How do I force Font?

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Hello,


While using FP2000 I have specified a certain font, and it
appears on my screen in that way, however when I look at
the page from someone else's PC the font is different.

How do I make sure my chosen font is dislayed on their
screen? It will make the layout nicer.


Cheers
 
You can't - use a gif if it is a limited # of words

There is a technology called WEFT that tries to do it, but is unreliable and a security risk

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| Hello,
|
|
| While using FP2000 I have specified a certain font, and it
| appears on my screen in that way, however when I look at
| the page from someone else's PC the font is different.
|
| How do I make sure my chosen font is dislayed on their
| screen? It will make the layout nicer.
|
|
| Cheers
 
Thats real strange. Its like putting out a newspaper and
not having control over presentation. So if I chose Arial,
its kinda pointless, because it will jsut come out to what
ever font the user has? I thought the web would be more
constructive....ah well
-----Original Message-----
You can't - use a gif if it is a limited # of words

There is a technology called WEFT that tries to do it,
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but is unreliable and a security risk
 
Arial would be fine along with Times, Verdana. These are pretty much sure to
be installed on a viewer's machine. That is the point. As Stefan said, if
you have some fancy font, make a gif image file from it.

Rob
 
<<<<Its like putting out a newspaper and not having control over
presentation>>>>
Bad analogy. In print you have complete control of the display mechanism.

Also, I suggest you educate yourself before jumping to incorrect conclusions
about what is "pointless" and "unconstructive"... ah well.

Bob Lehmann
 
The thing is - Its not a fancy exotic font - Its ARIAL.


Arial is set up as my default font in Front page 2000.


However when I look at the web page somewhere else - ie
work - Its no longer Arial - Its something else. This is
want I mean by lack of control over presentation - the
font changes.


I'm sure there must be a way to ensure the default font I
have selected gets used on the viewers page.


Any suggestions?





-----Original Message-----
Arial would be fine along with Times, Verdana. These are pretty much sure to
be installed on a viewer's machine. That is the point. As Stefan said, if
you have some fancy font, make a gif image file from it.

Rob
SPR said:
Thats real strange. Its like putting out a newspaper and
not having control over presentation. So if I chose Arial,
its kinda pointless, because it will jsut come out to what
ever font the user has? I thought the web would be more
constructive....ah well
-----Original Message-----
You can't - use a gif if it is a limited # of words

There is a technology called WEFT that tries to do it,
Click to expand...
but is unreliable and a security risk
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| Hello,
|
|
| While using FP2000 I have specified a certain font,
Click to expand...
and
it
| appears on my screen in that way, however when I look at
| the page from someone else's PC the font is different.
|
| How do I make sure my chosen font is dislayed on their
| screen? It will make the layout nicer.
|
|
| Cheers


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When you set a default font in FP, this only applies how you see the text
while working in FP, it does not apply a font tag to your text for the
select font.

So what you are see on other machines is whatever font is the user has set
as a default in their browser, which most commonly is Times Roman.

If you want Arial to be displayed on your web pages, then you must either
select your text and assign Arial as the font or use CSS to specific Arial
as your font.

When you don't specify a font, then it is up to the browser/user to decide
what font to display text in.

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Thomas A. Rowe (Microsoft MVP - FrontPage)
WEBMASTER Resources(tm)

FrontPage Resources, Forums, WebCircle,
MS KB Quick Links, etc.
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SPR said:
The thing is - Its not a fancy exotic font - Its ARIAL.


Arial is set up as my default font in Front page 2000.


However when I look at the web page somewhere else - ie
work - Its no longer Arial - Its something else. This is
want I mean by lack of control over presentation - the
font changes.


I'm sure there must be a way to ensure the default font I
have selected gets used on the viewers page.


Any suggestions?





-----Original Message-----
Arial would be fine along with Times, Verdana. These are pretty much sure to
be installed on a viewer's machine. That is the point. As Stefan said, if
you have some fancy font, make a gif image file from it.

Rob
SPR said:
Thats real strange. Its like putting out a newspaper and
not having control over presentation. So if I chose Arial,
its kinda pointless, because it will jsut come out to what
ever font the user has? I thought the web would be more
constructive....ah well
-----Original Message-----
You can't - use a gif if it is a limited # of words

There is a technology called WEFT that tries to do it,
but is unreliable and a security risk

--
_____________________________________________
SBR @ ENJOY (-: [ Microsoft MVP - FrontPage ]
"Warning - Using the F1 Key will not break anything!" (-;
To find the best Newsgroup for FrontPage support see:
http://www.net-sites.com/sitebuilder/newsgroups.asp
_____________________________________________


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| Hello,
|
|
| While using FP2000 I have specified a certain font, and
it
| appears on my screen in that way, however when I look at
| the page from someone else's PC the font is different.
|
| How do I make sure my chosen font is dislayed on their
| screen? It will make the layout nicer.
|
|
| Cheers


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