Windows 10: Missing Fonts in Microsoft Word

Hello, I've noticed that some fonts are missing in Microsoft Word on my Windows 10 PC. These are fonts that I've used before, but now they're no longer available in the font menu. I've checked the Fonts folder in Control Panel, and the fonts are still installed on my computer. Can someone please help me restore these missing fonts in Word?

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Changing the default font on Microsoft Word 2010 has no effect on new pages

Perform the following steps to set the default font for new Microsoft Word 2010 documents.

1. Right click the "Normal" Style on the Home ribbon and click Modify.
   
2. Change the font to Times New Roman, 12 (or whatever you would prefer).
   
3. Select the "New documents based on this template" option.
   
4. Click OK
   
5. Close and reopen Microsoft Word to confirm.
   

For Microsoft Excel, perform these steps:

1. Select File menu, Options item.
   
2. Select the General category.
   
3. Change "When creating new workbooks, use this font"
   
4. Click OK to confirm
   
5. Restart Microsoft Excel as instructed.
   

 

Not able to apply the installed Malayalam fonts on Microsoft word

Hi,

R. Cord here, Independent Expert. Hope you are doing well.

Here are a few troubleshooting steps you can try first:

Make sure that the selected text is not formatted with a style that overrides the font. For example, if the text is formatted with the "Heading 1" style, it may be using a different font that overrides your selected font. Try selecting the text and applying the "Normal" style to remove any overrides.

Check if the default font is set to the Malayalam font. In Microsoft Word, go to File > Options > General, and make sure that the "Default font" is set to the Malayalam font. Try copying and pasting the text into a new document. Sometimes, formatting issues can be carried over when copying and pasting text, so creating a new document may help.

As for adding the Malayalam fonts to the complex script list, you can try the following steps:

Go to Settings > Time & Language > Language.

Click on "Add a language" and select Malayalam.

Click on "Options" and select "Download and install language pack".

After the language pack is installed, go back to the Language settings, click on "Options" and select "Add a keyboard".

Select the "Malayalam" keyboard and add it to your list of keyboards.

You should now be able to select the Malayalam font from the complex script list.

I hope these steps help you resolve the issue with your Malayalam fonts in Microsoft Word and Notepad.

 

Microsoft Word changes the font type on another computer

Thank you for your answer. Normally, the first thing I do is copying the font file under "Fonts" folder.
When I open the file, I can see the font on the dropdown list but Word applies "Old English Text MT" font to titles.
I've never used this font and I know the title of the font I use is similar to this one but the point I do not understand is why Word decides to use a random font with similar title? Is there a setting/check box somehwere I'm missing? This is so annoying because I have never experienced it before and it is happening now.