How do I fix this?

[MB]

I have WORD97 on 3 different computer systems. One is a DELL at home with
XP, another is an older Gateway at home with W98, and the 3rd is an older
DELL at work with ME.

When I create certain documents, I might need to insert a special symbol. In
one case it was a smiley face in some other cases it was a math symbol
(angle symbol and little triangle symbol)

OK , when I do this it works fine on the system I created it on. But quite
often, the symbols will not appear on any of the other systems. The symbol
will come out as a small little rectangle. This will also show up this way
on the PrintPreview.

Why does this happen?? Do the differing Window versions matter or is it
something else?? I would like to, say, write a document at home, save it to
disk, and then use it at work. (Could it be due to saving it on a diskette??
I guess I could always send it to myself at work as an email attachment.
But, somehow I don't think it is the media).

Mel

 

[ratso]

When I create certain documents, I might need to insert a special

symbol. In one case it was a smiley face in some other cases it was a
math symbol (angle symbol and little triangle symbol)

OK , when I do this it works fine on the system I created it on. But
quite often, the symbols will not appear on any of the other systems.
The symbol will come out as a small little rectangle. This will also
show up this way on the PrintPreview.

Make sure you have the original (symbol) font installed on the other
computers; and depending on your setup, you might set them up for use with
the same printer, too. If you do not have the font on the others, make sure
you substitute for it.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

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