Word Version 6.0: Font Mapping File Terminology Definitions
  
PSS ID Number: Q100505
Article last modified on 11-03-1994
 
6.00
 
MS-DOS
 

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The information in this article applies to:
 
 - Microsoft Word for MS-DOS, version 6.0
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SUMMARY
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This article describes the elements of a font mapping file. This
information complements the font mapping documentation in the
following resources, supplied with Word for MS-DOS:
 
 - Appendix C of "Using Microsoft Word" (see especially pages 650-651,
   654-655, 662)
 
 - WORD_DCA.DOC
 
 - WORD_RTF.DOC
 
MORE INFORMATION
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FONT MAPPING TERMS
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   Term              Description
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   WordFontName      The font name, as specified by Word. This name
                     appears in the Font box of the Character dialog
                     box (for example, CourierPC).
 
   FontName          Same as WordFontName.
 
   WordFontFamily    The set of fonts that represent variations of a
                     single typeface. For example, Times and Times
                     Roman Italic are members of the same font family
                     (roman). The following are the WordFontFamily
                     names:
 
                        modern, roman, script, foreign, decor, symbol
 
   FontFamily        Same as WordFontFamily.
 
   Width             Specifies the width of the GFID number (see
                     definition of GFID below).
 
   Attribute         Specifies character attributes such as bold,
                     italic, or bold italic.
 
   WordPointSize     Specified in half-point units. For example, use
                     24 for a 12 pt font size.
 
FONT MAPPING SCHEMES
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Word converters use one of the following common font-mapping schemes:
 
Generic Font Identification Number (GFID)
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GFID Font Table:
 
   GFID Number      Pitch Size                    Point Size
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   1-65             10 pitch                      12 point
   66-153           12 pitch                      10 point
   154-200          Proportional                  Proportional
   201-239          15 pitch                      8 point
   240-249          5 pitch                       24 point
   250-259          17.1 pitch                    7.5 point
   260-279          8.55 pitch                    14 point
   4096-61439       Proportional-Selectable       Proportional
 
For more information on GFID, query on the following words in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base:
 
   description and gfid and font and mapping and dca
 
WordFontNumber
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The font family name appears in the Font box of the Character dialog
box.
 
For more information on the Word font numbering system, see page 142
in "Getting Started and Printer Information."
 
Word for MS-DOS Font Table:
 
   WordFontNumber      WordFontFamily
   --------------      --------------
       00-15           Modern a-Modern p
       16-31           Roman a-Roman p
       32-39           Script a-Script p
       40-47           Foreign a-Foreign p
       48-55           Decor a-Decor p
       56-63           Symbol a-Symbol b
 
Note: The RTF file format also uses this numbering scheme.
 
FONT MAPPING FILE SYNTAX
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See the following pages in "Using Microsoft Word" for font mapping
file details (such as file name, location, format and syntax):
 
   Conversion                      Page
   ----------                      ----
 
   RTF to Word                     654
 
   Word to RTF                     655
 
   Word to DCA
   DCA to Word                     650-651
 
   Works to Word
   Word to Works                   662
 
Reference(s):
 
"Using Microsoft Word," Appendix C
 
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