Re: [WinMac] Fonts, printers


Thomas Roth(tomroth[at]wfubmc.edu)
Mon, 25 Jan 1999 12:13:30 -0500


>From: "Parker, Douglas" <douglas.parker@lmco.com>
>1) How do I make sure I have the same type foundry's fonts on both mac and
>win to be sure the same page prints the same on both systems?

Buy the fonts for Mac & Windows from the same company.

>2) If I create a PageMaker page on the Mac to an Apple LaserWriter, then
>move the document to a Win system with an HP LaserJet printer, will my page
>generally print differently because of font differences and printer default
>(margins, headers, footers) differences?

If you're printing via PostScript to the HP then the ouput should look
identical. That's the beauty of PostScript.

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