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How to make use of typographic refinement in Pages and other macOS software
Apple has built in many features that are a bit hard to find and understand for tweaking type and adding flourishes. Credit: Apple
Well-drawn type has been integral to the Mac since the very start. Steve Jobs, who famously adored a calligraphy course in college, insisted that the Mac use “real” fonts, something made possible by the company’s early partnership with Adobe Systems. From 1984 through the present day, Mac operating systems have always let you use typefaces that look great as well as those designed poorly, to be fair but the features associated with type aren’t always well exposed.