Font linking reg keys – FAQ

Answer: There are 9 registry keys for listing specific fonts with Font Linking:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\10.0\Common\General\FontLink1 = (REG_SZ)
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\10.0\Common\General\FontLink2 = (REG_SZ)
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\10.0\Common\General\FontLink3 = (REG_SZ)
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\10.0\Common\General\FontLink4 = (REG_SZ)
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\10.0\Common\General\FontLink5 = (REG_SZ)
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\10.0\Common\General\FontLink6 = (REG_SZ)
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\10.0\Common\General\FontLink7 = (REG_SZ)
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\10.0\Common\General\FontLink8 = (REG_SZ)
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\10.0\Common\General\FontLink9 = (REG_SZ)

For example, for Hong Kong HKSCS characters, try:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\10.0\Common\General\FontLink1 = MingliU_HKSCS, 136

For testing purposes, you can disable or enable font linking in Office and
font-fixup in Word using this reg key:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\10.0\Common\LanguageResources::Disablefontlink=1

A “0” or missing key means normal operation.