OFF98: Foreign Language Font Names Not Displayed Correctly (187588)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Excel 98 Macintosh Edition
This article was previously published under Q187588

SYMPTOMS

When you click the arrow for the Font box in Microsoft Excel 98 Macintosh Edition, some of the font names may appear as extended characters and you will not be able to read the names of the font.

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When you select a foreign language font in the Microsoft Word 98 Macintosh Edition Font box, the name of the selected font displays as _____ (a short underline) in the box.

CAUSE

Some of the font names in the Font list may not be readable (in Excel) or display as _____ (in Word) if you have not registered these programs with the Language Register program in the <hard drive name>:Apple Extras folder.

RESOLUTION

To be able to read the names of the foreign language fonts that you have installed on your computer, you need to register Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Word with that language. To do this for Excel, follow these steps:

  1. Quit Microsoft Excel.
  2. Open the <hard drive name>:Apple Extras folder.
  3. Double-click the Language Register program.

    NOTE: This program may be listed as "<foreign language> Language Register" (without quotation marks).
  4. Click the arrow for the Language box. Select the foreign language for which you want to register Microsoft Excel.
  5. Click Register Application.

    NOTE: This button may also be displayed as "Register" (without quotation marks).
  6. Locate and select the icon for Microsoft Excel. By default, it will be in your <hard drive name>:Microsoft Office 98 folder.
  7. Click Register. Click OK to the alert that Microsoft Excel was registered in the language you selected.
  8. Start Microsoft Excel.
The font names of the language for which you registered will appear correctly in the Font box.

NOTE: In order to use the foreign language font in your Excel worksheet, you also need to select the foreign language on the Keyboard menu. The font box may display a foreign language font, but the text in the cell may be in English if the keyboard language is set to U.S.

STATUS

This is by design of the Microsoft Office 98 Macintosh Edition programs listed at the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION

With an Apple Language Kit installed on your computer, you can create documents in a language other than that of your operating system. For example, you can install the Arabic Language Kit, change the layout of your keyboard to Arabic, and type Arabic text in any of your Office documents.

The third-party products discussed here are manufactured by vendors independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding these products' performance or reliability.

REFERENCES

For more information about the Apple Language Kits, please see the Apple Web site at the following address:

http://www.apple.com/macos/multilingual/languagekits.html

The third-party contact information included in this article is provided to help you find the technical support you need. This contact information is subject to change without notice. Microsoft in no way guarantees the accuracy of this third-party contact information.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:9/11/2002
Keywords:kbprb KB187588
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