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Hi There,
I have set "Embed fonts in the file" and even unchecked "Embed only characters used in this document (best for reducing file size)" option so that fonts can be explicitly embedded in the word document from File>Options>Save option of the MS Word. After embedding, for testing purpose, I have written the below word in that font:
But surprisingly, the font does not show in it's real type face while I uninstall/delete the font from windows/font folder.
Do you have any idea why the font is not embedding in the MS Word document? Please note that the font is a True Type Font and I found other true type fonts which are not conventional (eg: Times New Roman, Arial etc) do not embedding in the MS Word document. As a result, if the file is opened in a computer in which the font is not installed, the type face is changing in that file. Any help will be appreciated.
Thankyou
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There is lots of misinformation about fonts on the internet. Fonts with .ttf and .otf endings are embeddable, if the font embedding permissions are set to allow it.
To find if a font is embeddable, right-click on the font and choose Properties. Then choose the Details tab and check the Font Embeddability property. If it is marked as Editable or Installable, then you should be able to embed it. If it is marked Print/Preview, the resulting file will be read-only, as the font only allows the font to be printed or read on-screen, but not edited. If it marked Restricted, then you won't be able to embed it at all.
All modern fonts are OpenType format. This format has 2 flavors: TrueType OpenType, with a .ttf file ending, and PostScript OpenType, with an .otf file ending. Sometimes, you'll run across old fonts that have a .ttf ending and are TrueType, but not in OpenType format. That format is deprecated now.
Have you checked the font properties to make sure the font is embeddable?
Ok, but I have seen that MS Word can only embed True Type font. Does it mean that font with a .ttf extension will embed or .ttf+True Type (explorer window)?
Thanks for your prompt reply. It is showing Font Type: Regular and Show/Hid: Show (You can see that in my screenshot as well). But what I have revealed that the font file name is ohchewy.ttf but while I open this font by mouse clike, it is showing OTF in it's menu bar. May I know is it actually a ttf or otf and how an otf font can have file extension ttf?