How to select my Semibold font

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I have installed the OpenType font family "MyriadPro" on my computer.

I need to use the "Myriad Pro Semibold" face.

Adobe Illustrator correctly recognizes this font,
but in 'standard Windows programs', such as Microsoft Word, this font can
not be selected.

I'm trying to find anything about this on the net, but to my surprise I
can't find anything.

Agnar Renolen,
Norway
 
Perhaps your printer doesn't support the font? Word will only use fonts
the default selected printer supports.
 
I have installed the OpenType font family "MyriadPro" on my computer.

I need to use the "Myriad Pro Semibold" face.

Adobe Illustrator correctly recognizes this font,
but in 'standard Windows programs', such as Microsoft Word, this font can
not be selected.

I'm trying to find anything about this on the net, but to my surprise I
can't find anything.
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Hello Agnar

It's to do with the way Windows displays different styles within a
"family" of fonts. The quick answer is you need to select Myriad Pro
Light and then click the Bold style button -- this will give you the
Semibold.

Here's an extract from "Myriad Pro Readme.pdf" on my Adobe Font Folio
CD, which explains a bit more:

In many Windows® applications, instead of every font appearing on the
menu, italic styles and the bold weight are only accessible by use of
the italic and bold style buttons. For example, you could have ten fonts
of Myriad Pro installed: Light, Regular, Semibold, Bold, Black and their
italics. However, in your Windows font menu you might see only Light,
Regular and Black; the italics would be accessed via the italic style
button, the Semibold by selecting the Light and using the bold style
button, and the Bold by selecting the Regular and using the bold style
button.

Note that the Black fonts do not have a more-bold style available.
Selecting the bold style button when using these fonts in an application
will either have no effect, or result in “faked†further bolding,
which will usually produce inferior screen and print results.
[end quote]

There's a similar article with list showing how to select the different
weights of Myriad at:
http://www.adobe.com/type/browser/html/readmes/MyriadProReadMe.html

Hope this helps :-)
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