Microsoft KB Archive/142280

= PPT: Fonts in Font List Contain Question Marks =

Article ID: 142280

Article Last Modified on 8/17/2005

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft PowerPoint 95 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q142280





SYMPTOMS
When you choose a font from the font list in PowerPoint, only a limited number of fonts may be listed, and those listed may have a question mark in front of each name instead of a TrueType symbol.

You may also find that regardless of the font or text size you choose, your text may appear very small and/or jagged.



CAUSE
This can be caused by any one of the following:
 * You do not have a printer driver installed in Windows 95.
 * Your current default printer is set to Generic/Text Only.
 * The current default printer driver is corrupt or damaged.
 * Your current default printer is using a Windows 3.x printer driver.
 * Your default printer is a Hewlett-Packard (HP) DeskJet 500 and the printer resolution is currently set to 75dpi.



RESOLUTION
To work around this problem, use the appropriate method for your situation:
 * If you have not installed a printer in Windows 95, do so to correct the problem.
 * If your default printer is set to Generic/Text only, set another printer as default.
 * If your default printer driver is damaged or corrupted, remove that driver and re-install it.
 * If your default printer is using a Windows 3.x driver, remove it and install the Windows 95 driver for that printer, or contact the manufacturer of your printer.
 * If your default printer is a Hewlett-Packard DeskJet 500, you can change the printer resolution to 150 dots-per-inch (dpi) or to 300 dpi, or you can set up a new default printer.

For additional information, please see the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

128345 Troubleshooting Printing Problems in Windows 95

137377 Removing Drivers from Wizard Hardware Lists

Additional query words: PPT powerpnt blocky none blank empty lost missing

Keywords: kbfont kbprint kbprb KB142280

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