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Subject:Fonts and stuff From:dan -dot- gallagher -at- pulsartech -dot- com To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Thu, 3 Oct 2002 16:25:19 -0400
Hi Folks,
I've been lurking for a while. Well, a problem that seems appropriate to
Tech writing just came up.
I'm in the middle of migrating from a Dell to a Powermac G4. What a
transition! But there's way more software available for the Mac for what I
do.
I'm using QuarkXPress 4.1 and in windows I had to do everything MANUALLY
because all the cool software I need is only available for a Mac. Hence the
migration.
I maintain a bunch of big technical manuals <hundreds of pages each>. The
guy before me used a whole mess of exotic fonts and unecessary intricacies
in the creation of these manuals that I now maintain. In my opinion he went
way overboard. Unlike me, he was a high paid consultant, getting paid by
the hour, so you all do the math.......
My problem is, now that I've transferred the files to the mac, and bring up
a manual, it says a bunch of fonts are missing.
Can I copy the fonts from the Dell to the Mac?
Thanks, I appreciate your help.
Daniel Gallagher -- Graphic designer/Technical writer
Pulsar Technologies, Inc.
"THE BRIGHT STAR IN UTILITY COMMUNICATIONS"
4050 N.W. 121 Ave. Coral Springs, FL 33065 U.S.A.
954-344-9822 ext. 243 (www.pulsartech.com)
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