Using Device-Resident Fonts

Introduction

You can use device-resident fonts with SAS/GRAPH output in four ways.

by using the CHARTYPE= graphics option in a GOPTIONS statement to specify the default device-resident font. Assign the number of a font listed in the Chartype window of your device entry as the default device-resident font. See Using a GOPTIONS Statement to Change the Default Device-Resident Font for details.
by using the GDEVICE procedure to specify the number of the font you want to use as the default device-resident font. See Using the GDEVICE Procedure to Change the Default Device-Resident Font for details.
by specifying the full font name as it appears on the Chartype window of the device driver entry. See Specifying the Full Font Name for details.
by explicitly specifying a device-resident font name of the type HWxxxnnn. See Specifying Alternative Device-Resident Fonts for details.

There are several advantages to using device-resident fonts instead of SAS/GRAPH fonts. Device-resident fonts often are produced faster than SAS/GRAPH fonts and produce smaller output files. Also, some devices, such as laser printers with device-resident fonts, might produce better quality output with device-resident fonts than with SAS/GRAPH fonts.

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