10 TrueType object
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TrueType object
10.1 Create a TrueType object
You can create a TrueType object to format text with a TrueType font installed on your PC.
TrueType objects are automatically converted into graphic files.
Characters written from right to left such as Arabic or Hebrew and, characters based on
ligature such as Indian languages are not supported.
1. Select the “TrueType” tool in the ribbon.
2. In the dialog, select a font from the list box.
3. Enter the text for your TrueType object and select “OK”.
The entered text is displayed in the marking image editor and the new TrueType object
is highlighted in the object list.
The TrueType object is saved as a graphic file with the file extension .ttd. In the dialog,
the file name is displayed under “Graphic (TTD) file”.
4. To edit the parameters of the TrueType object, select the object in the object list.
The parameters are displayed in the “TrueType” category below the object list.
Related topics
General object/object group parameters
Change the basic parameters of a TrueType object
Set the arrangement of a TrueType object
Change the position of a TrueType object
Set the character spacing of a TrueType object along a straight line
Set the character spacing of a TrueType object along an arc
Set kerning for TrueType objects
Specify the line spacing of a TrueType object
Apply fill settings to a TrueType object
Set laser correction parameters for a marking object
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