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Subject:Re: Embarrassingly basic font question From:"Michael A. Lewis" <lewism -at- BRANDLE -dot- COM -dot- AU> Date:Fri, 7 Nov 1997 10:38:56 +1100
Susan E. Gallagher wrote:
>
> I'll admit it up front -- I've always been a mac person.
>
> Now that I'm using Frame on the PC, I found that I only have a limited set
> of fonts -- some fonts that I consider pretty standard (like Palatino,
> Helvetica, and Geneva) are nowhere to be found.
Most responses to this query seem to be addressing a different question.
Susan, you can find "almost identical" substitutes for most fonts in the
TrueType category. Instead of Helvetica, use Arial (standard with
Windows); instead of Palatino, use Book Antiqua (available in a
Microsoft TT font pack). Not sure about Geneva, but you could use a
search engine to track down font substitution lists etc.
--
Michael Lewis
Brandle Pty Limited, Sydney, Australia
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