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Fonts Overlap on Screen and Paper with Multiple Master Fonts
Last reviewed: August 4, 1997
Article ID: Q127785
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Word for the Macintosh, version 6.0

SYMPTOMS

Fonts overlap on the display and on the printout.

CAUSE

This problem is caused by an incompatibility between Word for the Macintosh kerning and Adobe Multiple Master kerning.

RESOLUTION

In Word, select the affected text and turn off Kerning. To do this:

  1. From the Format menu, choose Font.

  2. Select the Character Spacing tab.

  3. Clear the Kerning For Fonts check box. Choose OK.

KBCategory: kb3rdparty
KBSubcategory: kbfont
Additional reference words: 6.0 macword spacing close overlap word6
Keywords : kbfont kb3rdparty
Version : 6.0
Platform : MACINTOSH

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Last reviewed: August 4, 1997
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