Design font doesn't match published page font

[Guest]

Hi,
I have papyrus selected as the default font on my webpage. It looks great on
the design tab but the preview view and the actual published page don't show
that font. it looks much plainer like an ariel or similar. Is there a
setting I'm missing?
Thanks for the help
dave

 

[Paul S. Wolf]

Hi, I have papyrus selected as the default font on my webpage. It
looks great on the design tab but the preview view and the actual
published page don't show that font. it looks much plainer like an
ariel or similar. Is there a setting I'm missing? Thanks for the
help dave

Yes, you're missing two facts:

The default font is ONLY displayed in Design view. It doesn't actually
change the font displayed in web pages. It won't show in Preview or in
a browser unless it is specifically set in the HTML with <font> tags or
css (style sheets).

Furthermore, the "papyrus" font will only show on those computers that
have it loaded, probably not many. All others will see the user's
default, usually Times New Roman. You should use "web safe" fonts, i.e.
fonts that the majority of users have on their systems. If you need a
special font like papyrus, use it only for small pieces of text, like
headings, and then only by creating a graphic in another program, and
using the image on your page.

 

[Chuck Davis]

Hi,
I have papyrus selected as the default font on my webpage. It looks great
on
the design tab but the preview view and the actual published page don't
show
that font. it looks much plainer like an ariel or similar. Is there a
setting I'm missing?
Thanks for the help
dave

Read this: http://www.accordmarketing.com/tid/archive/websafefonts.html