Q279173: Normal and Bold TrueType Fonts Look Alike on Monitor or Printer

Article: Q279173
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): 2000,4.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbprint w2000print
Last Modified: 07-SEP-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0 
- Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0 
- Microsoft Windows NT Server, Enterprise Edition version 4.0 
- Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0, Terminal Server Edition 
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional 
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Server 
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server 
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server 
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SYMPTOMS
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Normal and bold TrueType fonts in your text may look alike on your monitor or
printer.

CAUSE
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This behavior occurs because of an algorithm in Windows NT 4.0 that calculates
normal and bold TrueType fonts. For conventional TrueType font compatibility,
Windows 2000 uses the same algorithm.

STATUS
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This behavior is by design.


Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kbprint w2000print 
Technology        : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNTWsearch kbWinNTW400 kbWinNTW400search kbWinNT400search kbwin2000AdvServ kbwin2000AdvServSearch kbwin2000DataServ kbwin2000DataServSearch kbwin2000Serv kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTSEntSearch kbWinNTSEnt400 kbWinNTS400search kbWinNTS400 kbwin2000ServSearch kbwin2000Search kbwin2000ProSearch kbwin2000Pro kbNTTermServ400 kbNTTermServSearch kbWinAdvServSearch kbWinDataServSearch
Version           : :2000,4.0
Issue type        : kbprb

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