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If someone reading your Web site or Blog does not have the font installed that you used to build the HTML in your site, then, they will not be able to see it as you designed it. For example: if you use a font like Franklin Gothic in your site and your visitor does not have it installed they will see the default Sans-serif font that is installed on their system, which is usually Arial. If you used a Serif font like Century Schoolbook and your customer does not have it installed they will see the default Serif font that is installed on their system, which is usually Times Roman.
1) Web Safe Fonts that work on all platforms:
• Arial / Helvetica
• Courier New / Courier
• Times New Roman / Times
2) Fonts that work on Windows and the Apple Mac OS but not Unix/Linux and *nix variants are:
• Arial Black
• Comic Sans MS
• Georgia
• Impact
• Trebuchet MS
• Verdana
3) Other fonts that usually are cross-platform compatible:
• Avant Garde
• Bookman
• Garamond
• Palatino
4) If you need to use a font that is not on the list above you can make a .gif or .jpg image with the desired font . The easiest solution is to simply insert the picture in your Web. This text will not be seen by search engines so make sure to use an “alt” attribute (tag) on the image and repeat the text if it is an important keyword or keyphrase in the body of your text. If you want a cleaner, more sophisticated solution, you can use CSS to display the image behind the text, then hide the text by giving it a negative indent. (For specifics, search Google using the keywords "image replacement".) This technique has the benefit of allowing you to still use standard markup for optimal search engine friendliness.
To learn more about Web typography, please see: http://web.mit.edu/jmorzins/www/fonts.html
Another great resource for Web Font and Typeface Information is here: http://www.efuse.com/Design/web_fonts_basics.html
Greg Snow 
3:36 PM
Looking for an easy way to buy Expression Web?
Microsoft now offers the ability to purchase and download Expression Web, and some of the other Expression products, direct from Microsoft. Plus FrontPage users can still get the special $99 upgrade offer when purchasing the direct download.
If you have been holding off because you don't want to go down to the store or wait for a box that you don't want to find a place to store, this is your opportunity to purchase and go. Visit the Expression Web 'Purchase' page to download this valuable new tool today!
Jason Reckers, CEO 2:50 PM
Check out our newest Flash Image Rotator - Only $29.95.
Add as many images as you like to this extremely versatile Flash Image Rotator Features including:
- Support for JPG, PNG, GIF and SWF files
- Set the repeat function to true or false
- 10 transition effects
- Title text description
- Adjust the width and height to fit your HTML page
- Support music controller
- Control for transition speed
- X Y positioning for title text
- Control background color
- SWFObject code and HTML files included.
FLA source files included. Requirements: Flash 8 ReadMe file for editing the included XML and FLA files.
Jason Reckers, CEO 4:13 PM
