fonts installed but missing in Word only - they are available in E

[Kira4798]

I do not use Word often but I do use it sometimes. I opened an old document
tonight and it is not using my default font. I then found that the only
fonts I had were the device font 10, 12, and 17. I do have fonts installed
and are present in my Windows folder. Also, the fonts are available for
Excel and Outlook. I am using MS Word 2002 SP3. Office Pro was originally
installed on my XP system from OEM CD I purchased with my system, however in
the control panel it is listed as Office XP Professional. I have tried the
detect and repair functions but that did not work. I was going to try and
reinstall just Word but do not see where to uncheck the install of the other
applications. I don't care about most but I don't want to reinstall Outlook.
Does anyone know how I can get Word to see my fonts again?

Thank you,
Kira4798

 

[Charles Kenyon]

For Word to find your fonts you need to have a default printer driver
installed that uses them (even if you don't have a printer).
--
Charles Kenyon

Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word

Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of
Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide

See also the MVP FAQ: http://www.mvps.org/word which is awesome!
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[Beth Melton]

Since Word obtains its fonts from your default printer you need a
printer, other than the Generic/Text Only, set as your default
printer. If you do not have a printer physically available then
install any printer driver. Ideally, install a printer that you may be
using at some point so your documents will paginate correctly should
you actually decide to print one.

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[Kira4798]

I must have had one at some point as I never had problems in Word until
recently. I have no idea what might have happened to it. I do not have a
printer so how do I install a default driver?

 

[TF]

It doesn't really matter that you don't have a printer, you just need to
install any printer driver that uses TrueType fonts (the majority of
consumer printers) to get Word going again. If you go to the Printers and
Faxes, Add Printer and choose one of the HP LaserJets, the drivers are
already on the WinXP disk.



:I must have had one at some point as I never had problems in Word until
: recently. I have no idea what might have happened to it. I do not have a
: printer so how do I install a default driver?
:
: "Charles Kenyon" wrote:
:
: > For Word to find your fonts you need to have a default printer driver
: > installed that uses them (even if you don't have a printer).
: > --
: > Charles Kenyon
: >
: > Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word
: >
: > Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of
: > Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide
: >
: > See also the MVP FAQ: http://www.mvps.org/word which is awesome!
: > --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
: > This message is posted to a newsgroup. Please post replies
: > and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn
: > from my ignorance and your wisdom.
: >
: > : > >I do not use Word often but I do use it sometimes. I opened an old
: > >document
: > > tonight and it is not using my default font. I then found that the
only
: > > fonts I had were the device font 10, 12, and 17. I do have fonts
: > > installed
: > > and are present in my Windows folder. Also, the fonts are available
for
: > > Excel and Outlook. I am using MS Word 2002 SP3. Office Pro was
: > > originally
: > > installed on my XP system from OEM CD I purchased with my system,
however
: > > in
: > > the control panel it is listed as Office XP Professional. I have
tried
: > > the
: > > detect and repair functions but that did not work. I was going to try
and
: > > reinstall just Word but do not see where to uncheck the install of the
: > > other
: > > applications. I don't care about most but I don't want to reinstall
: > > Outlook.
: > > Does anyone know how I can get Word to see my fonts again?
: > >
: > > Thank you,
: > > Kira4798
: >
: >
: >

 

[Kira4798]

Thank you so much everyone, you all were extremely helpful. This corrected
my problem.

Thanks again.
Kira4798