Printing Problems with the IQ Engineering Font Cartridges

ID: Q87627


The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 2.0, 2.0a, 2.0a-CD, 2.0b, 2.0c, 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c


SUMMARY

If you are running Microsoft Word for Windows in Microsoft Windows operating system version 3.1 and you are using the IQ Engineering font cartridges, you may experience problems with incorrect screen font or printer font substitution. Also, the cartridge name may not be displayed in the Print Setup dialog box.

This article provides information about the IQ Engineering font cartridges and troubleshooting information for the above problems.


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Problems and Workarounds

  1. The IQ Super Cartridges are not always listed as installed cartridges in the Print Setup dialog box. This problem occurs if the cartridge is not selected or if it is incorrectly installed. Use the installation instructions at the end of this article to reinstall and select the cartridge. Also, delete the WINWORD.INI file, which is located in the Word for Windows program directory.


  2. Incorrect screen fonts may be used for some IQ Super Cartridge fonts. This problem occurs because the Super Cartridges do not provide matching screen fonts for their printer fonts. If you are using Super Cartridge 1 or 2, which contain bitmapped fonts, Word for Windows uses the closest matching screen fonts currently installed in Windows. As a result, the screen display of these fonts is not always "what you see is what you get."

    If you are using Super Cartridge 3, which contains scalable PCL-5 fonts, and you have Hewlett-Packard (HP) Intellifonts or Adobe Type Manager version 2.0 or higher, matching screen fonts are available from IQ Engineering.


  3. The IQ Cooper Black Super Cartridge font is sometimes substituted for internal printer fonts when the point size is above 24 points and the text extends to two pages or more. IQ Engineering is researching this problem. To print with the internal printer font instead of the IQ Cooper Black font, cut one-page selections of your document and paste them into a new document for printing as a series of one-page documents.


Information About Super Cartridges

IQ Engineering provides a wide variety of font cartridges for use with HP Series II and III printers, 100 percent-compatible PCL-4 and PCL-5 laser printers, and HP DeskJet printers.

IQ Engineering font cartridges come with software printer drivers (PCM files). When installed correctly, the Super Cartridges appear in the Cartridges list of the Print Setup dialog box. Use the following instructions to install your Super Cartridges:

  1. In Program Manager, choose the Control Panel icon.


  2. Choose the Printers icon.


  3. Choose the Setup button, then choose the Fonts button.


  4. In the HP Font Installer window, choose the Add Fonts button (the Add button in Windows version 3.0).


  5. Place the IQ Engineering disk in your disk drive. In the Add Fonts box, type the drive letter for your disk drive (for example, type B:\). Choose the OK button.


  6. Select your Super Cartridge and choose the OK button.


  7. You should now see the Super Cartridge name in the Installed Fonts box.


  8. Choose the Exit button to close the Font Installer window.


  9. Select your Super Cartridge in the Cartridge box and choose the OK button. Choose the Close button, then close the Control Panel.


For more information about Super Cartridges, contact IQ Engineering at the following address and telephone number:
IQ Engineering
605 North Pastoria Ave
Sunnyvale, CA 98486
Phone: 800-765-3668
Customer Service: 408-733-1661
The products included here are manufactured by IQ Engineering, a vendor independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding these products' performance or reliability.


REFERENCES

"Microsoft Windows User's Guide," version 3.1, pages 201-205

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Last Reviewed: December 23, 1999
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