FONTS AND BLUE SPRUCE

 

Or, Fonts and Sprucing Up Your Computer "Stuff"

(Okay. So, it's the first week in December and we're going for the bad Christmas tree pun already. Sometimes, when you deal in computers and Newsletters, you have to look for humour (Canadian spelling) wherever you can find it.)

Last week, we explored a font manager a bit. Now, the question is, how do we use fonts to spruce up our e-mails, newsletter, etc. First things first - a few rules.

1) If you send out something written in a specific font and the person on the receiving end doesn't have that font installed on their computer, they will NOT see the message as you sent it. Let's look at an example.

This sentence is written in a font called "High Tower Text." However, if you do not have that font installed on your computer, you will not see it as it is written. Here is a graphic of how the sentence should look:

2) If you believe that it is unlikely the person receiving what you are sending will have the font on their computer, attach the font to your e-mail or provide a download link so they can see it as it is.

As an example, you can download the "High Tower Text" font by clicking HERE. (You can use your font manager to view and/or install the font once it is on your computer.)

3) You can send something written in a specific font as a GRAPHIC instead of sending as text. (Like we did above.)

Of course, we've only been talking about sending something electronically to someone for viewing. Naturally, if you are using Microsoft Word or Corel Word Perfect (or some other Word Processing program) you can print out almost any font available in TTF format plus other types, as well.

Now, how you use fonts to spruce up your work is totally up to you. The best advice we can give you is: be creative!