Embedded fonts

[Guest]

We have a powerpoint presentation that was created by an
outside vendor. The presentation contains the following
fonts: Arial, Arial bold, Arial ital, Wingdings. We are
currently using Powerpoint 97 (on an NT Workstation). The
vendor "embedded" the fonts used in the presentation,
however, when we view the presentation on our computers,
the Arial Ital shows up as plan Arial and the Arial Bold
shows up as plan Arial.

The vendor assures us that it is correct when she sends
it, she even created a pdf file (it is correct) and a
print-out of the presentation (it is also correct).

When we view the same file on a newer computer (with XP
operating system), the file looks correct.

Why are the fonts not showing up correctly? I thought when
fonts were embedded that they would look the same on any
computer you viewed the presentation on.

Thanks,

 

[Steve Rindsberg]

Ask your vendor for another copy of the file, this time w/o the fonts
embedded.
Every Windows system will have them installed already, so there's no real
need to embed them.
It's possible that having an embedded and a locally resident version is
confusing the system.
Also, embedding recent versions of these fonts can make for rather large PPT
files.
No need for all that overhead if there's no need. ,-)

 

[Rick Altman]

Embedding fonts works most of the time when the receipient does not own
those fonts. It works far less reliably when the recipient already has the
fonts installed. Then Windows will often get confused about which font
metrics to listen to and chaos prevails.

Font embedding is best used for using unusual or private fonts; it shouldn't
be used for standard fonts that every Windows user already owns.

What happens if you perform a Save As and ask for the fonts to be
*un*embedded?



Rick A.