Replacing fonts -- double-byte vs. single-byte

[Kamran]

Once again, Microsoft has managed to ramp up the frustration meter.......

I'm trying to replace fonts, and I keep getting this message that I'm trying
to replace a double-byte font with a single-byte font. But the genius of the
whole system is: they don't tell you which ones are single and which ones
are double. How do I know?

 

[Echo S]

You don't. Until you try to replace it and it won't replace. At least that's
how it always works for me!

http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00287.htm might give you some ideas for replacing
the font.

 

[TAJ Simmons]

Kamran,

Arial is a double byte font - I believe

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[Echo S]

Unicode, at least in some versions, and I don't think Unicode is exactly
the
same as double-byte, at least not from PPT's POV.

Interesting though ... in 2007, when you do Replace Fonts, it only shows
you
acceptable replacement fonts in the lower dropdown box when you choose a
unicode font in the upper one. Nice touch.

FWIW, PPT gives me the "you're trying to replace a double-byte font" message
when I try to replace Arial Unicode with Arial.

So I guess I always associated Arial Unicode with double-byte and consider
"regular" Arial a single-byte font.

 

[Lucy Thomson]

Fascinating stuff. Thanks for sharing Steve.

Lucy

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[TAJ Simmons]

Thanks for clarifying

TAJ