Discussion:
See all fonts installed on the PC?
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Noozer
2007-06-05 19:38:47 UTC
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Is there a macro/etc. that I can use to preview all the fonts currently
installed on my PC?

Basically, I want "ABCDEF ghijklm 12345 !@#$%" at 14 point, on it's own
line, for each font installed on my computer.

Thx!
Another Brian
2007-06-05 19:55:26 UTC
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There are lots of freeware and shareware font viewers out there.
Search Google. I use AMP Font Viewer,
http://www.ampsoft.net/utilities/FontViewer.php. It does just fine for
me.

Brian Bygland
Post by Noozer
Is there a macro/etc. that I can use to preview all the fonts
currently installed on my PC?
own line, for each font installed on my computer.
Thx!
Noozer
2007-06-05 20:15:06 UTC
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Post by Noozer
Is there a macro/etc. that I can use to preview all the fonts currently
installed on my PC?
line, for each font installed on my computer.
Once I put the right stuff into Google I found lots of examples... Here's
the macro that I'm using:

Sub ListFonts()
'
' ListFonts Macro

Dim varFont As Variant

' Speeds macro processing and suppresses display.
Application.ScreenUpdating = False

' Create new document.
Documents.Add Template:="normal"

' Loop through each available font.
For Each varFont In FontNames
With Selection
' Format for name of font.
.Font.Size = 11
.ParagraphFormat.LineUnitAfter = 0.5
.Font.Name = "Arial Narrow"
.Font.Bold = True
.Font.Underline = True
' Insert Font name.
.TypeText varFont

'Format for the font example.
.Font.Bold = False
.Font.Underline = False
.TypeText ": "

.Font.Name = varFont

' Enter example text(Alphabetic characters.)
.TypeText "ABCDE fghij 12345 !@#$% îáûéæ¢"

' Insert a new paragraph.
.InsertParagraphAfter
' Move to the new paragraph.
.MoveDown unit:=wdParagraph, Count:=1, Extend:=wdMove

End With

Next varFont
Application.ScreenUpdating = True

End Sub
Suzanne S. Barnhill
2007-06-05 20:16:33 UTC
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See http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting/FontSampleGenerator.htm
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Post by Noozer
Is there a macro/etc. that I can use to preview all the fonts currently
installed on my PC?
line, for each font installed on my computer.
Thx!
peter
2007-06-08 15:22:30 UTC
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Post by Noozer
Is there a macro/etc. that I can use to preview all the fonts currently
installed on my PC?
line, for each font installed on my computer.
Thx!
http://www.download.com/The-Font-Thing/3000-2316_4-1519711.html
Character
2007-06-08 15:51:16 UTC
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Post by peter
Post by Noozer
Is there a macro/etc. that I can use to preview all the fonts currently
installed on my PC?
line, for each font installed on my computer.
Thx!
http://www.download.com/The-Font-Thing/3000-2316_4-1519711.html
The-Font-Thing will NOT do this. It only works with Truetype fonts,
neither OpenType nor Type 1 are supported. Further, it is a version
"0.8" that hasn't been upgraded, modified, or corrected in over eight
years. Sue did a fine job, but abandoned it half-done. What it does,
it does very well.

There are dozens of up-to-date and fully functional font
viewer/managers, including freeware, shareware, and fully commercial
products.

There's Printers Apprentice, X-Fonter, FontSuit, Typograf (getting a
little long in the tooth itself), and many more.

- Character

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