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The terms “monospaced” and “fixed-pitch” refer to a typeface whose characters all

have uniform and equal spacing. These typefaces are useful for spreadsheets and

other documents with columnar data. Monospacing is the opposite of proportional

spacing.

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The term “proportionally spaced” refers to a typeface in

which the width of each character varies. For example,

the letter “i” is thinner than the letter “m” and therefore

takes up less space. Proportional spacing saves page

space and is easier on the eye. This manual’s text

uses the Helvetica font, a proportionally-spaced typeface. Because proportionally

spaced typefaces place each character according to its individual size, they increase

legibility and readability. This example shows the difference between a monospaced

typeface (Courier) and a proportionally spaced typeface (Times).

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A bitmapped font is one in which each character is repre-

sented by a set of dot patterns. Each font size requires a

different set of dot patterns.

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A scalable font is one in which each

character’s dot pattern (bitmap) is

generated from a mathematical rep-

resentation (or outline) of the charac-

ter. Scalable fonts eliminate the need

to store different font sizes.

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Point size refers to the height of a proportionally spaced type-

face. A point is a unit of measure approximately equal to

". The larger the point size, the larger the letter. The exam-

ple shows characters in 8, 10, 12, 24, and 36 point sizes.

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