TT in Word

[Té]

I'm using Word 2007 and I notice on the font drop down some fonts have TT and
others have an O what does this mean? The TT's are stacked on top of each
other, and the O is black and green. Thank you!

 

[Character]

I'm using Word 2007 and I notice on the font drop down some fonts have TT and
others have an O what does this mean? The TT's are stacked on top of each
other, and the O is black and green. Thank you!

As there are different formats for graphics, such as jpg, gif, png,
etc., there are different formats for fonts.

TT is a Truetype font (extension .ttf)
the O icon is for an OpenType font (extension .otf OR .ttf)
There are also other font formats, such as Type 1 (with a printer or
"A" icon).

Like graphics, the different formats support different functions and
capabilities.

This is not a 'document management' topic; If you have more questions
after having googled to learn a bit more, ask in the
'microsoft.public.word.printingfonts' group.

- Character

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

TT is for TrueType and O for OpenType.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

 

[Té]

Thank you, but what does that mean?

TT is for TrueType and O for OpenType.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

 

[Yves Dhondt]

Both TrueType and OpenType are font container formats. They contain
information on how to display and/or print characters.

OpenType is newer and can contain information for more characters (e.g.
small-caps). Note that I wrote 'can' as it doesn't have to contain that
extra information.

If you are interested in the more technical aspects of fonts, you might want
to check out http://www.microsoft.com/typography/default.mspx

Yves

 

[Doug Robbins - Word MVP]

See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenType

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Hope this helps.

Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my
services on a paid consulting basis.

Doug Robbins - Word MVP, originally posted via msnews.microsoft.com

 

[Character]

Thank you, but what does that mean?

Did you read my reply to your question as well as Suzanne's?

 

[DOsser]

Thank you, but what does that mean?

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Copied from Character's answer:

As there are different formats for graphics, such as jpg, gif, png,
etc., there are different formats for fonts.

TT is a Truetype font (extension .ttf)
the O icon is for an OpenType font (extension .otf OR .ttf)
There are also other font formats, such as Type 1 (with a printer or
"A" icon).

Like graphics, the different formats support different functions and
capabilities.

This is not a 'document management' topic; If you have more questions
after having googled to learn a bit more, ask in the
'microsoft.public.word.printingfonts' group.

- Character