Application.SubstituteFont Method

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Sets font-mapping options.

Syntax

expression.SubstituteFont(UnavailableFont, SubstituteFont)

expression   Required. A variable that represents an Application object.

Parameters

Name Required/Optional Data Type Description
UnavailableFont Required String The name of a font not available on your computer that you want to map to a different font for display and printing.
SubstituteFont Required String The name of a font available on your computer that you want to substitute for the unavailable font.

Remarks

You can find font-mapping options in the Font Substitution dialog box.

Example

This example substitutes Courier for CustomFont1.

Visual Basic for Applications 
  Application.SubstituteFont UnavailableFont:= "CustomFont1", _
    SubstituteFont:= "Courier"

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