Microsoft KB Archive/285452

= Asian text font box is blank in the Font dialog box in PowerPoint 2002 or PowerPoint 2003 =

Article ID: 285452

Article Last Modified on 8/29/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003
 * Microsoft PowerPoint 2002 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q285452



SYMPTOMS
When you click Font on the Format menu, the Asian text font box appears empty (no default font type appears).

This behavior occurs after you select English (Hong Kong SAR), or English (Singapore) as the selected text in the Language dialog box.

You expect the SimSun or MS Mincho font to appear, as it does in Microsoft Word.



CAUSE
This behavior occurs on a computer that has the English (U.S.) language installed as the regional language. PowerPoint is designed to not enable composite fonts unless the currently installed language requires composite fonts.

An example of a regional language with composite fonts is English (Hong Kong SAR).

This behavior may also occur with other non-composite regional languages such as German or French.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this behavior, follow these steps:
 * 1) In PowerPoint, select the text that you want to format.
 * 2) On the Format menu, click Font.
 * 3) In the Font dialog box, click the arrow next to the Asian text font box.
 * 4) Select the font that you want, such as SimSun, and then click OK.

NOTE: If you want to use composite fonts, you need to install a language with composite fonts. In Microsoft Windows, you can install additional languages on your computer with the Regional Options tool in Control Panel.

Additional query words: PPT prb PPT2002 PPT2003

Keywords: kbfont kbformat kbprb KB285452

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