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Re: Word 3.01 and fonts

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From: Steve Hix
Date: Tue, 06 Oct 1987 18:32
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In article <2444@calmasd.GE.COM>, jnp@calmasd.GE.COM (John Pantone) writes:
> 
> My copy of Microsoft Word 3.01 has arrived, and I've installed it. One thing
> is puzzling me though:  Although the docs say that you can use "any number"
> of fonts I cannot get the font menu to recognize new fonts consistantly.  I
> have only 4-6 fonts in the system folder, and MacDraw "sees" them all - but
> Word will only see 3-4 of them - without any consistancy as to which 3 or 4
> (it always seems to recognize the same 3-4 but if I change the system folder
> with font/da mover I can't predict which ones it will use)
> 
> Anyone else seen this happen?

Yep.

It seems that they did it on purpose...

Look again (I trust you *have* read the manual...) at the manual
and read the section on adding/subtracting menu items.  You can
add font names that you use normally, and font sizes in addition
to the few that the menu shows.  (My wife wanted New York 96...
I had to build the font for her, even.)

On the other hand, if you muck about in one of the other menus,
you will find a menu item name "Character".  Picking that one will
give you a huge dialog that lets you scroll through all the installed
fonts, and you can pick *any* font size you want (handy if you're
building LaserWritten documents).  

	Have fun,

	seh
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