[UniMacTech] Symbols in Word on Mac and PC

[Rhys Donaldson]

I also think this is a font problem, fonts on Mac and PC (in office and
other applications) do not always contain all the same extra symbols, even
if the font family and name is exactly the same. this is something i deal
with allot, i recommend using a font by Microsoft that is installed on Mas
OS X ( i assume you are using Leopard 10.5) here is a list you can try from
http://www.microsoft.com/typography/fonts/macosx.htm or use an OTF font from
Adobe.


-- 
Regards,
     Rhys Donaldson,

Apple System Administrator
Information Services
John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd


On Thu, Mar 12, 2009 at 9:59 AM, Michel Haggman <m.haggman at qut.edu.au>wrote:

>
> I suspect font as well.  Try with something that’s most likely to have
> common character maps across both operating systems, like Courier or
> Helvetica, and see what happens.
>
> -Mitch
>
>
>
> On 11/03/09 17:36 , "Adrian Smith" <a.smith at centenary.usyd.edu.au> wrote:
>
>
>
> On 11/03/2009, at 5:27 PM, Allan Gadsby wrote:
>
> >
> > Hi folks
> > We have a user writing grant applications in both Word 2007 on a PC
> > and Word
> > 2007 on a MacBook but some of the symbols are disappearing when
> > switching
> > from on the other. If she uses the Greek ϒ, for example, in Word
> > 2008 then
> > opens in Word 2007, the symbol is replaced with a box, and the same
> > happens
> > the other way, and for some other symbols, too. I have found a few
> > threads
> > on Google, but no real solutions, apart from using LaTex or PDF. The
> > grant
> > has to be submitted as a Word doc, apparently.
> > Has anyone found a way around this?
> > Thanks
> > Al
> >
> > --
> > Allan Gadsby
> > Technical Support Officer.
> > Central Queensland University
>
>
> How are the greek characters being inserted?  Which fonts are you using?
>
> Regards,
>
> Adrian Smith
> Centenary Institute, Sydney, Australia
>
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