WD2000: MS LineDraw Font Not Usable in Word (211807)
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This article was previously published under Q211807 SYMPTOMS
In Microsoft Word 2000, if you open a document from an earlier version of
Word or from another word-processing program that uses the MS LineDraw
font, you cannot use this font to draw lines or boxes.
CAUSE
The MS LineDraw font is included in some earlier versions of Microsoft Word, MS-DOS, and Microsoft Windows 3.0, and is not intended as a drawing tool.
This font is intended for importing documents that contain line drawings from MS-DOS-based programs, such as WordPerfect. Word 2000 identifies the MS LineDraw font as a symbol font and interprets text in the MS LineDraw font as a series of symbols. Therefore, many formatting and proofing features of Word ignore this text.
WORKAROUND
To draw lines or boxes within Word, use the drawing tools and features that
ship with Word to create lines, outlines, boxes, and other shapes. To do this, follow these steps:
- Turn on the Drawing toolbar by pointing to Toolbars on the View menu, and clicking Drawing.
- Use the Drawing toolbar buttons to draw the shapes you want.
Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 12/6/2000 |
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Keywords: | kbgraphic kbprb KB211807 |
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