WD97: International Fonts Do Not Appear in Font List

Last reviewed: August 21, 1997
Article ID: Q159341
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Word 97 for Windows

SYMPTOMS

International font sets that are available in Word 7.0 are not automatically available in Word 97.

CAUSE

This is a design feature of Word 97. Word 97 makes available only the fonts that are usable by the language and keyboard setting in Microsoft Windows 95.

RESOLUTION

Follow these steps to install multilanguage support and keyboard support for a specific language:

  1. Click Run, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.

  2. In the Control Panel, double-click Add/Remove Programs.

  3. Click the Windows Setup tab.

  4. Click the Multilanguage Support check box to select it.

    NOTE: Multilanguage Support is only available if Windows 95 is installed from CD-ROM.

  5. Click OK.

  6. In the Control Panel, double-click Keyboard.

  7. On the Language tab, click Add.

  8. Click the language you want to use, and then click OK.

  9. Click OK.

MORE INFORMATION

The font names, as viewed in Word 97, will not indicate the expected international font name. Word 97 will display the English font name and will map to the correct international font, as needed. For example, with multilanguage and keyboard support enabled in Windows 95, and the keyboard set to a certain language, such as French, Word 97 will use Arial CE, Courier New CE, or Times New Roman CE, but it will display the font name as either Arial, Courier New, or Times New Roman.

The international font names previously seen in Word include the following:

   Arial CE
   Arial Cyr
   Arial Greek
   Courier New CE
   Courier New Cyr
   Courier Greek
   Times New Roman CE
   Times New Roman Cyr
   Times New Roman Greek

For additional information, please see the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q163057
   TITLE     : Unable to Change Default Language for New Documents

   ARTICLE-ID: Q159471
   TITLE     : WD97: How to Install the Far East Support Files

   ARTICLE-ID: Q141306
   TITLE     : How to Enable Support for Multiple Languages in Windows 95

   ARTICLE-ID: Q150620
   TITLE     : Error Message Changing the Default Language

   ARTICLE-ID: Q123876
   TITLE     : Installed Components for Typical, Compact, or Portable Setup

   ARTICLE-ID: Q135315
   TITLE     : CD-ROM Extras for Microsoft Windows 95 Upgrade


Additional query words: 8.0 word8 word97
Keywords : kbfont kbusage
Version : WINDOWS:97
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbinfo


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Last reviewed: August 21, 1997
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