There is an embedding option in Tools -> Commercial Printing Tools -> Fonts. It gives options for embedding TrueType fonts on Save, and allows you the option of saving them as a subset. I tried changing this setting and saving, then closing Pub and unchecking the font-smoothing option before opening again, but when I opened the original file after making that change, it told me that A2 was embedded, and yet it still didn't display. Tried it again with the subset option checked, and no dice there either.

There might be another option in there somewhere, but if so, I haven't found it yet. Grrr. Good idea, though. I'll keep looking, and am open to further suggestions.

Alas, it was short-lived. When I restarted Publisher with the font-smoothing off, it forgot all about what the font was supposed to look like and reverted to a blank page. But at least by that time I'd saved the thing I was working on as a pdf, so it's all good. I'll just have to remember to tweak that setting if I need A2 in Publisher. I *really* need better writing tools....

OMG, that was it! Thanks HUGELY; I'd been in that screen before but honestly have never needed that particular check box. I got the pub to look the way I wanted, then saved and went back and checked the smooth-fonts box again, and the font stuck just like it should have the first time. Weird, huh?

Did that too...I've downloaded & installed lots of fonts from dafont.com (on different systems too) and this is the only problem I've ever had with any of them. I use Word and Publisher all the time and have never seen an issue like this where two apps from the same suite will see the same font differently. It works great in Word, but Word won't let me save it in the same formats at Publisher. PITA

I'm on Vista with Office 2007 and Aquiline Two works just fine in Word 07 but won't show up at all in Pub 07. Figures that what I need it for is best done in Publisher. I've tried restarting OS and Publisher, uninstall/reinstall the font, checking the properties for anything odd, and I can't figure it out. Aquiline works but doesn't look nearly as good as Two for what I want to do with it. Thoughts?

Also, when I'm in the Format Font window and pull up Aquiline Two, it will show the preview of the font but then in a plain text font underneath it in the preview window (where only the actual font itself should show) it shows another copy of the name underneath. Copying the text as it should be from Word into Publisher doesn't work either...I tried that first.