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Chris Broga
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 Font query We have created Word templates that have a custom-built font, which is fine. However, these documents cannot be read by anyone we email!! I am trying to find an easy 'user friendly' way of changing the font of the
entire document before emailing.
I know I can use the style function but is there a fail-safe macro or
something that could be used via a touch of a button that will automatically
change the font in the entire document?
Any suggestions would be most welcome!
Many thanks.
Chris
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| Mon, 19 Jan 2004 05:25:50 GMT |
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Chris Broga
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Font query I might have answered my own query! This works but is it the best way?
I created a template with the 'email styles in it' - i.e. Ariel.
When a document is typed and they need to email it, they hit a button on the
toolbar called Email. This runs a macro which goes and gets the email
template and bases that document on that template.
Any other ideas? Can you think of any problems in using this method?
Quote: > We have created Word templates that have a custom-built font, which is fine. > However, these documents cannot be read by anyone we email!! > I am trying to find an easy 'user friendly' way of changing the font of
the
> entire document before emailing.
> I know I can use the style function but is there a fail-safe macro or
> something that could be used via a touch of a button that will
automatically
> change the font in the entire document?
> Any suggestions would be most welcome!
> Many thanks.
> Chris
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| Mon, 19 Jan 2004 07:19:54 GMT |
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John Nuric
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Font query If the terms of your licence for the font permit, you could simply embed the font in your main template (and hence in the documents). Then no special treatment would be necessary before emailing. On Thu, 2 Aug 2001 00:19:54 +0100, "Chris Brogan"
Quote:
>I might have answered my own query! >This works but is it the best way?
>I created a template with the 'email styles in it' - i.e. Ariel.
>When a document is typed and they need to email it, they hit a button on the
>toolbar called Email. This runs a macro which goes and gets the email
>template and bases that document on that template.
>Any other ideas? Can you think of any problems in using this method?
>> We have created Word templates that have a custom-built font, which is
>fine.
>> However, these documents cannot be read by anyone we email!!
>> I am trying to find an easy 'user friendly' way of changing the font of
>the
>> entire document before emailing.
>> I know I can use the style function but is there a fail-safe macro or
>> something that could be used via a touch of a button that will
>automatically
>> change the font in the entire document?
>> Any suggestions would be most welcome!
>> Many thanks.
>> Chris
-- John Please reply to the newsgroup and not by e-mail.
split $q,q[ acehJklnoPrstu]; $q.=$_[$_] for map hex, unpack
q,a,x29,q;89D010B3170A3B7041263B01D0177;;print qq;...$q.\n;
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| Tue, 20 Jan 2004 03:29:06 GMT |
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Chris Broga
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Font query Thanks but I'm not sure what you mean. How does this work? Would recipients be able to read it then? Would it make documents very large file sizes?
Quote: > If the terms of your licence for the font permit, you could simply > embed the font in your main template (and hence in the documents). > Then no special treatment would be necessary before emailing. > On Thu, 2 Aug 2001 00:19:54 +0100, "Chris Brogan"
> >I might have answered my own query!
> >This works but is it the best way?
> >I created a template with the 'email styles in it' - i.e. Ariel.
> >When a document is typed and they need to email it, they hit a button on
the
> >toolbar called Email. This runs a macro which goes and gets the email
> >template and bases that document on that template.
> >Any other ideas? Can you think of any problems in using this method?
> >> We have created Word templates that have a custom-built font, which is
> >fine.
> >> However, these documents cannot be read by anyone we email!!
> >> I am trying to find an easy 'user friendly' way of changing the font of
> >the
> >> entire document before emailing.
> >> I know I can use the style function but is there a fail-safe macro or
> >> something that could be used via a touch of a button that will
> >automatically
> >> change the font in the entire document?
> >> Any suggestions would be most welcome!
> >> Many thanks.
> >> Chris
> --
> John
> Please reply to the newsgroup and not by e-mail.
> split $q,q[ acehJklnoPrstu]; $q.=$_[$_] for map hex, unpack
> q,a,x29,q;89D010B3170A3B7041263B01D0177;;print qq;...$q.\n;
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| Tue, 20 Jan 2004 04:00:29 GMT |
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Dave Rad
#5 / 12
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Font query Hi Chris To find out, select Tools + Options + Save, and
select "Embed TrueType Fonts", and "embed characters in
use only". Then save. Then uninstall your font to see how
the document will look on a machine that doen't have the
font installed. Compare the file size before and after
saving.
Another alternative, BTW, is to email PDFs. One major
advantage of PDFs is that even if you *don't* embed the
fonts, PDF preserves the page layout, so what was on page
101 (say) on one machine will still be on page 101 on a
machine that doesn't have the font installed. Even if you
do embed the fonts, Word doesn't preserve the page layout
to that extent (in Word, the page layout is printer driver
dependant).
Regards
Dave
Quote: >-----Original Message-----
>Thanks but I'm not sure what you mean. How does this
work? Would
>recipients be able to read it then? Would it make
documents very large file Quote: >sizes?
>> If the terms of your licence for the font permit, you could simply >> embed the font in your main template (and hence in the documents). >> Then no special treatment would be necessary before emailing. >> On Thu, 2 Aug 2001 00:19:54 +0100, "Chris Brogan"
>> >I might have answered my own query!
>> >This works but is it the best way?
>> >I created a template with the 'email styles in it' -
i.e. Ariel.
>> >When a document is typed and they need to email it,
they hit a button on Quote: >the >> >toolbar called Email. This runs a macro which goes and gets the email >> >template and bases that document on that template. >> >Any other ideas? Can you think of any problems in
using this method?
>> >> We have created Word templates that have a custom-
built font, which is Quote: >> >fine. >> >> However, these documents cannot be read by anyone we email!! >> >> I am trying to find an easy 'user friendly' way of
changing the font of Quote: >> >the >> >> entire document before emailing. >> >> I know I can use the style function but is there a fail-safe macro or >> >> something that could be used via a touch of a button that will >> >automatically >> >> change the font in the entire document? >> >> Any suggestions would be most welcome!
>> >> Many thanks.
>> >> Chris
>> --
>> John
>> Please reply to the newsgroup and not by e-mail.
>> split $q,q[ acehJklnoPrstu]; $q.=$_[$_] for map hex,
unpack
>> q,a,x29,q;89D010B3170A3B7041263B01D0177;;print
qq;...$q.\n;
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| Tue, 20 Jan 2004 04:38:16 GMT |
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Chris Broga
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Font query Thanks Dave. Does that mean that the user would have to save each document they want to email in this way before they email it or could you set the template up so the fonts are already embedded? Sorry about the dumb questions but I know absolutely nothing about embedded
fonts.
Thanks very much
Chris
Quote: > Hi Chris > To find out, select Tools + Options + Save, and
> select "Embed TrueType Fonts", and "embed characters in
> use only". Then save. Then uninstall your font to see how
> the document will look on a machine that doen't have the
> font installed. Compare the file size before and after
> saving.
> Another alternative, BTW, is to email PDFs. One major
> advantage of PDFs is that even if you *don't* embed the
> fonts, PDF preserves the page layout, so what was on page
> 101 (say) on one machine will still be on page 101 on a
> machine that doesn't have the font installed. Even if you
> do embed the fonts, Word doesn't preserve the page layout
> to that extent (in Word, the page layout is printer driver
> dependant).
> Regards
> Dave
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Thanks but I'm not sure what you mean. How does this
> work? Would
> >recipients be able to read it then? Would it make
> documents very large file
> >sizes?
> >> If the terms of your licence for the font permit, you
> could simply
> >> embed the font in your main template (and hence in the
> documents).
> >> Then no special treatment would be necessary before
> emailing.
> >> On Thu, 2 Aug 2001 00:19:54 +0100, "Chris Brogan"
> >> >I might have answered my own query!
> >> >This works but is it the best way?
> >> >I created a template with the 'email styles in it' -
> i.e. Ariel.
> >> >When a document is typed and they need to email it,
> they hit a button on
> >the
> >> >toolbar called Email. This runs a macro which goes
> and gets the email
> >> >template and bases that document on that template.
> >> >Any other ideas? Can you think of any problems in
> using this method?
> >> >> We have created Word templates that have a custom-
> built font, which is
> >> >fine.
> >> >> However, these documents cannot be read by anyone we
> email!!
> >> >> I am trying to find an easy 'user friendly' way of
> changing the font of
> >> >the
> >> >> entire document before emailing.
> >> >> I know I can use the style function but is there a
> fail-safe macro or
> >> >> something that could be used via a touch of a button
> that will
> >> >automatically
> >> >> change the font in the entire document?
> >> >> Any suggestions would be most welcome!
> >> >> Many thanks.
> >> >> Chris
> >> --
> >> John
> >> Please reply to the newsgroup and not by e-mail.
> >> split $q,q[ acehJklnoPrstu]; $q.=$_[$_] for map hex,
> unpack
> >> q,a,x29,q;89D010B3170A3B7041263B01D0177;;print
> qq;...$q.\n;
> >.
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| Tue, 20 Jan 2004 06:17:56 GMT |
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Chris Broga
#7 / 12
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Font query Also, on the assumption that you could simply set up all the templates with the fonts embedded, what are the disadvantages of this and what does it mean if the font is embedded? Many thanks
Chris
Quote: > Hi Chris > To find out, select Tools + Options + Save, and
> select "Embed TrueType Fonts", and "embed characters in
> use only". Then save. Then uninstall your font to see how
> the document will look on a machine that doen't have the
> font installed. Compare the file size before and after
> saving.
> Another alternative, BTW, is to email PDFs. One major
> advantage of PDFs is that even if you *don't* embed the
> fonts, PDF preserves the page layout, so what was on page
> 101 (say) on one machine will still be on page 101 on a
> machine that doesn't have the font installed. Even if you
> do embed the fonts, Word doesn't preserve the page layout
> to that extent (in Word, the page layout is printer driver
> dependant).
> Regards
> Dave
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Thanks but I'm not sure what you mean. How does this
> work? Would
> >recipients be able to read it then? Would it make
> documents very large file
> >sizes?
> >> If the terms of your licence for the font permit, you
> could simply
> >> embed the font in your main template (and hence in the
> documents).
> >> Then no special treatment would be necessary before
> emailing.
> >> On Thu, 2 Aug 2001 00:19:54 +0100, "Chris Brogan"
> >> >I might have answered my own query!
> >> >This works but is it the best way?
> >> >I created a template with the 'email styles in it' -
> i.e. Ariel.
> >> >When a document is typed and they need to email it,
> they hit a button on
> >the
> >> >toolbar called Email. This runs a macro which goes
> and gets the email
> >> >template and bases that document on that template.
> >> >Any other ideas? Can you think of any problems in
> using this method?
> >> >> We have created Word templates that have a custom-
> built font, which is
> >> >fine.
> >> >> However, these documents cannot be read by anyone we
> email!!
> >> >> I am trying to find an easy 'user friendly' way of
> changing the font of
> >> >the
> >> >> entire document before emailing.
> >> >> I know I can use the style function but is there a
> fail-safe macro or
> >> >> something that could be used via a touch of a button
> that will
> >> >automatically
> >> >> change the font in the entire document?
> >> >> Any suggestions would be most welcome!
> >> >> Many thanks.
> >> >> Chris
> >> --
> >> John
> >> Please reply to the newsgroup and not by e-mail.
> >> split $q,q[ acehJklnoPrstu]; $q.=$_[$_] for map hex,
> unpack
> >> q,a,x29,q;89D010B3170A3B7041263B01D0177;;print
> qq;...$q.\n;
> >.
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| Tue, 20 Jan 2004 06:21:46 GMT |
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Dave Rad
#8 / 12
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Font query Hi Chris | Also, on the assumption that you could simply set up all the templates
with
| the fonts embedded, what are the disadvantages of this and what does it
mean
| if the font is embedded?
File size goes up, and I suspect corruptions might become more likely,
though I'm not sure. You could experiment and see what you think, though.
The alternative is to give them a button linked to a macro to save as an
email-able copy with the fonts embedded.
Regards
Dave
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| Tue, 20 Jan 2004 18:08:02 GMT |
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Klaus Link
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Font query Hi Chris, I've had also problems with several Word97 users that were not able to edit
files with embedded fonts. I told them to make a new Doc and insert the
document -- this worked.
Greetings, Klaus
Quote:
> Hi Chris
> | Also, on the assumption that you could simply set up all the templates
> | with the fonts embedded, what are the disadvantages of this and what
> | does it mean if the font is embedded?
> File size goes up, and I suspect corruptions might become more likely,
> though I'm not sure. You could experiment and see what you think, though.
> The alternative is to give them a button linked to a macro to save as an
> email-able copy with the fonts embedded.
> Regards
> Dave
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| Wed, 21 Jan 2004 19:13:46 GMT |
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Chris Broga
#10 / 12
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Font query Yes, Dave - I think that's what I'm going to do, thanks. Chris
Quote: > Hi Chris > | Also, on the assumption that you could simply set up all the templates
> with
> | the fonts embedded, what are the disadvantages of this and what does it
> mean
> | if the font is embedded?
> File size goes up, and I suspect corruptions might become more likely,
> though I'm not sure. You could experiment and see what you think, though.
> The alternative is to give them a button linked to a macro to save as an
> email-able copy with the fonts embedded.
> Regards
> Dave
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| Fri, 23 Jan 2004 02:17:02 GMT |
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Chris Broga
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Font query Thanks for that tip. Anyone know of any bugs with 2000 or any other earlier versions??
Quote: > Hi Chris, > I've had also problems with several Word97 users that were not able to
edit
> files with embedded fonts. I told them to make a new Doc and insert the
> document -- this worked.
> Greetings, Klaus
> > Hi Chris
> > | Also, on the assumption that you could simply set up all the templates
> > | with the fonts embedded, what are the disadvantages of this and what
> > | does it mean if the font is embedded?
> > File size goes up, and I suspect corruptions might become more likely,
> > though I'm not sure. You could experiment and see what you think,
though.
> > The alternative is to give them a button linked to a macro to save as an
> > email-able copy with the fonts embedded.
> > Regards
> > Dave
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