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Thread #96784   Message #1896940
Posted By: JohnInKansas
30-Nov-06 - 06:05 PM
Thread Name: Tech: Flat symbol ???
Subject: RE: Tech: Flat symbol ???
It may be of interest to some to know where to look for Fonts that are installed with Office

This site suggests:

"If you are looking for free fonts, shareware fonts, or commercial fonts, visit the following Microsoft Web site for links to typography news headlines, contacts, and an updated database of more than 600 type-related and typography-related Web sites:

http://www.microsoft.com/typography/default.mspx"

Note that the fonts listed in the article first above are those available for installation on the Office installation disks. The same fonts typically will be included for single office components such as Word, if you bought one as an individual program. Not all of the listed fonts will be installed during typical installations, but you can add/remove them as needed.

Recent versions of Office do include ONE "full Unicode font," (Arial Unicode MS). It is not normally installed, and installation is NOT RECOMMENDED except for those who have a specific need for it. The font is 22MB, and there are lots of articles at the Microsoft Knowledge Base on problems that you may have to "correct" if/when you attempt to use it.

A typical description for this font is at:

Description of the Arial Unicode MS font in Word 2002

Most of our comments in this thread have been made assuming that the question referred to web posting. That appears not to be the main interest of the originator. Perhaps some other usages need to be discussed, as we do have lots of ex-spurts in other kinds of communication arts here.

John