File extension PFA
| File type | Printer Font ASCII Format |
| Developer | N/A |
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What is a PFA file?
PFA is a file format that is used to store fonts from an ASCII file that were created using the PostScript description language. The PFA file itself is also a text file containing code that contains the mathematical definition of the outline of each character in the font.
PFA files are supported by Adobe Type Manager. The most common location for these files on your system is the Fonts directory.
Program(s) that can open the .PFA file
How to open PFA files
If you cannot open the PFA file on your computer - there may be several reasons. The first and most important reason (the most common) is the lack of a suitable software that supports PFA among those that are installed on your device.
A very simple way to solve this problem is to find and download the appropriate application. The first part of the task has already been done – the software supporting the PFA file can be found in the table. Now just download and install the appropriate application.
Possible problems with the PFA format files
The inability to open and operate the PFA file does not necessarily mean that you do not have an appropriate software installed on your computer. There may be other problems that also block our ability to operate the Printer Font ASCII Format file. Below is a list of possible problems.
- Corruption of a PFA file which is being opened
- Incorrect links to the PFA file in registry entries.
- Accidental deletion of the description of the PFA from the Windows registry
- Incomplete installation of an application that supports the PFA format
- The PFA file which is being opened is infected with an undesirable malware.
- The computer does not have enough hardware resources to cope with the opening of the PFA file.
- Drivers of equipment used by the computer to open a PFA file are out of date.
If you are sure that all of these reasons do not exist in your case (or have already been eliminated), the PFA file should operate with your programs without any problem. If the problem with the PFA file has not been solved, it may be due to the fact that in this case there is also another rare problem with the PFA file. In this case, the only you can do is to ask for assistance of a professional staff.
Updated 02/06/2022
Similar extensions
| .acfm | Adobe Composite Font Metrics Format |
| .afm | Adobe Font Metrics Format |
| .amfm | Adobe Multiple Font Metrics Format |
| .bdf | Bdiff Bupdate Binary Update Format |
| .cga | Ventura Publisher CGA Display Font |
| .compositefont | Composite Font Format |
| .dfont | Mac OS X Data Fork Suitcase Format |
| .eot | Embedded OpenType Font Format |
How to associate the file with an installed software?
If you want to associate a file with a new program (e.g. my-file.PFA) you have two ways to do it. The first and the easiest one is to right-click on the selected PFA file. From the drop-down menu select "Choose default program", then click "Browse" and find the desired program. The whole operation must be confirmed by clicking OK. The second and more difficult to do is associate the PFA file extension to the corresponding software in the Windows Registry.
Is there one way to open unknown files?
Many files contain only simple text data. It is possible that while opening unknown files (e.g. PFA) with a simple text editor like Windows Notepad will allow us to see some of the data encoded in the file. This method allows you to preview the contents of many files, but probably not in such a structure as a program dedicated to support them.