Using OpenType Fonts on other computers

[Guest]

Hi,

I have a presentation set up using the Myriad Font. However, PowerPoint
could not embed OpenType fonts so how am I gonna use it when I edit/present
my slide on another machine. I tried installing the Myriad Font on the remote
computer, but the machines was locked down (it's a college worksation,
running Win XP Pro).

 

[Sonia]

It's always best to stick with standard fonts that are installed on nearly all
systems. Arial and Times Roman come to mind, but you might want to study the
commonality of others:

Make sure my chosen fonts are available
http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/FAQ00256.htm
--

Sonia Coleman
Microsoft PowerPoint MVP Team
Autorun Software, Templates and Tutorials
http://www.soniacoleman.com

 

[Steve Rindsberg]

Hi,

I have a presentation set up using the Myriad Font. However, PowerPoint
could not embed OpenType fonts so how am I gonna use it when I edit/present
my slide on another machine. I tried installing the Myriad Font on the remote
computer, but the machines was locked down (it's a college worksation,
running Win XP Pro).

You'd need to choose a font that's embeddable legally to begin with and in a
format that PPT *can* embed, meaning TrueType.

Even if you could install Myriad on another computer, it probably isn't legal to
do so unless you've purchased multiple licenses for the font.

One possible option: though you can't embed Myriad in a PPT file, you can embed
it in a PDF. If your presentation will work in PDF format, that might be a
reasonable approach.