Microsoft KB Archive/87449

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TrueType Font Names Change After Conversion to Word

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Q87449

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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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SYMPTOMS
When opening (converting) a document from any supported foreign file format into Word versions 2.0, 2.0a, 2.0a-CD, or 2.0b, if the converted document contains a Roman or Swiss TrueType font (for example, the Times New Roman or Arial fonts supplied with Windows version 3.1), the font may be remapped to the generic Roman or Swiss printer font defined for your current printer driver in Word. The font remapping will appear when you save the file in Word format and then reopen it and choose Print Setup from the File menu and choose the OK button (whether or not you make a change in the Print Setup dialog box).

STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Word versions 2.0, 2.0a, 2.0a-CD, and 2.0b. This problem was corrected in Word version 2.0c. To obtain a Word version 2.0c upgrade, call Microsoft Product Support Services at (425) 462-WORD.

WORKAROUND
To prevent the font remapping problem from occurring, do the following prior to first saving the file or opening the Print Setup dialog box:


 * 1) Choose Options from the Tools menu.
 * 2) Select the Print category and select the Use TrueType Fonts As Defaults check box.

MORE INFORMATION
None of converters in Word that allow reading of foreign file formats map fonts to the TrueType equivalents in Word by default. This is because Word also runs with Windows version 3.0, which does not support TrueType fonts. Therefore, the following are instances in which the problem described above will likely occur:


 * 1) Word supports the creation of custom font-mapping files to override the default font mapping performed by many of its converters. This capability is outlined in the CONVINFO.DOC installed with Word. If you choose to use a font-mapping file to map fonts to their Roman or Swiss TrueType equivalents in Word, you may experience the problem described above.
 * 2) In Word versions 2.0b and 2.0c, if you change your default font to, say the TrueType font Times New Roman, when opening a file as Text Only or DOS Text Only, Word will map all text to your new default TrueType font. This did not occur in versions of Word prior to 2.0a. If incoming text is mapped to a Swiss or Roman family font, the font remapping problem may occur.
 * 3) If you import text from any text or foreign binary format into Word either through the File Open command, the Insert File Command, or through the Windows Clipboard and subsequently apply a Roman or Swiss TrueType font format prior to first saving the file or choosing Print Setup from the File menu, you may experience the font remapping problem.

Note: The Word version 2.0c solution referred to above is effective only for TrueType fonts. For any document (whether native to Word or converted from another format), if a Roman or Swiss family non-TrueType font is applied that is not truly available on your currently installed printer, Word, by design, will remap that font name to the Roman or Swiss font that is truly available through your currently installed driver. This is because you cannot use a font that is not actually available.

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