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how to use arial font in OpenOffice

Asked by achevrier

Using OpenOffice, I would like to use traditionnal and basic "arial" or "time new roman" microsoft fonts, in order to make easier my collaboration with microsoft users.

Unfortunatly, I don't find such type of caracters in font menu.

Is there any solution to "mount" arial or time new roman fonts in OpenOffice choices ?

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Eamonn Sullivan (eamonn-sullivan) said : 		#1

You need to enable the "multiverse" repository in Synaptic and then install the msttcorefonts package. That has all the Arial (and variants) and Times New Roman fonts.

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achevrier (a-chevrier-pro) said : 		#2

Yep !
Thank you very much !

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neothesnake (valcke) said : 		#3

works fine thanks

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Anthony Balico (anthony-balico-deactivatedaccount-deactivatedaccount) said : 		#4

I can't seem to find this in my repository. Using oneiric dev copy here

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Tony Pursell (ajpursell) said : 		#5

Anthony

Go to the Software Centre and search for 'ttf-ms'. You may have to enable the multiverse repository.

If you cannot find it, may I suggest you ask again in a new question (hi-jacking an old question is not a good idea) and include reference to Oneiric in the title, or report a bug.

BTW, this is *not* an Openoffice.org (or LibreOffice) problem. Fonts are installed at the operating system level.

Tony

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Anthony Balico (anthony-balico-deactivatedaccount-deactivatedaccount) said : 		#6

Hi Tony,

Two thanks: first is that the multiverse repository and ttf-ms worked; second is the enlightenment about old questions and fonts being at OS level.

Anthony