Certain symbols don't print

[Invisible]

Greetings.

I have an interesting problem. When Word documents are printed to a
certain printer, some special characters don't print. (Things like list
bullets, the +- symbol, the degree symbol, etc.) If the exact same
document is sent to a different printer, all these things do print
exactly as they appear on the screen.

Anybody have any suggestions as to what the problem is? (Or more
importantly, what I might try to make it go away...)

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

If the printer in question is using a resident font and it doesn't include
those symbols...
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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
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Post by Invisible
Greetings.
I have an interesting problem. When Word documents are printed to a
certain printer, some special characters don't print. (Things like list
bullets, the +- symbol, the degree symbol, etc.) If the exact same
document is sent to a different printer, all these things do print
exactly as they appear on the screen.
Anybody have any suggestions as to what the problem is? (Or more
importantly, what I might try to make it go away...)

[Invisible]

Post by Suzanne S. Barnhill
If the printer in question is using a resident font and it doesn't include
those symbols...

I didn't think printers had resident fonts any more - I thought the
computer just sends everything as bitmaps...

Is there a way to tell Word to send everything as raw bitmaps? That way
(presumably) the printout can't possibly be different to what Word
thinks it will be.

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Explore your printer Properties. Usually there is a setting to download the
fonts as bitmaps or "soft fonts."
--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

Post by Invisible

Post by Suzanne S. Barnhill
If the printer in question is using a resident font and it doesn't include
those symbols...

I didn't think printers had resident fonts any more - I thought the
computer just sends everything as bitmaps...
Is there a way to tell Word to send everything as raw bitmaps? That way
(presumably) the printout can't possibly be different to what Word
thinks it will be.

[Invisible]

Post by Suzanne S. Barnhill
Explore your printer Properties. Usually there is a setting to download the
fonts as bitmaps or "soft fonts."

Alas, this is the very first thing I tried. (Before posting here.)
Unfortunately, the printer in question is an inkjet, and the driver
seems to expose no useful settings.

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

I think (almost) all inkjets use downloaded fonts, so I'm not sure what the
problem could be.
--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

Post by Invisible

Post by Suzanne S. Barnhill
Explore your printer Properties. Usually there is a setting to download the
fonts as bitmaps or "soft fonts."

Alas, this is the very first thing I tried. (Before posting here.)
Unfortunately, the printer in question is an inkjet, and the driver
seems to expose no useful settings.

[Invisible]

Post by Suzanne S. Barnhill
I think (almost) all inkjets use downloaded fonts, so I'm not sure what the
problem could be.

OK. Well I guess I'll have to tell the guy to just use the laser printer
instead. Would just be nice to figure out what the problem is, that's all...

[Tom Ferguson]

Please let us know the make and model of the printer, the source of the
printer driver (From the Windows CD, from a CD or floppy set provided by
the printer maker, the maker's web or FTP site, other web or FTP site).

Most inkjets print "as graphics". However, there are a few with fonts
resident in printer ROM.

Does this problem afflict every font specified in every document sent to
this particular printer?

Tom
MSMVP
Windows Shell/User

Post by Invisible
Greetings.
I have an interesting problem. When Word documents are printed to a
certain printer, some special characters don't print. (Things like
list bullets, the +- symbol, the degree symbol, etc.) If the exact
same document is sent to a different printer, all these things do
print exactly as they appear on the screen.
Anybody have any suggestions as to what the problem is? (Or more
importantly, what I might try to make it go away...)