Times New Roman font problem

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Tom Hall

OS: Vista Home Premium 64-bit with Office 2003

When a client asked me to do a document using Times New Roman 12, I
discovered that Vista did not have that font (it didn't appear in my font
list nor was it available in Word), so I downloaded and installed it from a
file called Times32.exe. I had to manually extract the TTF files from the
archive because running the exe didn't install the font, even though the
installer said it had. When I used Vista's Add New Font and specified the
actual TTF files, Vista said they were already installed, and THEN Times
New Roman appeared in Vista's font list and in Word 2003.

Now I have Word 2003 telling me that I'm using Times New Roman, but it
doesn't look like Times New Roman on my screen nor on paper. It comes out
in both places looking like Tahoma, which is what I set up to be my default
font in Word.

At first I thought it might be a problem with the template (.dot) file I
was using for my client, so I created a blank new document using Normal.dot
and set the font to Times New Roman. It looked like Times New Roman on my
screen, but on paper it looked like Tahoma.

Do I need to find a special edition of Times New Roman specifically for
64-bit Vista? Why is what I see not what I get?


Tom
 
OS: Vista Home Premium 64-bit with Office 2003

When a client asked me to do a document using Times New Roman 12, I
discovered that Vista did not have that font (it didn't appear in my font
list nor was it available in Word), so I downloaded and installed it froma
file called Times32.exe. I had to manually extract the TTF files from the
archive because running the exe didn't install the font, even though the
installer said it had. When I used Vista's Add New Font and specified the
actual TTF files, Vista said they were already installed, and THEN Times
New Roman appeared in Vista's font list and in Word 2003.

Now I have Word 2003 telling me that I'm using Times New Roman, but it
doesn't look like Times New Roman on my screen nor on paper. It comes out
in both places looking like Tahoma, which is what I set up to be my default
font in Word.

At first I thought it might be a problem with the template (.dot) file I
was using for my client, so I created a blank new document using Normal.dot
and set the font to Times New Roman. It looked like Times New Roman on my
screen, but on paper it looked like Tahoma.

Do I need to find a special edition of Times New Roman specifically for
64-bit Vista? Why is what I see not what I get?

Tom
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One of Vista's fonts is Times New Roman (Open Type) (Monotype). I
don't know where you found the version you're attempting to use. If
you can't get assistance here, try "comp.fonts". There are people
there that might be able to help you.

Bill
 
OS: Vista Home Premium 64-bit with Office 2003

When a client asked me to do a document using Times New Roman 12, I
discovered that Vista did not have that font (it didn't appear in my font
list nor was it available in Word), so I downloaded and installed it froma
file called Times32.exe. I had to manually extract the TTF files from the
archive because running the exe didn't install the font, even though the
installer said it had. When I used Vista's Add New Font and specified the
actual TTF files, Vista said they were already installed, and THEN Times
New Roman appeared in Vista's font list and in Word 2003.

Now I have Word 2003 telling me that I'm using Times New Roman, but it
doesn't look like Times New Roman on my screen nor on paper. It comes out
in both places looking like Tahoma, which is what I set up to be my default
font in Word.

At first I thought it might be a problem with the template (.dot) file I
was using for my client, so I created a blank new document using Normal.dot
and set the font to Times New Roman. It looked like Times New Roman on my
screen, but on paper it looked like Tahoma.

Do I need to find a special edition of Times New Roman specifically for
64-bit Vista? Why is what I see not what I get?

Tom
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More information about Times New Roman (as used with Vista)...

http://www.microsoft.com/typography/fonts/font.aspx?FMID=1653


Take a look at the font properties in the fonts you downloaded and see
if they compare. Upon reading your posting again, it appears that the
fonts you downloaded are TTFs (True Type)... the versions of Times New
Roman as used by Vista are OTFs (Open Type). That shouldn't make a
difference, but you possibly have two versions of Times New Roman in
your fonts folder now. Look in your fonts folder to see what's there.
Unless you deleted the Times New Roman that was installed when you
installed Vista, it should still be in the folder. If you made a
backup of the fonts folder when Vista was installed, you should find
it in the backup file. Did you restart your computer?

Bill


Bill
 
More information about Times New Roman (as used with Vista)...

http://www.microsoft.com/typography/fonts/font.aspx?FMID=1653


Take a look at the font properties in the fonts you downloaded and see
if they compare. Upon reading your posting again, it appears that the
fonts you downloaded are TTFs (True Type)... the versions of Times New
Roman as used by Vista are OTFs (Open Type). That shouldn't make a
difference, but you possibly have two versions of Times New Roman in
your fonts folder now. Look in your fonts folder to see what's there.
Unless you deleted the Times New Roman that was installed when you
installed Vista, it should still be in the folder. If you made a
backup of the fonts folder when Vista was installed, you should find
it in the backup file. Did you restart your computer?
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The Times New Roman fonts I have, according to Vista, are Open Type, and
yes I did restart my computer - several times. I can create a new document
with a font that _appears_ to be Times New Roman on my screen, but when I
print, it looks like Tahoma.

There are no duplicate entries.

Tom
 
The Times New Roman fonts I have, according to Vista, are Open Type, and
yes I did restart my computer - several times. I can create a new document
with a font that _appears_ to be Times New Roman on my screen, but when I
print, it looks like Tahoma.

There are no duplicate entries.

Tom
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I've not encountered a problem like that before. Could it be a problem
with the printer receiving the wrong information? Perhaps you could
email some text using your versions of TNR and MS Word and have some
kind soul download it and print it and see what they get. I'll do it
if you want. The email address you see here is my real email addy.

Bill
 
The Times New Roman fonts I have, according to Vista, are Open Type, and
yes I did restart my computer - several times. I can create a new document
with a font that _appears_ to be Times New Roman on my screen, but when I
print, it looks like Tahoma.

There are no duplicate entries.

Tom
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Consider reinstalling the fonts in question - TNR and Tahoma. I Googled for
"reinstall windows fonts vista" and got a lot of hits. Some look
reasonable, but (a) I don't have Vista, (b) I don't want to mess up my
computer by experimenting, adn (c) I don't know much in this area, so I
have no useful advice beyond the above.
 
Consider reinstalling the fonts in question - TNR and Tahoma. I Googled for
"reinstall windows fonts vista" and got a lot of hits. Some look
reasonable, but (a) I don't have Vista, (b) I don't want to mess up my
computer by experimenting, adn (c) I don't know much in this area, so I
have no useful advice beyond the above.
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Aha! Gene might have found a solution! You should delete the existing
TNR and Tahoma from your fonts folder first. Be sure you have
duplicates or copies of the fonts first.

Bill
 
I will however try deleting and reinstalling TNR.
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No joy. I still get something other than TNR. In fact, after deleting the
TNR fonts, rebooting, re-installing TNR and rebooting again, the test
document that had previously LOOKED like TNR on my screen no longer looked
like TNR, even though Word said that was the font in use.


Tom
 
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