Ken Benson wrote:
Is there a way to find out which fonts are used in a particular
document? I get a lot of Word files to be published on CD, and I need
to make them as generic as possible. I know how to make Word show me
missing fonts (Tools|Options|Compatibility|Substituted Fonts), but I
don't know how to make it show me fonts used (unless I uninstall all
my fonts :^)).

Ken Benson

Hi Ken,

Probably the easiest way to find the fonts in use is to open the document
with the setting "Recover text from any file" in the "Files of type" box of
the Open dialog. ***WARNING: be careful not to save the document while it's
open in this form!*** Near the bottom of the document you'll see a list of
the fonts used.

This isn't 100% reliable. For example, I have a document that claims by this
method that Symbol font is in use, but searching for Symbol font in the
document itself finds nothing. However, I haven't yet seen it miss a font
that really is used.

Secondary warning: In earlier versions of Word, the "Recover text" setting
is sticky -- it will still be there the next time you use the Open dialog --
and if you save a document that's been opened that way you will lose all its
formatting. In Word 2003 (and, I think, in Word 2002) this was fixed, so the
setting will return to "All files" after each use. Always pay attention to
what's in the "Files of type box".

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Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org