Font and Symbol problems

External Since: Feb 05, 2008 Posts: 1

I would appreciate help if anyone has a solution for this. I'm using Word 2004 on Leopard. I'm trying to translate old english, and i found that the Hoefler Text has a few letters and symbols I need - the problem being that word won't read them. 
 
I have tried going to Insert and Symbol, but when i insert the symbol i need, all i get is a box where the character should be. I opened Font Book and it says that the Hoefler font is installed. 
 
the 'ae' and 'AE' symbols work [the ones where both letters are conjoined]. 
 
But the others don't work. ['the others' being mostly vowels - capital and lowercase vowels - with a straight line above them... like you see in a dictionary when a vowel is pronounced long. there's another symbol - a capital D with a line in it - and i'm not sure how to describe the other symbols. one looks kind of like a lowercase d and the other is like a lowercase p.] 
 
So... how do I get word to recognize all the symbols and letters in this font? or is there another font that works?

External Since: Jul 20, 2005 Posts: 1017

Hello Travis -

Have you tried increasing the line spacing? If the text is 12 pt for
example, set the line spacing to At Least: 14.4 pt rather than Single.

HTH |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac

On 2/5/08 5:21 PM, in article ee8c395.-1 DeleteThis @webcrossing.caR9absDaxw,
"travis@officeformac.com" wrote:

> I would appreciate help if anyone has a solution for this. I'm using Word 2004
> on Leopard. I'm trying to translate old english, and i found that the Hoefler
> Text has a few letters and symbols I need - the problem being that word won't
> read them.
>
> I have tried going to Insert and Symbol, but when i insert the symbol i need,
> all i get is a box where the character should be. I opened Font Book and it
> says that the Hoefler font is installed.
>
> the 'ae' and 'AE' symbols work [the ones where both letters are conjoined].
>
> But the others don't work. ['the others' being mostly vowels - capital and
> lowercase vowels - with a straight line above them... like you see in a
> dictionary when a vowel is pronounced long. there's another symbol - a capital
> D with a line in it - and i'm not sure how to describe the other symbols. one
> looks kind of like a lowercase d and the other is like a lowercase p.]
>
> So... how do I get word to recognize all the symbols and letters in this font?
> or is there another font that works?