WD2000: Embedded TrueType Fonts Are Not Displayed in Web Browser (220444)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Word 2000
This article was previously published under Q220444

SYMPTOMS

When you view a Web page that contains embedded fonts, your Web browser does not use the embedded font information. Instead, your Web browser uses the font that is specified by the Web page, or your browser substitutes the font, as specified by your Web browser.

NOTE: Microsoft Word supports the ability to embed TrueType font information into HTML.

CAUSE

This behavior is by design in Microsoft Word. Word is capable of embedding TrueType fonts in a Web page. However, your Web browser is not capable of displaying these embedded fonts. If you use TrueType fonts when you create or edit a document, you can save or "embed" them in the document. That way, others can view, modify, and print the document with its original fonts.

MORE INFORMATION

Microsoft Word uses XML to improve round-tripping of binary document information that does not have a visual representation. By storing data such as document properties, Word can preserve the information for future use. XML provides a method for storing pointers to binary data that cannot be represented in or used on the Web. Some examples of the data stored in XML or in files that are pointed to by XML include:

  • Document properties
  • Document settings
  • Embedded TrueType fonts
  • Graphics
  • Macros and Visual Basic for Applications code
  • Microsoft WordArt and other objects
  • Page properties
For additional information about TrueType Font embedding, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

212363 WD2000: How to Embed TrueType Fonts in a Document

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:12/6/2000
Keywords:kbprb KB220444
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