaces are included on the application note. TFM files for other typefaces are usually included with the font sets or can be obtained from the font vendor.

= MORE INFORMATION =

Using MergePRD to Add Font or Symbol Set Support

 * 1) Make sure the necessary TFM files are available and start the MergePRD program by typing MergePRD. Select option 1 at the “Enter Selection:” prompt to select HP LaserJet as the printer type.
 * 2) From the main menu, select option 1. At the prompt, enter the name of the printer driver to optimize.
 * 3) Choose the LaserJet III or IIID model for whichever the driver will be used on.
 * 4) Choose option 4 from the main menu to select the fonts that will be available in the new driver.
 * 5) From the Select Fonts and Sizes menu, type 1 to add fonts and sizes from PRDs already entered.
 * 6) Follow the prompts to add all the fonts from the old driver to the new one.
 * 7) From the Select Fonts and Sizes menu, type 6. This will allow the addition of font support with TFM files. Then enter the path for the TFM files (if the default is incorrect).
 * 8) Enter the base font file name. This is the name of the TFM file for the normal face of the font (not bold or italic). For the Univers font, this would be UNR0000S.TFM.
 * 9) Enter the SCALE to indicate scalable font sizes.
 * 10) Choose the symbol set desired.
 * 11) Choose the font family within Word. Most fonts will either be Modern (san serif fonts) or Roman (serif fonts). Check the “Printer Information for Microsoft Word” manual (at the end of Chapter 6) for more information about font families.
 * 12) Enter a Word font number (this is used for compatibility with other drivers). If it is necessary to move files between machines or printers with different printer drivers, these font numbers must be the same in all drivers for this font. If this is not necessary, accept the default.
 * 13) Enter the font name as you want it to appear in Word’s Format Character menu.
 * 14) If there are more fonts to correct, repeat these steps starting with step 7. If not, select option 7 to return to the main menu.
 * 15) At this point, the driver has been defined and must be physically written. Select option 7 to create the output PRD and give the new PRD a name.

The new driver can now be chosen in the Print Options or File Printer Setup menu. The new font(s) will be listed in the Format Character Font name menu. KBCategory: kbprint kbfile KBSubcategory: ============================================================================= Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1996.