PPT97: Palatino Font Prints Squished From Windows 95 (190321)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft PowerPoint 97 for Windows
This article was previously published under Q190321

SYMPTOMS

If your slide contains text using the Palatino font, and you print it to a PostScript printer from a computer running Windows 95 or Windows NT 4.0, the text is printed with incorrect character spacing. Specifically, letters are printed too close together and wide letters and symbols (such as W, /, m, and so forth) overlap each other. This effect is most noticeable in text that uses Palatino, though it also occurs in text that uses Palatino Bold, Palatino Italic, and Palatino Bold Italic.

The same text prints correctly from Microsoft Word for Windows.

WORKAROUND

PowerPoint ships with a TrueType font called Book Antiqua. This TrueType font is virtually identical to Palatino. Substitute Book Antiqua for Palatino.
  1. On the Format menu, click Replace Fonts.
  2. From the Replace list, click Palatino.
  3. From the With list, click Book Antiqua.
  4. Click Replace and then click Close.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:9/7/2001
Keywords:kbFont kbprb kbprint KB190321
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