School Font
Collection
version 5.0
for Macintosh
and Windows
© 1998 Mountain Lake Software, Inc.
All rights reserved.
version 5.0, 11/98
This manual and the fonts described in it may not be
copied, in whole or in part, without permission from
Mountain Lake Software, except to make a backup
copy for your personal use. However, if you purchased
a site license for School Font Collection, you may copy
this manual for to use with computers at the site.
INTRODUCTION
Welcome to version 5.0 of School Font Collection. We have added some new
fonts to the collection. Here is a complete list of the fonts enclosed:
SchoolText
SchoolText-Bold
SchoolTextLined
SchoolTextLined-Bold
SchoolTextArrows
SchoolSlant
SchoolSlant-Bold
SchoolSlantLined
SchoolSlantLined-Bold
SchoolSlantArrows
SchoolScript
SchoolScriptLined
SchoolScriptArrows
TraceText
TraceTextArrows
TraceTextLined
TraceTextArrowsLined
TraceSlant
TraceSlantArrows
TraceSlantLined
TraceSlantArrowsLined
Trace Script
TraceScriptArrows
TraceScriptLined
TraceScriptArrowsLined
The enclosed CD-ROM contains both the Macintosh and Windows versions
of the fonts. If you insert the disc in a Macintosh, you’ll see the Macintosh
version, and if you insert the CD in a Windows computer, you’ll see the
Windows version.
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USING SCHOOL FONT COLLECTION
To select a font, choose its name from the Font menu of the program you are
using. You may find that large sizes are easiest to read, such as sizes 18, 24,
36, and 48. Lists of School Font Collection’s special characters appear on
the next two pages.
Note to Windows Users
To type one of the special characters, hold down the Alt key while typing its
four-digit number on the numeric keypad on the right side of your keyboard.
(The special math characters are in all the fonts except the three script fonts.)
If you are using a keyboard which does not have a numeric keypad, you can
use the Character Map accessory in the Accessories window to select the
character you want and paste it in your document (see below).
Using Character Map (if your keyboard has no numeric keypad)
1. In the Accessories window, double-click Character Map.
2. In the Character Map window, choose the font name, such as SchoolText,
from the Fonts list.
3. The characters displayed in the boxes indicate the characters available in
the font. For a bigger view, click on the character.
4. Double-click on the character or characters you want. They’ll appear in the
box labeled “Characters to Copy.”
5. When all the characters you want to copy appear in the “Characters to
Copy” box, click Copy.
6. Open the document in which you want to insert the characters and click
where you want to insert. Choose Paste from the Edit menu. (To switch
between Character Map and other programs, press Alt-Tab together.)
7. After you paste the text, you probably will need to select it and choose the
correct font name from the Font menu.
To get an empty box, double-click the fourth character below “L.” To put a
box around a number, double-click the box two spaces to the left of the
triangle, then double-click the number you want inside.
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SPECIAL CHARACTERS - MACINTOSH
Abbreviation Means
opt-L
Hold down the option key while pressing the L key.
sh-opt-L
Hold down the option and shift keys while pressing L.
sh-opt-\ 4 Hold down option and shift keys while pressing \
then release all three keys and press 4.
opt-space
Hold down the option key while pressing space bar.
`
*Press the key with the tilde (~) on top (left of ! or
space bar, depending on which keyboard you have).
To get:
Type:
To get:
Type:
¯a
sh-opt-, a
a§
opt-6 a
¯e
sh-opt-, e
e§
opt-6 e
¬+3
opt-L space + space 3
Ô
sh-opt-J
Ò6 sh-opt-L 6 opt-space
¢
opt-4
3»4`8
3 sh-opt-\ 4 ` 8
•
opt-8
º
opt-0 (option-zero)
·
sh-opt-9
≤ or ≥
opt-< or opt->
≈
opt-x
96°
96 sh-opt-8
÷
opt-/
‘ or ’
opt-] or sh-opt-]
±
sh-opt-=
“ or ”
opt-[ or sh-opt-[
≠
opt-=
á, é, í, or ó
opt-e then a, e, i or o
è
opt-` e
ü or ä or ö
opt-u then u, a or o
ô
opt-i o
ø or Ø
opt-o or sh-opt-o
ñ
opt-n n
¡ or ¿
opt-! or sh-opt-?
ç
opt-c
ß
opt-s
Ω
opt-z
*In HyperCard, to extend the long division symbol, hold down option while
typing a hyphen; e.g., to get »3–6 type sh-opt-\ 3 opt-hyphen 6.
Blank Lines (Lined/Arrows): \\
To get a lined space in the lined and arrows fonts, type \.
Lead-in for h, n, l, t: | or |
In the Script fonts, type shift-\ to lead into a letter, e.g. |h, |n, |l, |t
To Make Bold Text: Type Command-B or choose the Bold style.
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SPECIAL CHARACTERS - WINDOWS
To get:
Press Alt while typing:
To get:
Type:
¬+3
0172 then type + 3
Ô
0137
Ò6 0210 then type 6
¢
0162
»4`8
0187 then type 4 `8
•
0149
¡ or ¿
0161 or 0191
·
0183
°F
0176 then type F
≈
0215
‘ or ’
0145 or 0146
÷
0247
“ or ”
0147 or 0148*
±
0177
ç or Ç
0231 or 0199
≠
0185
ñ or Ñ
0241 or 0209
≤
0178
á or Á
0225 or 0193
≥
0179
é or É
0233 or 0201
º
0186
è or È
0232 or 0200
Ω
0189
í or Í
0237 or 0205
ó or Ó
0243 or 0211
*In ClarisWorks,
ú or Ú
0250 or 0218
type 0130 for “
ô or O
0244 or 0212
and 0132 for ”
ü or Ü
0252 or 0220
if you are using the
ä or Ä
0228 or 0196
PostScript version of
ö or Ö
0246 or 0214
the fonts.
ø or Ø
0248 or 0216
å or Å
0229 or 0197
ß
0223
¯a
0175 then type the vowel to indicate a long vowel sound
§a
0167 then type the vowel to indicate a short vowel sound
Blank Lines (Lined/Arrows): \\
To connect lines between words in the lined and arrows fonts, type \.
Lead-in for h, n, l, t: | or |
In the Script fonts, type shift-\ to lead into a letter, e.g. |h, |n, |l, |t
To Make Bold Text: Type Control-B or choose the Bold style.
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