Microsoft KB Archive/93272

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Word: Some TrueType Fonts Lost When Saving Converted Document

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Q93272

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 2.0, 2.0a, 2.0a-CD, 2.0b, 2.0c

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SUMMARY
If you import a Text With Layout or DOS Text With Layout file and save it as a Word for Windows document, you may find when you next open the file that some TrueType font formatting has been lost.

Text originally formatted as Arial or Times New Roman is converted to the most closely related printer font. (The specific printer font used depends on the currently selected printer driver.)

To eliminate this problem, reapply the TrueType font formatting to the text, and save the file again in the Word for Windows format. The font formatting will not be lost a second time.

MORE INFORMATION
TrueType font formatting information is not included in the Text With Layout or DOS Text With Layout file formats. TrueType font formatting may be added automatically when you open the file in Word for Windows, if the default font in your NORMAL.DOT template is a TrueType font. You can also manually add TrueType Font formatting.

Of the five TrueType fonts tested for this problem, only Times New Roman and Arial were lost. Text formatted as Courier New, Wingdings, or Helvetica retained its TrueType font formatting. (Helvetica is a font included in the Microsoft TrueType Font Pack.)

Note: Word versions 1.x do not include options for converting files from Text With Layout or DOS Text With Layout. Versions 1.x only offer Text and Text PC8 as options. These options correctly retain the TrueType information.

Microsoft is researching this problem and will post new information here as it becomes available.

Additional query words: w4wother 2.00 2.00a 2.00a-CD 2.00b 2.00c true type textconv

Keywords : kbconversion

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