Font changes from design to display in browser

[Nancy Lynne]

I created my website using a standard font, lucida calligraphy, as the
default. When I view my site in my browser, the font shows up as times new
roman. This happens on the computer I use for FrontPage 2003 at work, and
also on my home computer.

I know I can change the default font on my browser, and it says there "the
fonts you select here are displayed on Web pages and documents that do not
have a specified text font." Well, my website does have a specified text
font, and that is lucida calligraphy. Why doesn't it show up that way in my
browser?

When I do change the font to lucida calligraphy in my tools, fonts area of
my browser, I get a bunch of lucida calligraphy fonts mixed in with normal
looking fonts on the various webpages. I don't want to have my browser set
to that. Plus I don't want to have to ask everyone who views my website to
change their browser settings so my site shows to them as I intended it.

 

[Thomas A. Rowe]

Have you actually applied the font to your text using the font menu or via CSS?

Also each users viewing your site must have your font installed to see your text in that font.

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[Murray]

Here are the only ones you can safely use -

http://www.ampsoft.net/webdesign-l/WindowsMacFonts.html

 

[Nancy Lynne]

Yes, the font was applied when I created the website, and shows up correctly
in my FrontPage program. I know the viewers must have the font installed in
order to see it correctly, that's why I used a standard font like lucida
calligraphy. That font is installed on both of my computers but when I view
the website, the font shows as Times New Roman.

 

[Tom Willett]

*How* did you apply the font, Nancy?
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| Yes, the font was applied when I created the website, and shows up
correctly
| in my FrontPage program. I know the viewers must have the font installed
in
| order to see it correctly, that's why I used a standard font like lucida
| calligraphy. That font is installed on both of my computers but when I
view
| the website, the font shows as Times New Roman.
|
| "Thomas A. Rowe" wrote:
|
| > Have you actually applied the font to your text using the font menu or
via CSS?
| >
| > Also each users viewing your site must have your font installed to see
your text in that font.
| >
| > --
| > ==============================================
| > Thomas A. Rowe
| > Microsoft MVP - FrontPage
| > ==============================================
| > Agents Real Estate Listing Network
| > http://www.NReal.com
| > ==============================================
| >
| >
| > | > >I created my website using a standard font, lucida calligraphy, as the
| > > default. When I view my site in my browser, the font shows up as
times new
| > > roman. This happens on the computer I use for FrontPage 2003 at work,
and
| > > also on my home computer.
| > >
| > > I know I can change the default font on my browser, and it says there
"the
| > > fonts you select here are displayed on Web pages and documents that do
not
| > > have a specified text font." Well, my website does have a specified
text
| > > font, and that is lucida calligraphy. Why doesn't it show up that way
in my
| > > browser?
| > >
| > > When I do change the font to lucida calligraphy in my tools, fonts
area of
| > > my browser, I get a bunch of lucida calligraphy fonts mixed in with
normal
| > > looking fonts on the various webpages. I don't want to have my
browser set
| > > to that. Plus I don't want to have to ask everyone who views my
website to
| > > change their browser settings so my site shows to them as I intended
it.
| >
| >
| >

 

[Nancy Lynne]

In FrontPage design mode, I right clicked in my page and selected 'font',
then selected lucida calligraphy (serif) and clicked 'ok'. When I type the
text, it shows up in the lucida calligraphy font.

 

[Tom Willett]

Did you highlight the text, first?

 

[Nancy Lynne]

No. I set the font before I started typing the text. I also set the default
font to the lucida calligraphy.

 

[Tom Willett]

You must highlight the font, as was pointed out to you in a previous reply,
or use CSS.

The default font is misleading. It shows you what the page would look like
if you were using the font. It doesn't actually use the font on the web.

 

[Nancy Lynne]

So if I highlight all the font and change it in the toolbar, that should
work? What is CSS?

 

[Tom Willett]

So if I highlight all the font and change it in the toolbar, that should
work?

What is CSS?
http://www.w3schools.com/css/

 

[Murray]

Lucida Calligraphy is NOT web safe.

 

[Chuck Davis]

No. I set the font before I started typing the text. I also set the
default
font to the lucida calligraphy.

Most viewers will never see the lucida calligraphy font. It is not a
"standard" font.

 

[Murray]

It may be standard, but it's certainly not websafe.

 

[Mark Fitzpatrick]

Lucida is not a standard font. The Lucida Sans font family and Lucida
Console are included with Windows XP Service Pack 2. That means that most
people who don't have Windows XP Service Pack 2 installed (or running
Windows XP) won't see this. There are very few fonts available that are safe
for the web. They may be boring and not provide your page with the intended
look, but you have to play with the cards that are dealt to the other
people. All web developers are essentially in the same boat when it comes to
fonts.

Hope this helps,
Mark Fitzpatrick
Microsoft MVP - FrontPage