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Subject:Re: Linked EMFs work for only some printers From:DGoldstein -at- DeusTech -dot- com To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Mon, 3 Mar 2003 09:15:21 -0700
Let me follow that for a moment: Since the original Visio used only Arial, is there something in the EMF conversion that could have changed that font? It looks like Arial when I view the Word doc (with the linked EMF) on the screen.
> Stab in the dark...could this be related to the fact that EMF vector images
> reference their fonts from the system and EPS have the fonts included?
>
> If your print jobs are using printer resident fonts and the printer doesn't
> contain the font, would it have a bearing?
>
> John Posada
> Senior Technical Writer
> john -at- tdandw -dot- com
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <DGoldstein -at- DeusTech -dot- com>
> To: "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com>
> Sent: Monday, March 03, 2003 8:02 AM
> Subject: Linked EMFs work for only some printers
>
>
> >
> > I have a Word doc with inserted, linked EMF pictures that were exported
> from Visio -- all this in order to reduce the file size of the original Word
> docs, which had embedded Visio objects.
> >
> > On my inkjet printer (Canon S800), the pictures come out great. On my
> laser printer (HP LaserJet 2100 TN), all of the text is missing from the
> pictures.
> >
> > Is this caused by insufficient printer memory, an outdated printer and its
> drivers, a known issue with the Visio export to EMF, or...?
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