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ayudameconpublisher

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Apr 10, 2010, 12:04:01 PM4/10/10
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i select all the text in a textbox and try to apply a font. nothing happens.
that's the case with 4/5 fonts, only a few work. the same appears in both
publisher 2003 and 2007.

Mary Sauer

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Apr 10, 2010, 12:50:28 PM4/10/10
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Are you creating a web page? Publisher will show 11 or so fonts when you are
creating web pages. To use all the fonts, on the toolbar, Format, Font, uncheck
Show only Web fonts.

If above is not the issue, are you getting an error?
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ayudameconpublisher

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Apr 10, 2010, 1:31:02 PM4/10/10
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I get absolutely no error message and no, I'm not creating a web page but a
brochure.

"Mary Sauer" wrote:

> .
>

JoAnn Paules

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Apr 10, 2010, 3:50:39 PM4/10/10
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Do you have a default printer selected?

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ayudameconpublisher

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Apr 10, 2010, 4:46:01 PM4/10/10
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yes i do.

"JoAnn Paules" wrote:

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JoAnn Paules

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Apr 10, 2010, 6:58:05 PM4/10/10
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This is really a SWAG but...try changing your default printer.

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Mary Sauer

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Apr 10, 2010, 7:11:14 PM4/10/10
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If your printer has built in fonts it could be the reason of your lack of font
selection. You can change using the printer fonts option in your printer
properties.

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JoAnn Paules

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That's pretty much what I was thinking. :-)

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Mary Sauer

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Are you using a font manager?
Have you setup your file as a Commercial print?
About font license restrictions
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/publisher/HP052589991033.aspx?pid=CH063585721033

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> Unfortunately it doesn't help at all. And btw in MS Word everything works
> just fine.


ayudameconpublisher

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Apr 11, 2010, 4:01:01 PM4/11/10
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font manager, no.
commercial printing, no.
I'm only trying to apply original fonts that come with publisher so it
shouldn't be license problem.

"Mary Sauer" wrote:

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>

Mary Sauer

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I suggest you use the Detect and Repair in 2003 or Office Diagnostics in
2007. I also suggest you go to the web site of your printer model and look
around for an updated printer driver. It is always wise to completely remove
a driver before installing/re-installing.
See here:
http://members.shaw.ca/bsanders/CleanPrinterDrivers.htm
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Rob Giordano [MS MVP]

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Apr 11, 2010, 4:27:16 PM4/11/10
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before detect & repair

I would try; strip out ALL of Word's formatting and format your document IN
Publisher
In other words abandon all formatting that was done in Word and do it in
Publisher.


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Microsoft MVP Expression Web


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Mary Sauer

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Would that have anything to do with selecting a font?

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Rob Giordano [MS MVP]

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Apr 11, 2010, 10:34:23 PM4/11/10
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op didn't say selecting...said _changing_ a font.

imo it's better to format in Publisher then carrying junk from elsewhere
into Pub...perhaps there are errant styles or bad fonts like you guys said.

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ayudameconpublisher

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Apr 12, 2010, 2:19:01 PM4/12/10
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ok after a bit of research it comes out I can't use fonts that don' have the
@ sign in front of them. and these fonts are just what i need. can anyone
explain me why is it so that i can't use many fonts and is there any known
way to repair it?

Mary Sauer

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Apr 12, 2010, 2:52:12 PM4/12/10
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All those fonts you see with the @ are mostly oriental. For example
@Malgun Gothic is Korean; @Microsoft JhengHei is Chinese. And so on. Do a
Internet search for the font you are trying to use to find out what language it
is.

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ayudameconpublisher

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Apr 12, 2010, 3:58:02 PM4/12/10
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The font I'm trying to apply (Lucida Calliggraphy) isn't in any language,
it's just a designed font.

"Mary Sauer" wrote:

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>

Mary Sauer

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I don't what else I can tell you. Not all Office's fonts are installed by
default. Go to the Control Panel, Programs and Features folder, scroll down to
Office, click Change.

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Arthur Rubin

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Sep 16, 2010, 8:22:32 PM9/16/10
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Created a document in MS Pub 2000 using MARKETPRO font. Want to change font to Arial. When I do I get little boxes where letters should be. E-med file to another PC. Same problem.

Both PC's use XP Pro and Publ. 2000.

Other than re-typing entire doc, has anyone found a solution to this problem?

Hoping in the time that has passed, the solution has been found.

> On Saturday, April 10, 2010 12:04 PM ayudameconpublisher wrote:

> i select all the text in a textbox and try to apply a font. nothing happens.

> that is the case with 4/5 fonts, only a few work. the same appears in both
> publisher 2003 and 2007.


>> On Saturday, April 10, 2010 12:50 PM Mary Sauer wrote:

>> Are you creating a web page? Publisher will show 11 or so fonts when you are
>> creating web pages. To use all the fonts, on the toolbar, Format, Font, uncheck
>> Show only Web fonts.
>>
>> If above is not the issue, are you getting an error?

>> --
>> Mary Sauer MVP
>> http://msauer.mvps.org/


>>> On Saturday, April 10, 2010 1:31 PM ayudameconpublisher wrote:

>>> I get absolutely no error message and no, I am not creating a web page but a
>>> brochure.
>>>
>>> "Mary Sauer" wrote:


>>>> On Saturday, April 10, 2010 3:50 PM JoAnn Paules wrote:

>>>> Do you have a default printer selected?
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> JoAnn Paules
>>>> MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
>>>> Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"


>>>>> On Saturday, April 10, 2010 4:46 PM ayudameconpublisher wrote:

>>>>> yes i do.
>>>>>
>>>>> "JoAnn Paules" wrote:


>>>>>> On Saturday, April 10, 2010 6:58 PM JoAnn Paules wrote:

>>>>>> This is really a SWAG but...try changing your default printer.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> JoAnn Paules
>>>>>> MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
>>>>>> Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"


>>>>>>> On Saturday, April 10, 2010 7:11 PM Mary Sauer wrote:

>>>>>>> If your printer has built in fonts it could be the reason of your lack of font
>>>>>>> selection. You can change using the printer fonts option in your printer
>>>>>>> properties.
>>>>>>>

>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>> Mary Sauer MVP
>>>>>>> http://msauer.mvps.org/


>>>>>>>> On Saturday, April 10, 2010 8:07 PM JoAnn Paules wrote:

>>>>>>>> That's pretty much what I was thinking. :-)
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>> JoAnn Paules
>>>>>>>> MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
>>>>>>>> Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"


>>>>>>>>> On Sunday, April 11, 2010 5:06 AM ayudameconpublisher wrote:

>>>>>>>>> Unfortunately it does not help at all. And btw in MS Word everything works
>>>>>>>>> just fine.


>>>>>>>>>> On Sunday, April 11, 2010 7:44 AM Mary Sauer wrote:

>>>>>>>>>> Are you using a font manager?
>>>>>>>>>> Have you setup your file as a Commercial print?
>>>>>>>>>> About font license restrictions
>>>>>>>>>> http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/publisher/HP052589991033.aspx?pid=CH063585721033

>>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>>> Mary Sauer MVP
>>>>>>>>>> http://msauer.mvps.org/


>>>>>>>>>>> On Sunday, April 11, 2010 4:01 PM ayudameconpublisher wrote:

>>>>>>>>>>> font manager, no.
>>>>>>>>>>> commercial printing, no.

>>>>>>>>>>> I am only trying to apply original fonts that come with publisher so it
>>>>>>>>>>> should not be license problem.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> "Mary Sauer" wrote:


>>>>>>>>>>>> On Sunday, April 11, 2010 4:15 PM Mary Sauer wrote:

>>>>>>>>>>>> I suggest you use the Detect and Repair in 2003 or Office Diagnostics in
>>>>>>>>>>>> 2007. I also suggest you go to the web site of your printer model and look
>>>>>>>>>>>> around for an updated printer driver. It is always wise to completely remove
>>>>>>>>>>>> a driver before installing/re-installing.
>>>>>>>>>>>> See here:
>>>>>>>>>>>> http://members.shaw.ca/bsanders/CleanPrinterDrivers.htm
>>>>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>>>>> Mary Sauer
>>>>>>>>>>>> http://msauer.mvps.org/


>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Sunday, April 11, 2010 4:27 PM Rob Giordano [MS MVP] wrote:

>>>>>>>>>>>>> before detect & repair
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> I would try; strip out ALL of Word's formatting and format your document IN
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Publisher
>>>>>>>>>>>>> In other words abandon all formatting that was done in Word and do it in
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Publisher.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>>>>>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Rob Giordano
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Microsoft MVP Expression Web


>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Sunday, April 11, 2010 4:35 PM Mary Sauer wrote:

>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Would that have anything to do with selecting a font?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Mary Sauer MVP
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> http://msauer.mvps.org/


>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Sunday, April 11, 2010 10:34 PM Rob Giordano [MS MVP] wrote:

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> op did not say selecting...said _changing_ a font.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> imo it is better to format in Publisher then carrying junk from elsewhere


>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> into Pub...perhaps there are errant styles or bad fonts like you guys said.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Rob Giordano
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Microsoft MVP Expression Web


>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Monday, April 12, 2010 2:19 PM ayudameconpublisher wrote:

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ok after a bit of research it comes out I cannot use fonts that don' have the


>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> @ sign in front of them. and these fonts are just what i need. can anyone

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> explain me why is it so that i cannot use many fonts and is there any known
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> way to repair it?


>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Monday, April 12, 2010 2:52 PM Mary Sauer wrote:

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> All those fonts you see with the @ are mostly oriental. For example
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> @Malgun Gothic is Korean; @Microsoft JhengHei is Chinese. And so on. Do a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Internet search for the font you are trying to use to find out what language it
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> is.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Mary Sauer MVP
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> http://msauer.mvps.org/


>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Monday, April 12, 2010 3:58 PM ayudameconpublisher wrote:

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The font I am trying to apply (Lucida Calliggraphy) is not in any language,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> it is just a designed font.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> "Mary Sauer" wrote:


>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Monday, April 12, 2010 5:17 PM Mary Sauer wrote:

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I do not what else I can tell you. Not all Office's fonts are installed by


>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> default. Go to the Control Panel, Programs and Features folder, scroll down to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Office, click Change.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Mary Sauer MVP
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> http://msauer.mvps.org/


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michael adams

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"Arthur Rubin" <art...@wiseadvisor.biz> wrote in message
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> Created a document in MS Pub 2000 using MARKETPRO font. Want to change font to
Arial. When I do I get little boxes where letters should be. E-med file to another
PC. Same problem.
>
> Both PC's use XP Pro and Publ. 2000.
>
> Other than re-typing entire doc, has anyone found a solution to this problem?
>
> Hoping in the time that has passed, the solution has been found.


In older versions of Publisher anyway you can save any document as
plain text ASCII

Choose [save as]

check the [save all text as file] box at the bottom

then choose [plain text] in the "Save as" drop down menu.

Then you can import it into a new empty document and go from there.


michael adams

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