PostScript fonts often have abbreviated names like Maest. If you click on the font and choose Get Info from the File menu, you’ll see an icon of a laser printer with a page sticking out of it. The number on the page tells you what version of PostScript the font is: current font technology would be a type 1 font.
Screen or bit-mapped fonts come in specific sizes and are recognized by the number: for example, Maestro 24 would be a screen font. If you “Get Info” on a screen font, you’ll see an icon consisting of a page with a corner folded over with a single A on it.
TrueType fonts are usually identified by a full name without a number, like Maestro. If you view the properties of a TrueType font, the icon will display a page with a corner folded over and three A’s on it.
PostScript fonts are recognized by .PFM or .PFB extensions. TrueType fonts have a TT icon, and.TTF extensions, and Windows will create corresponding files with .fot extensions.
Finale also divides the font list into different types of fonts, such as text fonts, Japanese fonts, symbol fonts, and so on. Starting with Finale 2002a, your symbol or music fonts will appear listed after your text fonts. Symbol fonts are listed in the MacSymbolFonts.txt file, a user-editable text file that must reside in the application folder. For more details, see the appendix entry Configuring MacSymbolFonts.txt.
Additional discussions of fonts and font selections appear in individual entries, such as Lyrics; Noteheads; Expressions; Text; and so on.
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