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View available fonts

Examining your personal font database
Most fonts can be embedded using WEFT, however some fonts have been designated as 'no embedding' fonts by their designers. Other fonts may be rejected by the utility because coding problems have been identified.
The 'View Available fonts' option presents information taken from your personal font database in a tabular form.

Figure 1. An extract from a View Available fonts report.

Here each font used is flagged with a "traffic" light signifying their 'embedability'.
Editable or Installable. These fonts are okay to embed and can be used in any Web page, even those where the user can edit the content. See our Client-side graffiti demo as an example of a page that lets the viewer edit the content.
Previewable. These fonts are also okay to embed but should only be used in static Web pages where the user can't edit the content.
Windows core font. These fonts have been identified as common core fonts. Embedding these fonts is not recommended.
'No embedding' font. These fonts have their embedding permissions set to 'no embedding'. If a font you want to use is marked as no embedding, it may be worth contacting the font's vendor to see if they can provide an embeddable version.
Font may be broken! These fonts cannot be embedded because they have failed Weft's error tests. It may be worth checking with the font's vendor to see if they have an updated version.
Needs repair. WEFT can't use these TrueType fonts because a required name table entry within each font doesn't comply with the TrueType font specification. These fonts should function properly in other applications. We have been in contact with the font vendors that make such fonts and made them aware of the situation.
For more information see our Frequently asked questions section.

this page was last updated 16 February 2000
© 2000 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Legal Notices.
please e-mail comments to us via the e-mail address listed here.

Microsoft Typography | ...on the Web | ...embedding | ...WEFT 2 | View available fonts



	Microsoft Typography \| ...on the Web \| ...embedding \| ...WEFT 2 \| View available fonts

		View available fonts Examining your personal font database Most fonts can be embedded using WEFT, however some fonts have been designated as 'no embedding' fonts by their designers. Other fonts may be rejected by the utility because coding problems have been identified. The 'View Available fonts' option presents information taken from your personal font database in a tabular form. Figure 1. An extract from a View Available fonts report. Here each font used is flagged with a "traffic" light signifying their 'embedability'. Editable or Installable. These fonts are okay to embed and can be used in any Web page, even those where the user can edit the content. See our Client-side graffiti demo as an example of a page that lets the viewer edit the content. Previewable. These fonts are also okay to embed but should only be used in static Web pages where the user can't edit the content. Windows core font. These fonts have been identified as common core fonts. Embedding these fonts is not recommended. 'No embedding' font. These fonts have their embedding permissions set to 'no embedding'. If a font you want to use is marked as no embedding, it may be worth contacting the font's vendor to see if they can provide an embeddable version. Font may be broken! These fonts cannot be embedded because they have failed Weft's error tests. It may be worth checking with the font's vendor to see if they have an updated version. Needs repair. WEFT can't use these TrueType fonts because a required name table entry within each font doesn't comply with the TrueType font specification. These fonts should function properly in other applications. We have been in contact with the font vendors that make such fonts and made them aware of the situation. For more information see our Frequently asked questions section. this page was last updated 16 February 2000 © 2000 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Legal Notices. please e-mail comments to us via the e-mail address listed here.


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