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<blockquote data-quote="SimplySammy" data-source="post: 1361044" data-attributes="member: 235422"><p><strong>Same font problem, found a way to override the problem.</strong></p><p></p><p>I've been having the same issue with my word, I go to use Times New Roman, and end up getting switched to American Typewriter. I've got a lot of writing documents, and cannot afford to lose the program. My Dad bought the current computer I have over a macLIMBS site, and i thought Word was registered to the prior owner. Come to find out, my Dad had a copy of Office Suite 2008, and after he wiped the hard drive, he reinstalled OS 10.5.8, and put a fresh copy of the program on it for me as a gift. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>I'm pretty sure I know why my fonts suddenly did this, and it was a mistake on my part. I downloaded a few fonts, 3, from a website I've been able to trust up until now. I believe the fonts, which I installed onto Font Book, played havoc with my Word program, (Word 2008.) An identity still exists on the font list for one of the downloaded fonts, after I erased it. i think it may have corrupted the font listings for Word.</p><p></p><p>I ran a validate scan on Times New Roman, and it showed only one out of 5 worked, the other four had minor issues. I thought I was done for, but then, I found a way around it.</p><p></p><p>Here's my trick.</p><p></p><p>Times New Roman, and it's variants are all still there, and still operational, but using the FONT drop down menu from the top bar or tool bar doesn't heed results. But it, and every font which refuses to communicate through those two menus can be used by going to the FORMAT option on the top bar, and selecting Font. Here, you can access the fonts completely. The toolbar can still use all the other features, but the font picker cannot.</p><p></p><p>The only downfall is having to continually go back to the format option above, and reselect the font option when I need to change a font completely. Until I get a new copy of Word, or a new Suite, I've found this option as a get - around. Take my advice, and don't install downloaded fonts. Properly scan and research the file.</p><p></p><p>There is a safe way of placing downloaded fonts into the Font book, without harming Word. I believe it involves converting the file to a similar, but different format. I'm not too sure, but my Dad knows.</p><p></p><p>By the way, Word for Mac uses a font library which doesn't communicate with Font Book completely, better yet, at all. This is due to a coding compatibility issue PCs don't run into, but Macs encounter frequently. It's fonts work only with it, and it alone. Adding downloaded fonts to the Font Book cause the program to link with the entire Font Book library. It pretty much confuses the program, and somewhere in the communication transfer, it gets fonts mixed up. The only way to fix it, is to reinstall Word, or Office Suite, <em>(If you have it,)</em> completely. My Dad's a printer, and I used to do all his Graphic Design work, we used a Mac and encountered the problem a few years back. Both of us did a ton of research into what happened. And this is pretty much it. </p><p></p><p>If you're interested, but don't want to trash your downloaded fonts added to Font Book, the word processor program Abiword, communicates with all fonts in the Font Book library completely. It's a little buggy sometimes due to the fact it's freeware/shareware, but it does a pretty good job. It saves in a number of different files, including Word documents. Converts existing word docs pretty smoothly as well. Just make sure you get the version compatible with your machine. It's picky with non intel machines now. :/</p><p></p><p></p><p>I hope this helps!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SimplySammy, post: 1361044, member: 235422"] [b]Same font problem, found a way to override the problem.[/b] I've been having the same issue with my word, I go to use Times New Roman, and end up getting switched to American Typewriter. I've got a lot of writing documents, and cannot afford to lose the program. My Dad bought the current computer I have over a macLIMBS site, and i thought Word was registered to the prior owner. Come to find out, my Dad had a copy of Office Suite 2008, and after he wiped the hard drive, he reinstalled OS 10.5.8, and put a fresh copy of the program on it for me as a gift. :) I'm pretty sure I know why my fonts suddenly did this, and it was a mistake on my part. I downloaded a few fonts, 3, from a website I've been able to trust up until now. I believe the fonts, which I installed onto Font Book, played havoc with my Word program, (Word 2008.) An identity still exists on the font list for one of the downloaded fonts, after I erased it. i think it may have corrupted the font listings for Word. I ran a validate scan on Times New Roman, and it showed only one out of 5 worked, the other four had minor issues. I thought I was done for, but then, I found a way around it. Here's my trick. Times New Roman, and it's variants are all still there, and still operational, but using the FONT drop down menu from the top bar or tool bar doesn't heed results. But it, and every font which refuses to communicate through those two menus can be used by going to the FORMAT option on the top bar, and selecting Font. Here, you can access the fonts completely. The toolbar can still use all the other features, but the font picker cannot. The only downfall is having to continually go back to the format option above, and reselect the font option when I need to change a font completely. Until I get a new copy of Word, or a new Suite, I've found this option as a get - around. Take my advice, and don't install downloaded fonts. Properly scan and research the file. There is a safe way of placing downloaded fonts into the Font book, without harming Word. I believe it involves converting the file to a similar, but different format. I'm not too sure, but my Dad knows. By the way, Word for Mac uses a font library which doesn't communicate with Font Book completely, better yet, at all. This is due to a coding compatibility issue PCs don't run into, but Macs encounter frequently. It's fonts work only with it, and it alone. Adding downloaded fonts to the Font Book cause the program to link with the entire Font Book library. It pretty much confuses the program, and somewhere in the communication transfer, it gets fonts mixed up. The only way to fix it, is to reinstall Word, or Office Suite, [I](If you have it,)[/I] completely. My Dad's a printer, and I used to do all his Graphic Design work, we used a Mac and encountered the problem a few years back. Both of us did a ton of research into what happened. And this is pretty much it. If you're interested, but don't want to trash your downloaded fonts added to Font Book, the word processor program Abiword, communicates with all fonts in the Font Book library completely. It's a little buggy sometimes due to the fact it's freeware/shareware, but it does a pretty good job. It saves in a number of different files, including Word documents. Converts existing word docs pretty smoothly as well. Just make sure you get the version compatible with your machine. It's picky with non intel machines now. :/ I hope this helps! [/QUOTE]
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