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At 08:35 PM 7/13/99 -0700, Linda Michaels wrote:
>Hi all,
>
>A couple of weeks ago, I asked if there was a way to embed fonts in
>PowerPoint so they would display properly on both PC and Mac platforms. As
>suggested, I selected File > Save As, and checked "embed Truetype fonts,"
>but when I tested my presentation, the font still did not display
properly.
>(I created and tested the presentation on two separate PCs.)
>
>I double-checked the font (Amazone BT) to make sure it was TrueType, and
it
>is.
>
>Any ideas?
That's not likely to work cross-platform -- fonts from a Mac file should
display on Macs, and PC files on PCs. If you need true cross-platform
display, I suggest going to PDF.
If cross-platform issues aren't the problem, I suggest calling Microsoft
tech support.
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"UNIX is user friendly. It's just selective about who its friends are."
Beth Friedman
bjf -at- wavefront -dot- com
