Installing TrueType Fonts If You Don't Have Microsoft Windows
  
PSS ID Number: Q101700
Article last modified on 01-24-1995
 

 

 

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6.00
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kbsetup
 
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The information in this article applies to:
 
 - Microsoft Word for MS-DOS, version 6.0
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SUMMARY
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This article describes how to install TrueType fonts for use with Word
for MS-DOS if you do not have Microsoft Windows operating system
version 3.1 on your computer.
 
NOTE: If you have Windows version 3.1, install the TrueType fonts
supplied with Windows using the Windows Control Panel, then run the
Word MergePRD utility to add TrueType support to your Word printer
drivers. To install TrueType fonts from another Windows-based font
package (such as Microsoft TrueType Font Packs for Windows), use the
setup program supplied with the package.
 
MORE INFORMATION
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Word version 6.0 is the first version of Word for MS-DOS to support
TrueType fonts. You can add TrueType font support to your Word printer
driver files using the MergePRD utility supplied with Word. If the
TrueType fonts are not installed on your computer, MergePRD installs
them from disk and then adds TrueType support to your Word printer
driver. For more information about MergePRD, see the TRUETYPE.DOC file
supplied with Word.
 
When MergePRD installs TrueType fonts, it uses a file decompression
utility named EXPAND.EXE. You can run the Expand utility directly to
manually decompress TrueType font files.
 
This Expand utility is different from the one supplied with Windows
version 3.1 in that you cannot use wildcard characters in the command
line to designate font filenames. Use the following instructions to
run the Expand utility supplied with Word.
 
Running EXPAND.EXE to Decompress TrueType Font Files
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Syntax:
 
   Type the following at the MS-DOS command prompt:
 
      EXPAND <source> <destination>
 
Explanation:
 
   <source>       The drive, directory, and filename of the compressed
                  TrueType font file you want to expand.
 
   <destination>  Single font file: The drive, directory, and filename of
                  the uncompressed file with a .TTF extension.
 
Examples:
 
      EXPAND A:\LHANDW.TT_ C:\WORD6\LHANDW.TTF
 
   Multiple font files: The drive and directory to which you want to
   copy the uncompressed font files. Example:
 
      EXPAND A:\FONT1.TT_ A:\FONT2.TT_ A:\FONT3.TT_ C:\WORD6
 
      Incorrect: EXPAND A:FONT*.TT_ C:\WORD6
 
MergePRD searches the Word version 6.0 program directory when you add
TrueType font support, so you should place your TrueType font files in
the Word program directory.
 
Although you cannot use wildcards with the Expand utility, you can
type more than one filename in the <source> argument, as shown in the
preceding example. When you expand more than one file, you cannot specify
font filenames in the <destination> argument. As a result, the
decompressed files have a .TT_ extension, and you must rename the
files so they have a .TTF extension.
 
REFERENCES
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TRUETYPE.DOC, supplied with Word version 6.0 for MS-DOS
 
Word for MS-DOS "Getting Started and Printer Information," version
6.0, pages 62-63
 
KBCategory: kbsetup
KBSubcategory: kbfont
Additional reference words: 6.00  ttf
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