PUB: Text in Metafile Doesn't Rotate in Publisher (138360)

RESOLUTION

To successfully rotate both the graphics and the text, you must make sure that only TrueType fonts are in the graphic. You can do this by using only TrueType fonts when creating the metafile or, if you are using a "premade" metafile, by making sure that your font substitutes are all TrueTypes. To do the latter, follow these steps:

1. Click the Windows Start button, and then click Run.
2. In the Open box, type "win.ini" (without the quotation marks) and then click OK. This will bring up the Win.ini file in Notepad.
3. On the Search menu, click Find.
4. In the Find What box, type "[fontsub" (without the quotation marks) and click the Find Next button. This brings up your font substitutes section, which will look something like this:

   [FontSubstitutes]
   Helv=MS Sans Serif
   Tms Rmn=MS Serif
   Times=Times New Roman
   Helvetica=Arial
   MT Symbol=Symbol

5. Change each entry to the right of the equal sign to be TrueType fonts. Recommended fonts are:

   [FontSubstitutes]
   Helv=Arial
   Tms Rmn=Times New Roman
   Times=Times New Roman
   Helvetica=Arial
   MT Symbol=Symbol

6. On the File menu, click Save. Quit Notepad.
7. Restart Windows for your changes to take effect.