Q117882: Baskerville Old Face & New Caledonia Are Not Spaced Correctly

Article: Q117882
Product(s): Microsoft Windows 95.x Retail Product
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Last Modified: 17-DEC-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows 95 
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SYMPTOMS
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Printing a document using the Baskerville Old Face font or the New Caledonia
TrueType font results in too many spaces between words.

CAUSE
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This behavior is reported to occur when you print to a Hewlett-Packard (HP)
LaserJet 4Si.

NOTE: Both the HP LaserJet IIISi and Okidata OL-810 printers print the above
fonts properly.

WORKAROUND
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You can work around this problem by printing TrueType fonts as graphics or by
downloading TrueType fonts as bitmaps.

To Print TrueType Fonts as Graphics
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1. Click the Start button on the taskbar.

2. On the Settings menu, click Printers.

3. Click the appropriate printer icon with the right (secondary) mouse button,
  then click Properties.

4. Click the Fonts tab.

5. Click Print TrueType As Graphics.

To Download TrueType Fonts as Bitmaps
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1. Click the Start button on the taskbar.

2. On the Settings menu, click Printers.

3. Click the appropriate printer icon with the right (secondary) mouse button,
  then click Properties.

4. Click the Fonts tab.

5. Click Download TrueType As Bitmap Soft Fonts.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Baskerville Old Face and the
New Caledonia TrueType fonts from the Microsoft TrueType Font Pack II. We are
researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

Additional query words: true type laser jet ttf incorrect wrong 3rdparty winttf

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Technology        : kbWin95search kbZNotKeyword3

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