Estrangelo Edessa Font Unavailable?

[Guest]

I found suddenly that the EE font is non functional using Word 2003, either
to create new text or in trying to read a previously created document.
Character position, spacing, etc. is there, but all characters are uniformly
displayed by open boxes. The same is true if I open the EE font file: no
characters, just boxes. Other fonts seem to be OK (though I've not checked
all of them). The font name is listed in the font drop-down list (including
recently used fonts), but is displayed in a simple small square type that I
believe is different from what it had been before.

Any ideas on what's happened, or on how to recover the font?

 

[Beth Melton]

It could be the font is missing or corrupt. Try installing the font again,
(using the Fonts folder in your Control Panel, click File/Install New Font)
and see if that resolves it. You should be able to find the font on the
Office installation CD.

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[Guest]

Beth,
My Word/Office software came preloaded on a Dell machine. A Dell technician
was stumped by the problem last night, except to suggest resetting the system
to its default settings (which I've not done). I was told that I could NOT
load/install an individual font from the backup system CD which came with the
system. Is there an on-line source for an individual font via Microsoft??

 

[Beth Melton]

I don't know of a Microsoft source for downloading fonts but I'd try
searching for the font online and see if you can find one to download before
wiping everything- that's pretty drastic for just a font!

Here's a Google search with several results, take your pick:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=Estrangelo+Edessa+download

btw, your experience is exactly why I'll never purchase OEM (preinstalled)
software, you definitely get what you pay for. :-(

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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Beth Melton
Microsoft Office MVP

Co-author of Word 2007 Inside Out:
http://www.microsoft.com/MSPress/books/9801.aspx#AboutTheBook

Word FAQ: http://mvps.org/word
TechTrax eZine: http://mousetrax.com/techtrax/
MVP FAQ site: http://mvps.org/

 

[JoAnn Paules]

That font came with Windows XP according to
http://www.microsoft.com/typography/fonts/font.aspx?FID=236&FNAME=Estrangelo+Edessa&FVER=1.00.

Maybe if you posted your question in a Windows newsgroup, someone could help
you. It's worth a shot.

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Microsoft MVP - Publisher

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