Now you've got your armature, but it's not much use until you add some more bones to it. Think about your body for a moment -- you've got this thing you call a 'skeleton', which for our purposes corresponds more or less to an armature object. Read on, for more useful information!
Text is considered a special Curve type that is completely separate from any of the other Curve types. Not only does the Font system have its own built-in font but it can use external fonts too, including PostScript Type 1, OpenType and TrueType fonts.