Jay
Wed Aug 15 18:55:04 CDT 2007
Well, that does sound unlikely. Can I assume that the Font
Substitution command claims there is no substituted font in the
document?
I suppose it's barely possible that the document is corrupted, rather
than the font. Check out
http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/AppErrors/CorruptDoc.htm.
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On Wed, 15 Aug 2007 13:46:03 -0700, Jon
<Jon@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>Is it possible that the font has been corrupted if text in Arial is displayed
>within the same document?
>
>
>"Jay Freedman" wrote:
>
>> On Tue, 14 Aug 2007 13:30:00 -0700, Jon
>> <Jon@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>>
>> >I am selecting text and trying to set them to Arial, however, even though the
>> >font reads 'Arial' or whatever I choose, the font remains as Cambria.
>> >
>> >Any idea how to resolve this so that I have the font set as Arial?
>>
>> Whenever you apply a font that Word can't display, the control on the
>> toolbar shows the name you applied -- that's just the way it works.
>> But if you then go to Tools > Options > Compatibility > Font
>> Substitution (in Word 2007, Office button > Word Options > Advanced >
>> Font Substitution), that dialog will show you what font is actually
>> used to display the text.
>>
>> If that shows you're getting Cambria substituted for Arial, then your
>> Arial font is either missing or damaged. Look in C:\Windows\Fonts to
>> verify that Arial, Arial Bold, Arial Italic, and Arial Bold Italic are
>> all present. If they are, try replacing them with known good copies
>> from another computer.
>>
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>> Jay Freedman
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