Character Map Does Not Show Italic or Bold Fonts

Last reviewed: November 21, 1994
Article ID: Q85003

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows operating system versions 3.1, 3.11

SYMPTOMS

When using the Character Map application in the Microsoft Windows operating system version 3.1, bold and italic fonts are not available.

CAUSE

The Character Map application allows you to select characters from a particular font and copy them into the Clipboard. This is especially useful when using characters whose ANSI values are greater than 127 and do not appear on the keyboard. The fonts that are available are the Windows screen fonts. These include TrueType fonts, raster screen fonts, and vector screen fonts. However, the italic and bold forms of these fonts are not available, only the regular form.

WORKAROUND

The only workaround to the limitation of the Character Map is to paste the font into your document and use the features of that particular application to change the font style.

KBCategory: kbprint kbtool kbprb
KBSubcategory: win31
Additional reference words: 3.10 3.11 mapper copy paste

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Last reviewed: November 21, 1994
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