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Microsoft’s Font Troubleshooting Advice

24. April 2009

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When Microsoft’s Office Suite applications misbehave and start crashing regularly, a bad font might be the culprit. If you aren’t sure where to start when troubleshooting font problems, check out Microsoft’s help Web page dedicated to tracking down font-related issues in Mac OS X. It has a list of font locations, which fonts Office installs, links [...]

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Office 2008 File-Compatibility Trouble

4. April 2009

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Office 2008 File-Compatibility Trouble

Q: I just installed Microsoft Office 2008, but now when I create Word and Excel files on my computer, none of my colleagues can open up these files on their computers. Please help! A: Microsoft changed the format of Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files in Office 2008 for Mac (and Office 2007 for Windows), and [...]

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Keep Word, Excel, and Powerpoint Icons in Original Office 98 Folder

4. December 2007

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After installing Microsoft Office 98, remember to keep the Word, Excel, and Powerpoint icons in their original Office 98 folder! If you don’t, they won’t run! Use aliases if you want the icons in more convenient locations!

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Microsoft Font Problems

26. March 2007

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Microsoft Office 2004 users sometimes have their programs report that numerous fonts are damaged and must be replaced — this, even though the fonts may be Microsoft’s own and/or may have just been installed. Just what triggers this problem is uncertain, but at least a cure has been defined. If you look in the Microsoft Office [...]

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