font menu showing most fonts as blocked out?

[its_me]

Version: 2004
Operating System: Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard)
Processor: intel

When in Word, I click on the font menu to change my font. When the font fly-out appears, most of the fonts show with a strike-out line. I am able to choose any of the fonts with this strike-out line and after choosing, the name shows up in the font window without the strike-out line. The font works just fine (I've tested quite a few) so I'm not sure why it shows up in the fly-out with the strike-out over it. Any ideas on how to fix this or what is going on?

I've shut down Word and rebooted my computer several times. Still same problem.

 

[its_me]

anyone? any ideas?

i've now tested in all microsoft programs and this issue stands for word, excel, and pp. i'm stumped.

 

[Daiya Mitchell]

Probably try recreating the Office font cache. Quit *all* Office apps.

Find the file [username]/Library/Preferences/Microsoft/Office
2008/Office Font Cache (12) and drag it to the desktop. Relaunch an app
and see if that help--it may take a little longer to launch as it
recreates the cache.

 

[Daiya Mitchell]

IGNORE PREVIOUS MESSAGE. I accidentally gave directions for Office
2008--here are the 2004 directions.

Probably try recreating the Office font cache. Quit *all* Office apps.

Find the file [username]/Library/Preferences/Microsoft/Office Font Cache
(11) and drag it to the desktop. Relaunch an app and see if that
help--it may take a little longer to launch as it recreates the cache.