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HP Type Director Training Information From He
DocumentID: 647501
Revision Date: 29-Feb-96 8:19:22 PM

The information in this document applies to:
WordPerfect® 5.1 for DOS

Problem

Solutions: OVERVIEW:
Type Director is Hewlett-Packard's typeface and font management program.
Fonts:      It can create printer and screen fonts in any point size from 4-200 point in 1/2 point increments. (WordPerfect does not support screen fonts).
DownLoads      (It can download softfonts directly.)

INSTALLATION STEPS TYPE DIRECTOR
Insert:      Type Director in available floppy drive
Type:      Install [enter]

INSTALL STEPS FOR THE WP 5.0 MODULE
Insert:      WordPerfect v5.0 Program Disk (the module) in any available floppy drive (This module ships from SoftCopy & HP)
Type:      Install [enter]
            After the install to get the WordPerfect Application Helps printed out, your HP Series II must be on in a ready mode.
Type:      "Y" to get the WordPerfect Application Helps printed out.

The following screen will be displayed when installing the module:

WordPerfect v5.0-Type Director Support Files Installer
© Copyright Hewlett-Packard Co. 1989. All Rights Reserved.
This utility will copy the files located on the WordPerfect v5.0- Type
director Support disk to the Type director directory.
A copy of the application note describing how to use Type Director with
WordPerfect v5.0 will also be printed by your HP LaserJet printer.
Before printing, make sure your HP LaserJet is on-line.
Press ENTER to continue.....

Please enter the floppy disk letter where the WordPerfect v5.0- Type
Director Support files are located (Exampl e: A [Enter]).
Then press ENTER to continue.
Please enter the floppy disk letter where the WordPerfect v5.0- Type
Director Support files are located (Example: A [Enter].
The press ENTER to continue.
B:
Please enter the directory name where the Type Director application
program resides.
Please include the disk letter.
(Example: C:\TD [ENTER]).
Then press Enter to continue.
C:\TD

STARTING TYPE DIRECTOR
Type:      TD (From the C:\TD Directory)
Press F1      =Gives you overview of Type Director.
Press F7      =Help screens
Press F7      =While in a menu to get an overview of that menu.
Press F8      =Exit Menu (or ESC)

ENVIRONMENT
This is where you Setup your:
Printer
      Supported Printer Names
      HP Laser Jet Series II
      HP LaserJet IID
      HP LaserJet 2000
      HP LaserJet 500 PLUS
      DESKJET is not supported because it does not use the PLC Printer Language.
Note: (You need to change the name of your printer on the driver to the same name as HP calls it, or Type Director will not add the fonts to your *.all file.)

Symbol Set
-Supports 16 Symbol Sets + 1 User Created Reduced Symbol (The HP 500+ doesn't support the PC8,PC8 D/N, PC 850, Window S Symbol Sets.

Application Directory
The directory where type director will store software application relate files. It will update all of the all files that are in that directory with the correct printer name. (It does take extra time not necessary looking though, so put your all file that you want to use with type director in a separate directory.

Printer Font Directory
Where Type Director will store and look for printer fonts.

TYPEFACES
Here you can add/delete Typefaces.
F1=Install Type
F2=Select Typeface
F3=Read Diskettes Type Faces available
F5=Cancel Select
-CG TIMES
-UNIVERSITY
-BRUSH
-DOM CASUAL
-PARK AVENUE
-UNCIAL

MAKING FONTS
Instructions:      Press F7 while on the FONTS MENU
File Names:      Look like- UNI14USA.SFP, BRJ5CUSA.SFL, PVI20USA.SFP, TRR14USA.SFL
Symbols sets you can choose.
US:ASCII
R8:ROMAN8
E1:ECMA-94 Latin 1
PC:PC8
PC:PC-8 D/N
PM:PC-850
LG:Legal
VI:Ventura International
VU:Ventura US
VM:Ventura Math
DT:DeskTop
WN:Windows
TS:Ps Text
M8:Math-8
PS:Math
PI:Font
XX:Reduced Symbol Set
The decimal value for each of these symbol sets characters are on pages 95-111 (of the users guide)

DOWNLOAD
-You can create groups to download.
-You can download 3Party Softfonts.
-You can download permanent/temporary.
-You can change the font ID#,

UTILITIES
-You can bring in your Bitstream/3rd Party fonts into Type Director and have put them in one copied into your WordPerfect *.all file.

WORDPERFECT 5.0
HP is shipping the 1.01 Version of Type Director which now has WordPerfect as an application. In the WordPerfect softfont list the font looks like:
      (TD) Park Avenue 10.00pt (R8) 20 K

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