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Fonts in Word for Android
Hey there!
I'm editing a file with my PC and with my Tablet. I've incorporated the fonts in it, so I can easily see the final layout, even when I'm on the go.
When opening this file in Word for Android, though, it appears a message that the file is now read only, because it has some fonts that are only allowed for viewing or printing.
The thing is my fonts are not limited (some are freeware, some I've got from Google Fonts and some I bought in Creative Fabrica).
What's up with that then? How can I solve this?
cindix You are up against one of the many limitations of running Word on a device other that a Windows computer. While you may have the fonts installed on your computer, there is no way of installing them on an Android device so that they can be used for editing a document in Word on such a device.
That's weird.
I can edit my files when using a Google Font like Lora, but the fonts I paid for... (With Lora the file shows correctly in my tablet, and the Word app gives no message of limitations. I can edit text normally, and this font is not a MS Word original font nor an Android font).
It is not an Android limitation, as I can add fonts in apps like IbisPaint and Hancom Office and edit text normally with them.
So the limitation on fonts is solely on the Word app. Again, with some fonts (Non-Android/Word fonts) the app works, others it doesn't, randomly I would say.
What is more annoying to me, is that my fonts show normally. The app just won't let me edit with them, as if it were a license problem, not a technical problem.cindix I agree, it is a limitation of the Word App. I am not sure if you can provide feedback when on an Android Device, but on a Windows Computer, you can provide feeback via the Feedback item on the Help tab of the ribbon.
