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Supercade
Explorer | Level 4
8 years ago

Dropbox changed my font!

Dropbox has stated that it does not alter fonts... I just uploaded a Word document set in Helvetica Neue... I’m now viewing the .doc file on my phone and the font has been replaced with an extremely u...
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Anastasios
Collaborator | Level 9
8 years ago

Dropbox didnt change the fonts but if the font you use is very special and cool

 

then the program (browser or app) that u use to view the files will replace it with the most available font ...

 

So it would be a good idea to use a "safe" font especially if you want to share it across many devices and lotsa people

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Mark
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8 years ago
Also, remember that viewing on a mobile uses the mobile viewers and are previews only.

Once you download it back to a device it will be fine and back to the original layout etc.

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