Tulip --
Just a couple questions here . . .
1. Have you double checked in your Applications folder to make sure there aren't two version of Office there?
2. Did you empty the trash after uninstalling & reinstalling Office?
3. Did you repair permissions after reinstalling Office?
4. What changes were made to your system a couple of weeks ago when this problem started? Any new apps, any new fonts, or any fonts deleted that you know of?
5. See Kurt Lang's FAQ on fonts (below). Especially Sections 1 & 2.
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