Help Fonts Must Use ANSI Character Set

 Last reviewed: November 2, 1995
Article ID: Q92422
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit (SDK) version 3.1
  • Microsoft Win32 SDK, versions 3.5, 3.51, and 4.0

SUMMARY

When creating a help file, it is often necessary to access special characters available in certain fonts. However, when the Windows Help engine tries to display the special character, it may not appear correctly.

MORE INFORMATION

Fonts used to create RTF source files for the Windows Help engine must use the ANSI character set. Fonts that use character sets other than ANSI may not display properly in the Help engine. The only exception to this is the Symbol font, which is also supported in Windows Help version 3.1.

To determine whether a particular font uses the ANSI character set, run the FONTEST sample included with the Windows Software Development Kit (SDK). From the Font menu, choose the Choose Font option. In the Font dialog box, select the font for which you would like to determine the character set. If the font is an ANSI font, then the tmCharSet value displayed in the main window will be zero.

Additional reference words: 3.10 3.50 4.00 95 HC HCP
KBCategory: kbtool
KBSubcategory: TlsHlp

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Last reviewed: November 2, 1995
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