About text, Choosing fonts, Handy hints – HP Deskjet 710c Printer User Manual

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Handy Hints

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LETTERS

LOOK

LIKE

PICTURES

Wingdings are symbol
(or picture) fonts that
you type using the
letter or number keys
on your keyboard.
You format them like
text—you can add
color, change their size,
and so on.

But how do you know
which letter or number
to type for a picture?
Make a chart! Simply
type every letter and
number on your
keyboard twice, on two
lines, one beneath the
other. Make all the text
big enough so the
pictures will be clear—
30-point text works well.
Then highlight every
other line and format it
as Wingdings.

About Text

The words on the page look the way they do because of the fonts you use
when you type the text in your software program. Fonts are sets of characters
(uppercase and lowercase letters, numerals, and punctuation marks) with a
particular design or look to them. Each font has a name, such as Times New
Roman or Creepy.

Choosing Fonts

When you’re choosing fonts, you can think of them in these groups:

Serif fonts have tags (tails) on the letters, which lead your eye from one character
to the next. Serif fonts are good for blocks of text.

Sans serif fonts have no tags. Their clean lines make them ideal for headlines and
other large text.

Special-purpose fonts. These include decorative and script fonts usually used as
special effects for small amounts of text in large sizes.

Serif

Sans serif

Special purpose

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