Microsoft KB Archive/138102

PUB: Unexpected Results with Corel Decorative Fonts

= PUB: Unexpected Results with Corel Decorative Fonts =

Q138102
- The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Publisher for Windows 95, version 3.0 - Microsoft Publisher for Windows, versions 2.0, 2.0a - Microsoft Windows 95 -

SYMPTOMS

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If you try to use some of the decorative TrueType symbol fonts that ship with CorelDRAW! version 4.0, 5.0, or 6.0, you will notice some of the following symptoms:

- No matter what point size you choose for your text, text in these fonts appears and prints tiny.

- No matter what letter you type using one of these fonts, the character is the same.

- Your text appears as a series of dots or dashes.

- Your text appears as a Windows vector font such as Modern, Roman, or  Script.

These problems occur if you are running Publisher on Windows 95 but not if you are using Windows NT 3.51.

CAUSE

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Some of the fonts that are known to exhibit these symptoms are:

Animals1 Animals2 Charting Clocks CommonBullets HomePlanning1 HomePlanning2 Kidnap OfficePlanning1 OfficePlanning2

There may be others.

RESOLUTION

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You can use some of these fonts in WordArt objects successfully.

STATUS

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This is not a problem with Microsoft Publisher. These same fonts also work inconsistently in other programs running with Windows 95.

The third-party products discussed here are manufactured by vendors independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding these products' performance or reliability.

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