Microsoft KB Archive/27507

Generic Font Name Under Format Character “Font Name:”

PSS ID Number: Q27507 Article last modified on 11-02-1994

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For every specific font name there is a generic font name, which Word also remembers. This is done so that if the printer chosen under Print Options Printer is changed, Word can attempt a close mapping from the specific fonts on the old printer to the specific fonts on the new printer.

For example, suppose text is formatted to be Times Roman (roman b). If the printer is changed, Word looks into the new PRD to see if there is a font with the generic name roman b. Suppose that on the new printer, Word finds that Times Roman Modern has been assigned roman b. All Times Roman text on the old printer will print in Times Roman Modern on the new printer, and will show as such under Format Character “font name:”. If Word does not find a roman b on the new printer, then all Times Roman text on the old printer will show as roman b under Format Character “font name:” and will be printed out as the default font for that printer.

In Word version 5.50, select the font name under Format Character (ALT, T, C), Font (ALT+F).

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