Re: [libreoffice-users] Font is different on Screen and in Print

On 05/18/2011 04:10 PM, AndrewB wrote:
> I have received a Microsoft Word document which shows one font on screen and
> a completely different font when printed.
> On screen, the font "drop down" menu says "Monotype Corsiva" but the
> document is rendered in something that looks just like Arial.
> When printed, the document comes out in a curvy calligraphic font that looks
> not unlike the on-line advertisements for the Monotype Corsiva font.
> I do not have Corsiva installed on my PC (Windows 7 Pro) so I can imagine
> that some font substitution is taking place on screen, but why does it work
> when printed.
> I'm baffled.
> Regards,
That is the issue.  If you do not have the font installed, it will not 
print correctly.  LibreOffice will list the font name that is linked to 
the part of the text your courser is at, but that will not mean a thing 
except that is the font the original document used.

Also, some printers have hardware installed fonts.

There use to be an extension that indicated what fonts were in the 
document and were not installed on your computer.  I do not know if it 
is still available.

Then there is the issue of screen fonts vs. printer fonts. I have heard 
that there may be some problems with LibreOffice settings with some 
types of fonts on some systems, though I have not had that trouble.  MS 
Office files use to have issues for me back in Win2000 days with Office 
2000 .doc files.

Can you get the needed font to install it on your computer?

If you do not know where you can get it, I can help point you in the 
correct direction OFF LIST.
at "webmaster@krackedpress.com"
The font itself comes from 1991 so it has been around for a bit.  I had 
an HP laser printer that had it hardwired so you did not need to 
"download" the font to it.

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