Is "Tahoma" a MAC standard font?

[Roger Johnstone]

In <bfin2v$hu4$05$1@news.t-online.com> M.Braun wrote:

> Hello,
>
> is the True Type Font (ttf): Tahoma a MAC standard font and will
> windows PDF files work with it on a MAC? If not, how? Thx for help
>
> Martin

No, Tahoma is not included with Macs. As I understand it, when the right
font doesn't exist the PDF viewer will automatically pick a close
substitute font. If you must have the right font, you can also embed the
font in the PDF when you create it on the WINDOWS pc. This will make the
PDF a bit bigger though.

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[Beelsebob]

"M.Braun" <m.braun@web4tune.net> wrote in message news:<bfin2v$hu4$05$1@news.t-online.com>...

> Hello,
>
> is the True Type Font (ttf): Tahoma a MAC standard font

Yes, it's also a web-safe font.

> and will windows PDF
> files work with it on a MAC?

Yes they will, that was the point of them (PORTABLE Document Format).

> If not, how?

Quick note, if you're wanting to copy pdfs with odd fonts in, it is
possible to embed the fonts in the pdf file (see the options in
distiller). There's probably an option to embed fonts somewhere in
the print dialogue, but I rarely use it.

Bob

[Matthew Russotto]

In article <JvbTa.136631$ic1.3057212@twister.tampabay.rr.com> ,
Enough <enough@idontcare.com> wrote:

>In article <bfin2v$hu4$05$1@news.t-online.com>,
> "M.Braun" <m.braun@web4tune.net> wrote:
>

>> Tahoma a MAC standard font

>
>I did not know that Media Access Control (MAC) HAD standard fonts! Learn
>something new from the retarded every day!

Sure, what do you think they use to print the MAC address with? It's
not Tahoma, though.

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[David C.]

"M.Braun" <m.braun@web4tune.net> writes:

>
> is the True Type Font (ttf): Tahoma a MAC standard font and will
> windows PDF files work with it on a MAC? If not, how?

Tahoma is not a Mac-standard font. It is, however, a Microsoft-
standard font. I think it gets installed on MacOS when you install
MS Office.

If you use it in a PDF file, you can choose to embed the font in the
PDF file. If you do that, it will render fine on Macs. If you don't
and the person reading it doesn't have it on his system, then it will
be substituted for some other font, which may impact the layout of
your PDF.

-- David