Default Windows fonts

[Solid State Logic, SSL for short]

What are the default fonts installed in Word for Windows? I have had
people tell me they cannot open my documents even after I have done a
compatibility check. They get an error that requires them to install
additional components.

I use the Tahoma font on the Mac and I know it is available in Windows.
I would like to make my documents stand out by not using Times,
Helvetica, etc., but I do want the font to be in the recipients
compouter

Thanks in advance....blah blah blah

 

[Beth Rosengard]

Even if the Windows recipient doesn't have a particular font, he should
still be able to open your document. Word should substitute another font
for the missing one. There's something else going on here.

Can you find out exactly what the error is that they're getting? And is
this happening for all the docs you send or just a particular one?

Also, how are you sending the docs in terms of encoding? Entourage, for
instance, offers various encoding options for attachments and Apple's Mail
has a "Windows friendly" (or something like that) option.

Finally, please always post your OS and Word/Office version numbers since
they could affect whether or not you get a useful answer.

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[John McGhie [MVP - Word and Word Macintosh]]

Which "additional components", I wonder?

If you send a Windows user a PICT, chances are it will call for a QuickTime
decompressor when it lands. Since there isn't one, they're hosed. It's a
bug we hope to get fixed soon.

Other than that, Beth is correct: no matter what you send to Windows, if
they haven't got it, Windows will silently substitute the next closest
alternative.

For example: Your Times will become Times New Roman, and your Helvetica
will become Arial. The Windows user will be unaware that this has happened,
and the font will show up as Times or Helvetica on their system. If they
move the document to a Windows system that does have those fonts installed,
the correct fonts will be silently switched back in.

However: I would gently suggest that you do NOT try to make your documents
"individualised" if you want to send them to Windows. Some Windows users
are not very smart, and the whining that will result will drive you crazy.
For a long and happy life, send them Arial and Times New Roman.

If you use the copies of Times New Roman and Arial that were included in
your Microsoft Office installation, you will get the best results.
Microsoft carefully tuned those two fonts to produce almost exactly the same
result on both Mac and Windows. And this is the reason they did that

Cheers

What are the default fonts installed in Word for Windows? I have had
people tell me they cannot open my documents even after I have done a
compatibility check. They get an error that requires them to install
additional components.

I use the Tahoma font on the Mac and I know it is available in Windows.
I would like to make my documents stand out by not using Times,
Helvetica, etc., but I do want the font to be in the recipients
compouter

Thanks in advance....blah blah blah

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John McGhie <[email protected]>
Microsoft MVP, Word and Word for Macintosh. Consultant Technical Writer
Sydney, Australia +61 4 1209 1410