MoreTypographyTerms3-3Professional Printingspace, dollar sign, and ampersand). Other character sets are com-posed entirely of symbols.More Typography TermsMonospacingThe terms “monospaced” and “fixed-pitch” refer to a typeface whosecharacters all have uniform and equal spacing. These typefaces areuseful for spreadsheets and other documents with columnar data.Monospacing is the opposite of proportional spacing.Proportional SpacingThe term “proportionally spaced” refers to a typeface in which thewidth of each character varies. For example, the letter “i” is thinnerthan the letter “m” and therefore takes up less space. Proportionalspacing saves page space and is easier on the eye. This manualuses Helvetica, a proportionally spaced typeface.Because proportionally spaced typefaces place each characteraccording to its individual size, they increase legibility and readability.The following example shows the difference between a monospacedtypeface (Courier) and a proportionally spaced typeface (Times):AlphabetAlphabetBitmapped FontA bitmapped font is a one in which each character is represented by aset of dot patterns. Each font size requires a different set of dot pat-terns.
