re word for windows problems in article may lugb latrobe edu au cleeve lucifer latrobe edu au jason cleeve writes in trying to use the equation editor in word for windows i get a couple of error messages along the lines of can t find font mt extra for default printer some characters my not be displayed or printed try installing equation editor again or reinstall a new printer similar for the font fences i know i have these fonts on my system but are unable to use them i have tried both of these solutions to no avail if anyone has had similar problems and has found a way to fix this could they let me know it is urgently required thanks it s back congratulations you ve just discovered a very nasty and very frequently ecountered bug in the word setup program once you know what is wrong it is quite easy to fix go into the fonts dialog under control panel and select the two fonts mt extra and fences delete them but only delete the list entries not the disk files now select add and add the fonts mt extra plain and fences plain close the font box close control panel and restart word everything should be alright now does anyone know if microsoft has fixed this thing yet they have to know about it by now it s been so frequently reported daniel silevitch dmsilev athena mit edu massachusetts institute of technology
