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how do i set up word to show symbols instead of empty boxes?
when taking scientific equations from my university site onto my pc, instead
of integration symbols and such, my computer shows lightning bolts, wine glasses and empty boxes, why is this? |
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It sounds like you don't have whatever font is used on the original document
and your system is substituting another font. -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] "granterz" wrote in message ... when taking scientific equations from my university site onto my pc, instead of integration symbols and such, my computer shows lightning bolts, wine glasses and empty boxes, why is this? |
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It would appear that you don't have the correct fonts for Equation Editor
installed, and Word is substituting Wingdings or Webdings or the like. -- 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. "granterz" wrote in message ... when taking scientific equations from my university site onto my pc, instead of integration symbols and such, my computer shows lightning bolts, wine glasses and empty boxes, why is this? |
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I checked and the original document uses Symbol and TNR. Since most
computers have those two fonts, I wonder if his Equation Editor isn't corrupt. -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... It would appear that you don't have the correct fonts for Equation Editor installed, and Word is substituting Wingdings or Webdings or the like. -- 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. "granterz" wrote in message ... when taking scientific equations from my university site onto my pc, instead of integration symbols and such, my computer shows lightning bolts, wine glasses and empty boxes, why is this? |
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Grant is up and running. For whatever reason he didn't have Symbol font so
he downloaded it and he's seeing the equations properly now. And has NO excuse for not doing well in his classes. I expect him to get A's in his engineering classes now. ;-) -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... It would appear that you don't have the correct fonts for Equation Editor installed, and Word is substituting Wingdings or Webdings or the like. -- 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. "granterz" wrote in message ... when taking scientific equations from my university site onto my pc, instead of integration symbols and such, my computer shows lightning bolts, wine glasses and empty boxes, why is this? |
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Symbol is often the missing one (having PS Symbol alone is not enough), but
EE also uses other, proprietary fonts (such as Fences and MT Extra) that sometimes go AWOL. FWIW, Design Science has a TechNote on this subject at http://www.dessci.com/en/support/TSN/TSN52.htm -- 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. "JoAnn Paules [MSFT MVP]" wrote in message ... Grant is up and running. For whatever reason he didn't have Symbol font so he downloaded it and he's seeing the equations properly now. And has NO excuse for not doing well in his classes. I expect him to get A's in his engineering classes now. ;-) -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... It would appear that you don't have the correct fonts for Equation Editor installed, and Word is substituting Wingdings or Webdings or the like. -- 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. "granterz" wrote in message ... when taking scientific equations from my university site onto my pc, instead of integration symbols and such, my computer shows lightning bolts, wine glasses and empty boxes, why is this? |
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Computers! Bah!! ;-)
-- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... Symbol is often the missing one (having PS Symbol alone is not enough), but EE also uses other, proprietary fonts (such as Fences and MT Extra) that sometimes go AWOL. FWIW, Design Science has a TechNote on this subject at http://www.dessci.com/en/support/TSN/TSN52.htm -- 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. "JoAnn Paules [MSFT MVP]" wrote in message ... Grant is up and running. For whatever reason he didn't have Symbol font so he downloaded it and he's seeing the equations properly now. And has NO excuse for not doing well in his classes. I expect him to get A's in his engineering classes now. ;-) -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... It would appear that you don't have the correct fonts for Equation Editor installed, and Word is substituting Wingdings or Webdings or the like. -- 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. "granterz" wrote in message ... when taking scientific equations from my university site onto my pc, instead of integration symbols and such, my computer shows lightning bolts, wine glasses and empty boxes, why is this? |
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