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Q96317: Description of Microsoft TrueType Master Set Fonts

Article: Q96317
Product(s): Microsoft Press
Version(s): 1.0,7.0,7.1
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 19-FEB-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft TrueType Master Set, version 1.0 
- Macintosh System Software, versions 7.0, 7.1 
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SUMMARY
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Microsoft TrueType Master Set for the Macintosh is a collection of 102 TrueType
fonts. These scalable fonts look nice on the screen and provide a high-quality
printout from the output device you print them to. These fonts are compatible
with PostScript printers as well as (QuickDraw-based) Macintosh printers.

The TrueType Master Set matches the fonts currently available for Microsoft
Windows operating system version 3.1, these are:

- 14 core fonts supplied with Windows version 3.1

- 44 fonts supplied with Microsoft TrueType FontPack 1 for Windows

- 44 fonts supplied with Microsoft TrueType FontPack 2 for Windows

For more information on the availability of Master Set, query on the following
words in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  " truetype and master and set and macintosh and font " (without the quotation
  marks)


MORE INFORMATION
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Master Set facilitates better cross-platform conversions and provides a source
of high-quality scalable fonts for the Apple Macintosh. The font metrics are the
same as the corresponding Windows font, which makes it easier to move documents
between the two platforms.

System Requirements for TrueType Master Set
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  System 7.0 or later
  2 megabytes (MB) of random access memory (RAM)
  One disk drive and a hard disk
  LaserWriter printer driver version 7.1.2 or later recommended

Supported Printers
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  Any Macintosh-compatible printer

Documentation Included
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  User's Guide
  Quick Reference Card

List of Microsoft TrueType Master Set for the Macintosh Fonts
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Windows Core Fonts:

Arial
Arial Bold
Arial Bold Italic
Arial Italic
Courier New
Courier New Bold
Courier New Bold Italic
Courier New Italic
Symbol
Times New Roman
Times New Roman Bold
Times New Roman Bold Italic
Times New Roman Italic
Wingdings

FontPack 1 Fonts:

Arial Narrow
Arial Narrow Bold
Arial Narrow Bold Italic
Arial Narrow Italic
Book Antiqua
Book Antiqua Bold
Book Antiqua Bold Italic
Book Antiqua Italic
Bookman Old Style
Bookman Old Style Bold
Bookman Old Style Bold Italic
Bookman Old Style Italic
Century Gothic
Century Gothic Bold
Century Gothic Bold Italic
Century Gothic Italic
Century Schoolbook
Century Schoolbook Bold
Century Schoolbook Bold Italic
Century Schoolbook Italic
Lucida Blackletter
Lucida Bright
Lucida Bright Demibold
Lucida Bright Demibold Italic
Lucida Bright Italic
Lucida Bright Math Extension
Lucida Bright Math Italic
Lucida Bright Math Symbol
Lucida Calligraphy Italic
Lucida Fax
Lucida Fax Demibold
Lucida Fax Demibold Italic
Lucida Fax Italic
Lucida Handwriting
Lucida Sans
Lucida Sans Demibold
Lucida Sans Demibold Italic
Lucida Sans Italic
Lucida Sans Typewriter
Lucida Sans Typewriter Bold
Lucida Sans Typewriter Bold Oblique
Lucida Sans Typewriter Oblique
Monotype Corsiva
Monotype Sorts

FontPack 2 fonts:

Augsburger Initials
Baskerville Old Face
Bell MT
Bell MT Bold
Bell MT Italic
Braggadocio
BriemScript
Britannic Bold
Castellar
Centaur
Contemporary Brush
Contemporary Brush Bold
Desdemona
Eckmann
Edda
Elephant
Elephant Italic
Eurostile
Eurostile Bold
Futura Bold
Futura Medium
Futura Oblique
Gill Sans Ultra Bold
Gradl
Harrington
Impact
Mistral
New Caledonia
New Caledonia Bold
New Caledonia Italic
Old English Text MT
Onyx
Parade
Peignot Medium
Playbill
Ransom
Ransom Bold
Ransom Bold Italic
Ransom Italic
Stencil
Stop
Wide Latin
Wingdings2
Wingdings3

Additional query words: 1.00 Font pack 3.10 win31 ttf true type

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbHWMAC kbOSMAC _IKkbbogus kbMSNonProductSearch kbTTFontSearch kbTTFontMSet
Version           : :1.0,7.0,7.1

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