In news:[email protected], webmaster for Kracked Press Productions <[email protected]> typed: > On 05/18/2011 04:10 PM, AndrewB wrote: >> I have received a Microsoft Word document which shows >> one font on screen and a completely different font when printed. >> On screen, the font "drop down" menu says "Monotype >> Corsiva" but the document is rendered in something that looks just like >> Arial. When printed, the document comes out in a curvy >> calligraphic font that looks not unlike the on-line advertisements for >> the Monotype >> Corsiva font. I do not have Corsiva installed on my PC (Windows 7 Pro) >> so I can imagine that some font substitution is taking place on screen, >> but why does it work when printed. >> I'm baffled. >> Regards, >> > That is the issue. If you do not have the font > installed, it will not print correctly. LibreOffice will list the font > name > that is linked to the part of the text your courser is at, but that will > not mean a thing except that is the font the original document used. > > Also, some printers have hardware installed fonts. > > There use to be an extension that indicated what fonts > were in the document and were not installed on your computer. I do > not know if it is still available. > > Then there is the issue of screen fonts vs. printer > fonts. I have heard that there may be some problems with LibreOffice > settings > with some types of fonts on some systems, though I have not had > that trouble. MS Office files use to have issues for me back in Win2000 > days with Office 2000 .doc files. > > Can you get the needed font to install it on your > computer? > If you do not know where you can get it, I can help point > you in the correct direction OFF LIST. > at "[email protected]" > The font itself comes from 1991 so it has been around for > a bit. I had an HP laser printer that had it hardwired so you did not > need to "download" the font to it. > >> -- >> View this message in context: >> http://nabble.documentfoundation.org/Font-is-different-on-Screen-and-in-Print-tp2958405p2958405.html >> Sent from the Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
Won't LO allow you to embed the font right in the document? I can't find it now but I feel certain I've seen the feature. HTH, Twayne` -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to [email protected] Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/www/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
