Fonts
A font describes the way a string of text appears on a device—in most cases, a monitor or a printer. Fonts can vary in size, weight, and style. Bold fonts, for instance, are said to have a heavier weight than normal fonts. Windows automatically installs a number of standard fonts; literally thousands of fonts are available to users.
Fonts are known by their typeface name and attributes. For example, Courier Bold 12 point is a common fixed-pitch, or monospaced, font. Typically, nonscalable fonts actually demand a new font for each attribute change. For example, if you modify the point size of a font or change its characteristics to bold, italic, or underline, Windows accesses a physically different font for each version.
In many cases, however, ...
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