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List of fonts used in a document
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 |
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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". -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org |
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If you open the file using the Recover Text from Any File setting (in the
File Open dialog), you will see a list of fonts at the end. Be careful not to save in this format, and if you have Word 97 or 2000, be sure to change the file type back before opening another document. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Ken Benson" wrote in message ... 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 |
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Thanks, Jay and Suzanne. That works great.
Ken Benson |
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Is it possible that you've inserted a character from the Symbol font as a
SYMBOL field? Word used to actually display these fields, and you could edit them. Now it seems to be done "behind the scenes," but symbols from non-Unicode font are still protected in some way so that if you change the font of the surrounding text, they are not changed. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Jay Freedman" wrote in message ... 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". -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org |
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I don't think so, although it's possible that I inserted something in Symbol
font at one time and later removed it. This is a "Lorem ipsum" file with an assortment of indents, graphics, and formatting that I use (usually calling it from Include File) for experiments. All the characters are in non-symbol fonts and there are no fields. -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Suzanne S. Barnhill wrote: Is it possible that you've inserted a character from the Symbol font as a SYMBOL field? Word used to actually display these fields, and you could edit them. Now it seems to be done "behind the scenes," but symbols from non-Unicode font are still protected in some way so that if you change the font of the surrounding text, they are not changed. "Jay Freedman" wrote in message ... 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". -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org |
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That's another possibility. It would be interesting to see whether Word is
retentive of fonts ever used as it is of styles in the "Styles in use" list. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Jay Freedman" wrote in message ... I don't think so, although it's possible that I inserted something in Symbol font at one time and later removed it. This is a "Lorem ipsum" file with an assortment of indents, graphics, and formatting that I use (usually calling it from Include File) for experiments. All the characters are in non-symbol fonts and there are no fields. -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Suzanne S. Barnhill wrote: Is it possible that you've inserted a character from the Symbol font as a SYMBOL field? Word used to actually display these fields, and you could edit them. Now it seems to be done "behind the scenes," but symbols from non-Unicode font are still protected in some way so that if you change the font of the surrounding text, they are not changed. "Jay Freedman" wrote in message ... 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". -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org |
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