Tools
Font properties extension
If you right click on a font file in Windows its basic properties are displayed. This extension adds several new property tabs to this properties dialog box. These include information relating to font origination and copyright, the type sizes to which hinting and smoothing are applied, and the code pages supported by extended character sets.
FontExplorer X
FontExplorer X sets a new standard for font management software. Linotype is pleased to announce the missing link to your font collection. With the new FontExplorer X, font management, font sorting, font shopping and font discovery are simple and fun!FontExplorer X gives computer users all the functionality they ever dreamed – easy to use with an elegant style.
Cool Text
Cool Text is a free graphics generator for web pages and anywhere else you need an impressive logo without a lot of design work. Simply choose what kind of image you would like. Then fill out a form and you'll have your own image created on the fly.
FontMatch
Instead of calling all the designers you know for advice on font ID, you can ask FontMatch to look at a sample and compare it to each font on your computer. FontMatch compares positive and negative space in a manner very similar to the way your eyes do, matching patterns to determine the best fit. After examining each font, it displays two images side by side: the one you supplied, and FontMatch’s best answer. Or you can scroll through each of the answers, and see a percentage for each one that represents the closeness of the fit. Unlike the online font identification utilities, this program matches only to the fonts that you already have in your computer.
