On Wednesday 25 June 2008 16:53:18 Jim Allan wrote: > > From: Lisi Reisz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2008 7:53 AM > > > > I have had a cri de coeur from a friend. She is finding that pound signs > > (i.e. pound sterling signs, not hash marks) are disappearing from her > > documents when she saves and reopens - and sometimes out of the blue > > while she is working on the document. They are replaced by the rectangle > > that denotes a missing symbol in the font being used. She sent > > attachments showing examples, but they would probably not make it onto > > the list. > > > > She is using 2.3.1 on XP, and the font is Times New Roman. > > > > I cannot replicate the behaviour. Any ideas? > > See http://www.openoffice.org/servlets/ReadMsg?listName=users&msgNo=116168 > . > > “When document saved as Microsoft Word 6 the £ signs change to squares > but when saved as Microsfot 97/2000/XP the problem is solved and £ signs > remain.” > > I have just replicated the problem by saving in Word 6 format, though if > I save a file with the single line “I saved £1.00.” the pound sign for > some reason is preserved.
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