franytong
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Q: Thai Font issue with office 2011

i got problem with Office 2011,some word files cannot read Thai font, it shows Square...

Before i use Office 2011, the 2008 no problem with same file. Pls help me how to fix..

MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.4.2)

Posted on Aug 7, 2014 11:37 PM

by Philip from Chiang Mai,Apple recommended
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I was having the same problem, lacking Thai fonts.  Even when I converted PDF files to Word, Thai characters displayed as squares. I cannot vouch for the safety of this procedure, and am leery of third-party sites offering free anything, but I needed Thai fonts. So use at your discretion. It worked for me.

 

I closed Word, then went to http://www.mediafire.com/download/qahbdqstlbvcjq3/page0_14.zip

 

and downloaded and expanded the Zip file. I opened the Mac Font Book application, then to File > Add fonts. I downloaded the fonts and installed them into Font Book. When I re-started Word, the Thai characters displayed correctly.

 

MacBook Pro, Yosemite 10.10, Office for Mac 2011.

Posted on Nov 5, 2014 12:00 AM

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  • by Tom Gewecke,

    Tom Gewecke Tom Gewecke Aug 8, 2014 3:02 AM in response to franytong
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    Aug 8, 2014 3:02 AM in response to franytong

    The best place to ask about problems with MS stuff is usually the forums run by th people who make it

     

    http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/mac/forum/macword

     

    MS Office for Mac does not officially even support Thai.

  • by Philip from Chiang Mai,Apple recommended

    Philip from Chiang Mai Philip from Chiang Mai Nov 5, 2014 12:00 AM in response to franytong
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    Nov 5, 2014 12:00 AM in response to franytong

    I was having the same problem, lacking Thai fonts.  Even when I converted PDF files to Word, Thai characters displayed as squares. I cannot vouch for the safety of this procedure, and am leery of third-party sites offering free anything, but I needed Thai fonts. So use at your discretion. It worked for me.

     

    I closed Word, then went to http://www.mediafire.com/download/qahbdqstlbvcjq3/page0_14.zip

     

    and downloaded and expanded the Zip file. I opened the Mac Font Book application, then to File > Add fonts. I downloaded the fonts and installed them into Font Book. When I re-started Word, the Thai characters displayed correctly.

     

    MacBook Pro, Yosemite 10.10, Office for Mac 2011.

  • by Captain Pat,

    Captain Pat Captain Pat Jan 24, 2015 3:01 PM in response to Philip from Chiang Mai
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    Jan 24, 2015 3:01 PM in response to Philip from Chiang Mai

    Thanks Philip,

     

    That worked for me.  Thanks for taking the time to offer a solution.

  • by Bangkok_Bruce,

    Bangkok_Bruce Bangkok_Bruce Jul 12, 2015 7:37 AM in response to Captain Pat
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    Jul 12, 2015 7:37 AM in response to Captain Pat

    Tried it just now for a friend who was having a problem on a new MacBook with Word 2011 for Mac... The fix does work... Thanks Phillip from Chiang Mai... You rock the BIG HOUSE with that Thai font fix!!  I was thinkN that the friend would have to scrap plans to use Word and go with Pages, which I am guessing is more foreign language font friendly, right from the GIT_GO... but that is not really a good solution as the friend is already semi-familiar with Word and wanted to use that app rather than Pages...

  • by Tom Gewecke,

    Tom Gewecke Tom Gewecke Jul 12, 2015 8:35 AM in response to Bangkok_Bruce
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    Jul 12, 2015 8:35 AM in response to Bangkok_Bruce

    Bangkok_Bruce wrote:

     

    I was thinkN that the friend would have to scrap plans to use Word and go with Pages, which I am guessing is more foreign language font friendly, right from the GIT_GO

     

    Just about every other app I know of is more foreign language friendly than Word for Mac.  Have the look at the limited number of keyboards which Word officially supports, and consider all those for middle eastern, indic, and s.e. asian scripts including Thai which are absent.  Even though you may get a font to display, there may well be other bugs which make it advisable to use something else for your work.

     

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  • by Alv1n-,

    Alv1n- Alv1n- Sep 12, 2016 7:30 AM in response to Philip from Chiang Mai
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    Sep 12, 2016 7:30 AM in response to Philip from Chiang Mai

    Superb! thanks a lot for sharing.