Microsoft KB Archive/132689

= PUB: Rotated Non-TrueType Text May Print Incorrectly =

Article ID: 132689

Article Last Modified on 8/16/2005

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Publisher 3.0 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q132689



SYMPTOMS
If you print a rotated text frame that contains text formatted for a printer-resident font, it will print with a different font. Therefore, the text may print outside the margins of the text frame.

This problem also occurs with the Windows 3.x fonts Modern, Roman, and Script.

This problem does not occur with text using a TrueType font, or text using fonts from another font-providing software package such as Adobe Type Manager.



CAUSE
Many printer languages do not support incremental rotation of text. If you print to one of these printers, Publisher substitutes a TrueType font for the printer-resident or vector font in the rotated text frame. If there is a TrueType font that matches your printer font well, the effect will not be noticeable. If there is not a good match, the effect will be very noticeable.

If you rotate a text frame that contains printer-resident or Windows vector fonts, you will see the following message:

This rotated text will print better if you use TrueType fonts. Look for this TrueType symbol next to the font in the font selection box.

NOTE: Some printer languages (such as PostScript) do support incremental rotation of text. This problem won't be apparent when you print to those printers.



RESOLUTION
If you create a publication in which you plan to use rotated text, do not use printer-resident fonts or the Windows vector-based fonts.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

Additional query words: pub95 pub3 LaserJet Stylus DeskJet PaintJet BJC-600c BJ-10e BJ BubbleJet Canon HP Hewlett-Packard squished overflow MSPUB publisher fonts publication different font print quality

Keywords: kbbug kbprint KB132689

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