Microsoft KB Archive/67960

Word 5.50: SoftCraft Laserfonts Not Working

PSS ID Number: Q67960 Article last modified on 11-02-1994

5.50

MS-DOS

= SUMMARY =

SoftCraft Laserfonts is a download font package that creates download fonts and printer drivers (PRDs) for use with Microsoft Word version 5.00.

The Word 5.00 printer drivers created by the SoftCraft program do not work correctly with Word version 5.50.

= MORE INFORMATION =

The printer drivers created by the SoftCraft package exclude some of the binary information required by the PRD specifications. This information was not necessary for Word version 5.00, but is essential for Word version 5.50.

The MakePRD utility can be used to convert the PRD file to a text file and then back to a PRD file. This process will allow MakePRD to create the binary information necessary for Word version 5.50.

More information on the MakePRD utility can be found in Chapter 6 of the “Printer Information for Microsoft Word” version 5.50 manual. An example usage of the MAKEPRD utility to convert a file named “HPSOFT.PRD” is as follows:

MAKEPRD -t HPSOFT.PRD HPSOFT.DOC MAKEPRD -p HPSOFT.PRD HPSOFT.DOC

For more information about SoftCraft Laserfonts, contact SoftCraft Inc. at (800) 351-0500.

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