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[Jon]

I am selecting text and trying to set them to Arial, however, even though the
font reads 'Arial' or whatever I choose, the font remains as Cambria.

Any idea how to resolve this so that I have the font set as Arial?

 

[Jay Freedman]

I am selecting text and trying to set them to Arial, however, even though the
font reads 'Arial' or whatever I choose, the font remains as Cambria.

Any idea how to resolve this so that I have the font set as Arial?

Whenever you apply a font that Word can't display, the control on the
toolbar shows the name you applied -- that's just the way it works.
But if you then go to Tools > Options > Compatibility > Font
Substitution (in Word 2007, Office button > Word Options > Advanced >
Font Substitution), that dialog will show you what font is actually
used to display the text.

If that shows you're getting Cambria substituted for Arial, then your
Arial font is either missing or damaged. Look in C:\Windows\Fonts to
verify that Arial, Arial Bold, Arial Italic, and Arial Bold Italic are
all present. If they are, try replacing them with known good copies
from another computer.

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Jay Freedman
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[Jon]

Is it possible that the font has been corrupted if text in Arial is displayed
within the same document?

 

[Jay Freedman]

Well, that does sound unlikely. Can I assume that the Font
Substitution command claims there is no substituted font in the
document?

I suppose it's barely possible that the document is corrupted, rather
than the font. Check out
http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/AppErrors/CorruptDoc.htm.

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Jay Freedman
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