ability to preview all available fonts on a printout

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It would be very helpful to be able to look at a printed page of fonts rather
than scrolling down several at a time. You just would'nt have to scroll up
or down so many times.

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[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

See http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting/FontSampleGenerator.htm

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It would be very helpful to be able to look at a printed page of fonts rather
than scrolling down several at a time. You just would'nt have to scroll up
or down so many times.

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[Guest]

Dear Doris - I know just what you mean. I haven't chosen to wait for
Microsoft to do anything...what I have done (with each of my computers that I
have worked on, home or office) is create a "Font List," which is unique to
each font library unless you manually install all the same fonts in each
computer (which can be done). So in a MS Word document, in 12 or 14 pt
font, I type a sentence in any readable font (Arial, Times, etc.) such as:
Now is the time for all good men to come unto the obedience of Jesus Christ
123456789 ~!@#$%^&*()_+. Duplicate this sentence several times to fill up
the page. (Note, you can also type the page using the 2 columns command, wh
ich makes it easier to see more fonts in less space--that's up to you).

After you have duplicated your page, highlight the first sentence along with
the first set of numbers and capitalized characters. While highlighted,
click on the first font listed in your font directory (being sure to note the
correct name and spelling of the font you are highlighting). Change your
first sentence, numbers and characters to that font. Immediately following
the last character, type in the name of the font (either in that font that
represents that character, or in one easy to read, whichever you prefer).

Continue with each font in your directory (it will take a little time) but
it will be worth it, trust me! Then you will have an exact replica of what
the font looks like.

If you ever type a document and need to know if certain characters are
present in that font, you will have most of them shown in your standard
character list as some fonts don't provide all characters. Also, there are
times that you may need a smaller font, or a larger font, or some fonts are
very tiny even though they are 12 point, etc. You can always reproduce the
font groups to the size you want, or make two sets of font directories: One
with 12 point, let's say, and another with 8 or 16, depending on the type of
work you are doing.

Then you can take the directcory, which may turn out to be 3 or 4 pages,
depending on your font sizes you decide to type in, staple it, laminate it,
and keep it by your computer for easy reference.

Voile!

 

[Graham Mayor]

You could have saved yourself a lot of effort if you had investigated what
Microsoft had already supplied with the product. There is a font sample
generator supplied in macros9.dot that comes with some versions of Word or
can be downloaded from Microsoft.
http://office.microsoft.com/downloads/2000/supmacros.aspx

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[gordo]

It would be very helpful to be able to look at a printed page of fonts
rather
than scrolling down several at a time. You just would'nt have to scroll
up
or down so many times.

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Take a look at Printer's Apprentice at http://www.loseyourmind.com. It is
worth the price, especially if you have a number of fonts that are not
installed, but are in a separate folder. Good for both installed and not
installed fonts.

Gordo
Not affiliated, just a satisfied customer.