Can't Embed Fonts in Presentations or Documents in a Binder

ID: Q135738


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SYMPTOMS

If a PowerPoint presentation or Word document that contains embedded TrueType fonts is added as a section of a Microsoft Office Binder, the embedded font information will be lost. When the section is opened in the binder, a font substitution is made and a different typeface is displayed.


CAUSE

Each section of a Microsoft Office Binder is an OLE object. OLE does not support embedding fonts in an OLE object.


RESOLUTION

If you need to embed TrueType fonts in a PowerPoint or Word section of a binder, use the following steps to save those sections out as separate files:

  1. Activate the binder.


  2. Activate the appropriate section.


  3. On the Section menu, click Save As File.


  4. In the Save As dialog box, name the file and click Save.


Additional query words: 7.0 8.0 97 winword macppt winppt word97 ppt97 ppt8 ppt95 word95 word7


Keywords          : kbualink97 offinterop 
Version           : WINDOWS:7.0 97
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        : 

Last Reviewed: June 3, 1999