Data Object Font Support

To use Data Object fonts, do the following:

  • Non-PPFA requirements:
    • You must have a printer and a print server (PSF or IPM) that supports Data Object fonts.
    • You must have installed a Resource Access Table (RAT) and the Data Object fonts being used. For more information, see How To Use TrueType and OpenType Fonts in an AFP System, G544-5876.
  • PPFA requirements:
    • Define the font using a DOFONT command.
    • Reference the font in one of the following two ways:
      • Reference the font with the PRINTLINE, LAYOUT, XLAYOUT, FIELD, or FIELD BARCODE commands using the local name.
      • Use the EXTREF command in the appropriate PAGEFORMAT to create an external reference to any font that must be mapped but is not referenced in the above manner. For example, a BCOCA object could be presented in the page definition and that object could use a font not referenced by the page definition. The EXTREF command would allow the font to be mapped.

Parent topic: DOFONT Command