Getting Started with Typekit

Overview/Description
Target Audience
Prerequisites
Expected Duration
Lesson Objectives
Course Number
Expertise Level

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Overview/Description
Typekit provides a huge range of unique, creative fonts. In this course, you will learn about different options for purchasing and accessing Typekit. You'll also learn how to search, browse, and filter fonts in the Typekit library, customize your view of the library, and sync selected fonts for use by desktop applications on your computer. This course is one of a series in the SkillSoft learning path that covers Adobe Typekit.

Target Audience
Designers and other professionals who may benefit from using the Typekit fonts, in desktop applications or on web sites.

Prerequisites
None

Expected Duration (hours)
1.4

Lesson Objectives

Getting Started with Typekit

start the course

describe what Typekit is and give examples of its uses

distinguish between locally loaded fonts and web fonts

describe the required specifications for installing and using Typekit, both offline and online

compare the available Typekit plans

create an Adobe account and use it to purchase a Typekit plan

edit preferences for Adobe and Typekit accounts

download and install the Adobe Creative Cloud desktop app

recognize the main areas of the Typekit interface and their uses

distinguish between the full and limited Typekit libraries

change the way fonts display in a Typekit library

identify the main font classifications and filter available Typekit fonts based on their classification

filter Typekit fonts based on availability

filter Typekit fonts based on their recommended use

filter Typekit fonts based on their properties

filter fonts based on the languages they support in Typekit

combine multiple criteria when filtering fonts in Typekit

refine a search for fonts using the browsing tools in Typekit

browse Typekit lists for particular fonts

add Typekit fonts to a collection of favorite fonts

use the Adobe Creative Cloud desktop app to sync fonts to local applications

use a synced Typekit font in a desktop application such as Microsoft Word

use the Typekit web interface to manage synced fonts

enable or disable the syncing of fonts locally

browse and filter fonts in the Typekit libraries

Course Number:
at_usty_a01_it_enus

Expertise Level
Intermediate