Originally Posted by
nmenaker
absolutely, but the standard font install from any os, and the same program install on the same os, should pretty much guarantee that a standard font is there same OS, same application install. But, I use a version of Arial on the PC which for whatever reason is NOT on the mac OS install or the office for mac install. Makes no sense actually.
You must be referring to Arial Unicode MS, since all the others ("plain" Arial, Narrow, Black and Rounded MT Bold) are on both platforms with the same variations. There isn't much reason to use Arial Unicode MS unless you need the extended Unicode character set, though some people may like its ever-so-slightly-wider characters (compared to "plain" Arial). In any case, Arial Unicode MS is bundled with Mac OS 10.5 and 10.6, so if you're on either of the two most recent OS versions (as a new "switcher" would be) this should no longer be an issue. If you're not, a Mac version of Arial Unicode MS is widely available, and there are freeware font conversion utilities that would let you use the Windows font.