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Fonts
TrueType Downloading Options
These settings determine how and where TrueType text
within your document is processed. In Window 3.1x,
these are located on the Graphics property sheet of the
printer driver. In Windows 95 they are on the Fonts
property sheet of the printer driver.
Download as TrueType:
Text is downloaded to the
printer as outline fonts and it is processed in the
printer. This is the default setting. It is a good
choice if graphic images in the job contain a large
quantity or variety of TrueType fonts. With this
setting, text is placed on top of graphic images
when they appear in the same area.
Text is scaled on the host
Download as Bit Image:
computer and then downloaded to the printer as
bitmaps. This can speed printing of multiple copies,
since the printer only processes the first copy and
then reissues it. This setting is also a good choice if
your images contain fonts that are not resident in
the Silentwriter. With this setting, text is placed on
top of graphic images when they appear in the same
area. This setting is only available when Graphics
Quality is set to High.
When this is selected, the print job
Print as Graphics:
is processed on the host computer and then
downloaded to the printer. Choose this setting to
send the text as graphics. This speeds up printing if
your document contains many graphics but not a
lot of TrueType text within them. This setting has
the effect of printing the graphic image over the text
image, showing only the exposed portion of
characters. This setting is only available when
Graphics Quality is set to High, and Graphics Mode
is set to Raster.
Use Printer TrueType Fonts:
default), the printer uses its own resident TrueType
fonts when they match the fonts in the document.
This method takes less time to process, and if you
formatted your document using the Silentwriter
TrueType fonts, you will have WYSIWYG (What
You See Is What You Get) output. Fonts used in the
document that are not resident in the printer are
downloaded as TrueType, bit image, or graphic,
depending on the selection above.
Font Installer
You use the Font Installer in the NEC Silentwriter 1700
PCL printer driver to install and download soft fonts to
your printer RAM. In Windows 3.1x, the Font Installer is
located on the Fonts property sheet of the printer driver.
In Windows 95, display the Font Installer by pressing
the Font Installer button on the Fonts property sheet of
the printer driver. For instructions on using the Font
Installer, see Chapter 5.
PCL Printer Driver Settings in Windows
If this box is checked (the
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