Yes; I'd read that some - if not all - fonts would suddenly become an issue
(such and such a program would have some problem) if there wasn't a printer
installed (or dummy printer and driver for said dummy printer).
I've been without a true printer or driver (Lexmark) for more than one year
at this point. I only noticed this problem of which I've posted, this very
evening.
I can only assume that 'installing a generic printer and driver' must have
been (ir)responsible for this mess up with Word2002 fonts. I *know* that all
my fonts were usable in another program (a photo editor) after I installed
that generic-print to file, 'printer and driver'. Maybe because it was
somehow configured as the 'default printer' this issue came into play with
Word 2002. I truly don't understand why this problem happened "just now",
and not immediately after installing generic dummy printer and driver.
Again, I'd have bet a million dollars that even yesterday, Word 2002 fonts
were in order, but...... I'll still be scratching my head about this.
As an extra note, I'd read - and heard from some software developer - that
installation of a generic print-to-file printer and driver could be used to
eliminate some issues with *some* programs which had problems wherein Fonts
were concerned. That was why I went ahead with the 'installation' in the
first place. :-/
OK then Milly.... thanks for your help.
Roxana
"Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]" wrote in message
Fonts are a property of printers and must have a non-generic printer
installed to show up - even the Microsoft Office Document Imaging program
will "install" your fonts.
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After furious head scratching, Roxana asked:
| Hello Milly.
|
| Update: While "furiously head scratching", I looked around in my
| system. I looked at a certain MSKB article. Then, combining the two
| (head scratching and reading, oh.... and 'experimenting", I *think*
| I've solved the problem (?). That is, I have my fonts listed again in
| the dropdown box (the 4 previously used MRU ones are no longer shown
| as the "MRU's" at this time though. No problem)
|
| BUT, anyway, I looked at:
| Fonts are missing from the Font list when you click the Font box on
| the Formatting toolbar in Word
|
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/276515
|
| Therein, the instructions given ("Install a default printer") didn't
| apply *exactly* with how things are in my system, but I forged ahead
| anyway. That accomplished nothing. I also looked at the properties of
| the "Generic / Text Only" printer, but there was little I could do to
| configure it. It was also set as "default".
|
| I have another so-called printer here as well. It is called Snagit 8
| (this is from a program designed to do various sorts of screen
| captures; both in PC and Web based. I've had this program for years,
| but have never "printed" with it. I'm not sure how one could, if I
| haven't any actual printer. lol
|
| OK, sticking to issue at hand, I checked the properties and so-forth
| of this Snagit 8 "printer", and made that one the default printer.
| *Viola*.... my font list has returned to Word 2002/ Outlook 2002.
|
| I'd still bet a good deal of moolah that my fonts were still there in
| Word 2002 even earlier today, despite the fact that that
| Generic-print to file "printer" was "installed" at least 4 or 6 days
| ago. So, ultimately, veven if this has been "solved", I'm still there
| scratching-head-furiously. I just don't get it......
|
| I don't know if you'll have any further comments to add, but I thank
| you for your effort and time in trying to assist me.
|
| May I "ring back", if things tuen out not to be "right as rain" in
| the long run ?
|
| Roxana
|
| "Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]"
| | Do you still have a non-generic printer installed?
|
| --
| Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]
|
| Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. All
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|
| After furious head scratching, Roxana asked:
|
|| Hi.
|| Outlook/Word 2002 (Office XP)
|| W98se
||
|| I just noticed that all my *font* dropdown menu choices are missing
|| in Outlook/Word (except for one. One I have never used before)
|| In the dropdown font menu box, there's now only one font shown -
|| Roman 10 CPI. Verdana 10 is there as the 'default' font in the font
|| box (Verdana 10 is my normal font and the one in which I was chosing
|| to reply to - which was already in Verdana 10).
||
|| Any idea what this sudden loss is about/ what could have caused this
|| to happen ? Any pointers on how I might go about fixing it ?
||
|| And... where does Word/Outlook get it's Font selection from ? Is it
|| from the normal C:\WINDOWS\FONTS directory, or from elsewhere ?
||
|| If there's any help, I'd be appreciative.
|| Thank you.
||
|| Roxana
