Microsoft KB Archive/188900

= PPT98: Incorrect Font Spacing When Using ATM with PowerPoint =

Article ID: 188900

Article Last Modified on 7/20/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft PowerPoint 98 for Macintosh

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This article was previously published under Q188900





SYMPTOMS
When using Adobe Type Manager (ATM) with PowerPoint, characters may be squeezed together or may appear with improper spacing.



CAUSE
This problem results from the way PowerPoint draws text and how ATM renders screen fonts. PowerPoint cannot take advantage of the advanced typography capabilities provided by ATM when using PostScript fonts. This problem only occurs with PostScript fonts. TrueType fonts are not affected.



RESOLUTION
 Disable the Adobe Type Manager control panel. Replace all PostScript fonts used in PowerPoint with their TrueType equivalents. To do this, follow these steps:  On the Tools menu, click Replace Fonts. In the Replace list, click the font you want to replace. In the With list, click the TrueType font you want to use. Click Replace.</li></ol>

Repeat steps b through d for each font you want to replace.</li></ol>

The text should now appear as expected.

Adobe Type Manager is manufactured by Adobe Systems, Inc., a vendor independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding this product's performance or reliability.

Additional query words: Font Reserve manager postscript truetype kerning squished powerpt powerpnt mac macppt mac_ppt ppt98 ppt8 ppt 8.0

Keywords: kb3rdparty kbfont kbprb KB188900

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