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SIL IPA and SIL IPA93 (legacy) fonts – FAQ 2004-03-09; 66016 reads

Frequently Asked Questions about SIL IPA and SIL IPA93 fonts.

SIL Greek Font System Support NRSI staff, 2002-12-09; 12274 reads

Frequently Asked Questions and Known Issues relating to the SIL Greek Font System (legacy).

Using SIL fonts in other Operating Systems (non-Windows) – FAQ 30995 reads

Frequently Asked Questions about using SIL fonts in non-Windows operating systems.

SIL Dai Banna Fonts FAQ, Known Issues and Support NRSI staff, 2004-04-22; 7197 reads

Keyboarding issues as related to SIL fonts – FAQ 7630 reads

Frequently Asked Questions about keyboarding issues as related to older SIL fonts.

Use of SIL IPA/IPA93/Greek/Hebrew Fonts In Web Browsers – FAQ 8845 reads

Frequently Asked Questions about using SIL fonts in web browsers.

SIL Hebrew Font System (Obsolete) - Known Incompatibilities and Support NRSI staff, 1999-06-30; 20957 reads

Ezra SIL Fonts v.1 and 2 (Obsolete) Known Issues NRSI, 2007-06-15; 4050 reads

The answer to your problems with using the Ezra SIL Unicode fonts v.1 may be found here. This guide gives some requirements for best use of the fonts and lists OpenType and type design issues.

Ezra SIL Frequently Asked Questions for Office 2003 — FAQ Christopher Samuel and NRSI staff, 2007-06-15; 11182 reads

Frequently Asked Questions about Hebrew and the Ezra SIL fonts. Check here if you are have questions about the Ezra SIL fonts and are using Office 2003.

Ezra SIL Frequently Asked Questions for Office 2000/XP — FAQ Christopher Samuel and NRSI staff, 2007-06-15; 22210 reads

Frequently Asked Questions about Hebrew and the Ezra SIL fonts. Check here if you are have questions about the Ezra SIL fonts and are using Office 2000 or Office XP.

Ezra SIL Fonts ver. 2.5 Known Issues NRSI staff, 2007-06-15; 9896 reads

This technical guide lists OpenType, type design, and closed issues.

General Font FAQ NRSI staff, 2007-11-14; 2701 reads

Questions which are more general and not specifically about individual SIL fonts.

Using SIL Fonts in Documents and Publications – FAQ 6425 reads

Frequently Asked Questions about using SIL fonts in publications.

Moving Documents Across Platforms – FAQ 13189 reads

Frequently Asked Questions about moving documents across platforms.

SIL Unicode Roman Fonts – FAQ and Known Issues NRSI staff, 2007-01-31; 30698 reads

Known Issues in SIL Unicode Roman Fonts and Frequently Asked Questions with regard to SIL Unicode Roman Fonts (such as Doulos SIL and Charis SIL).

Display Issues – FAQ 2005-03-07; 24768 reads

Frequently Asked Questions about incorrect display of fonts.

Unicode Issues in Word 97/2000/2002 – FAQ NRSI staff; 19105 reads

Frequently Asked Questions about using SIL fonts and Unicode Issues in Word 97/2000/2002.

Incorrect Behavior of SIL legacy fonts in Word 97/2000/2002/2003 – FAQ 12800 reads

Frequently Asked Questions about using SIL legacy fonts in Word 97/2000/2002/2003.

Font FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions) 8305 reads

This document provides answers to frequently asked questions about SIL fonts. To view the complete text of each question and answer, click the question.

Nastaliq Navees v2.0.1 Troubleshooting tips Jonathan Kew, 1997-10-30; 6780 reads

This section attempts to provide answers to the most common problems encountered with the Nastaliq Navees package.

SIL Tai Dam Font FAQ, Known Issues and Support NRSI staff, 2004-04-22; 6132 reads

SIL Apparatus Font Frequently Asked Questions, Known Issues and Support NRSI staff, 1998-03-18; 7327 reads

Font linking reg keys – FAQ 7638 reads

What are the registry keys for listing specific fonts with Font Linking?