Font Tools

Here are some useful tools that may be of use when dealing with fonts.

Tools and Manuals for Macintosh and Windows

Tools

Linotype FontExplorer ™ X

>Free FontExplorer X download for Macintosh (english/german)(7,3 mb)

Adobe Type Manager (ATM) Light™

>Free ATM Light download for Macintosh (english)(3,2 mb)

>Free ATM Light download for Macintosh (german)(3,2 mb)

>Free ATM Light download for Macintosh (french)(3,2 mb)

>Free ATM Light download for Macintosh (Update 4.6.2a)(2,4 mb)

>Free ATM Light download for Windows (english) (12,1 mb)

>Free ATM Light download for Windows (german) (12,0 mb)

>Free ATM Light download for Windows (french) (12,0 mb)

Acrobat® Reader

>Download the Adobe Acrobat reader

Manuals

Fonts Administration on Macintosh

>pdf file english(496 kb)

>pdf file german(504 kb)

Information about Fonts with Euro

>pdf file english(60 kb)

>pdf file german(76 kb)

>pdf file french(76 kb)

Manuals for Windows

Information about Font Styles (for PC users only)

>pdf file english, german, french(56 kb)

Information about Fonts with Euro

>pdf file english(60 kb)

>pdf file german (76 kb)

>pdf file french(76 kb)

How to use fonts

How to use Linotype Zapfino Extra Pro

>Zapfino Extra ReadMe pdf file english(72 kb)

>Zapfino Extra Alternates pdf file english(568 kb)

>Zapfino Extra Four pdf file english(556 kb)

>Zapfino Extra Ligatures pdf file english(612 kb)

>Zapfino Extra Ornaments pdf file english(484 kb)

>Zapfino Extra OpenType Feature List pdf file english(48 kb)

>Zapfino Forte Alternates pdf file english(364 kb)

>Tips for using Zapfino pdf file english(420 kb)

>Tips for using Zapfino pdf file german(260 kb)

>Tips for using Zapfino pdf file french(432 kb)

>The Lifestory of Hermann Zapf pdf file english(208 kb)

Auriol Ornaments and Borders

>pdf file english(524 kb)

>pdf file german(524 kb)

Caravan Borders

>pdf file english,german(564 kb)

Hotmetal Borders

>pdf file english,german(488 kb)

How to use Facts of Life

>pdf file english(432 kb)

>pdf file german(436 kb)

>pdf file french(436 kb)

Facts of Life Keyboard Layout

>pdf file english(472 kb)

How to use Madame

>pdf file english(504 kb)

How to use Poetica

>pdf file english(508 kb)

>pdf file german(512 kb)

Instructions for use Blackletter typefaces

>pdf file english(436 kb)

>pdf file german(436 kb)