Publisher 2002 'lost it's fonts'

[WRStrong]

I am using Publisher 2002 and out of the blue, when I click the drop-down menu for the font choices... all I see is the Tt for True type, but no fonts are listed. I have tried to uninstall & reinstall, update & repair, etc but no change. What could be going wrong & how do I fix it?

[piaqt]

from http://support.microsoft.com/search/previe...b;en-us;Q301221

PUB2002: Font List Is Blank, No Fonts Are Displayed (Q301221)

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Publisher 2002

SYMPTOMS

When you attempt to format a type font, no fonts are available on the font list on the Formatting toolbar. The list may appear blank or may only display the TrueType symbol, represented by "TT".

CAUSE

This problem occurs when your display settings in Windows have been changed , specifically the color scheme for Windows. If the Window Color and the Selected Items color are the same color, the problem described in the SYMPTOMS portion of this article occurs.

RESOLUTION

Change the Selected Items display appearance setting in Windows to any other color. The following steps will allow you to turn the Selected Items display appearance setting to black.

NOTE: These steps may be slightly different, depending on which version of Microsoft Windows you are using.

From the Taskbar, click Start , point to Settings , and then click Control Panel .

In the Control Panel , double click Display .

In the Display Properties window, click the Appearance tab.

In the Item drop-down list on the Appearance tab, select Selected Items .

Click the color drop-down arrow to the immediate right of the Item drop-down list, and then click to select black.

NOTE: Instead of steps 4 and 5, you could also just select Windows Standard in the Scheme drop-down list on the Appearance tab.

Click Apply , and then click OK .

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, turn off the font preview option in Publisher 2002. To do this, follow these steps:

In Publisher 2002, click Customize on the Tools menu.

On the Options tab, clear the Show font names in their font check box.

Click OK.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

Published Jul 3 2001 5:01PM Last Modifed Jul 24 2001 4:53AM

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