Fonts

Problems with fonts typically occur when you try to print a document. If print jobs are taking an inordinately long time to print, or if the printed result does not appear as expected, you might be having problems with your fonts. Typically, if you reinstall the fonts that are not printing as desired or if you try printing from another computer, you solve your font problems.

Font does not print correctly

Open Fonts in Control Panel, right-click the font that is not printing correctly, and then click Properties . Check the security information to confirm that the font has not been corrupted. Reinstall the font if corruption is present.

You can choose to reinstall the font, even if corruption is not evident based on the fonts public key signature. It is possible that reinstalling the font can solve the problem, despite a lack of evidence of corruption.

When printed, font appears distorted or unreadable

Try a different font size or different font to see whether there are problems with the particular font and font size you are using.

Paste the text into another document and try to print. If the problem persists, the problem might be font specific. Reinstall the font.

Fonts are clipped when printed

Pages only partially print when the page size of the document you are trying to print is bigger than the page size available in the printer. Check to confirm that you are not sending documents that cover a larger area of paper than the printer is capable of printing to.

There might not be enough printer memory if you are printing large documents. If this is the case, increase the available virtual memory, add more RAM to the printer, or print smaller sections of the document.

Performance is slow

If you are working with an unusually large number of fonts, system performance degrades. Keeping fewer than 1,000 fonts installed on your computer at one time helps to maintain performance.

The first time you restart your computer after installing new fonts, they are added, slowing the startup process. When the computer is restarted in the future, this process is completed more quickly, due to font caching, but the process might still be slow. Enumeration of fonts can also slow your system. Font enumeration can occur when an application starts up, or when all the available fonts must be listed, such as when you select a font or open the Fonts folder.