Odd discrepancy between Visio 2k on XP vs Win98SE

[Pemo]

Creating simple *.gif files using Visio 2k. Some of these drawings
incorporate Greek letters (Symbol font) such as pi, rho, theta, etc.

Using Visio 2k on Win98SE everything is fine.

Using Visio 2k on Win XP Prof the Greek symbols don't appear.

Thus - same drawing; same version Visio; same (used) fonts installed on both
PCs. Only difference is WinXP not rendering the Greek characters. So I
draw the diagrams on the XP machine and transfer them via network to the
Win98SE machine to "Save As ..." *.gif files. This is nuts.

Any ideas?

Pemo

 

[John Marshall, MVP]

Have you tried the same thing with a Word document? Visio should be using
the standard Windows fonts that are installed on the machine. If you can NOT
replicate the problem with a Word document, then it is an indicator that
Visio is doing something unusual.

John... Visio MVP

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[John Marshall, MVP]

You have been quite thorough in the past, so my request was just
confirmation that Visio 2K has an issue with saving as a gif. Hopefully Mark
or one of the insiders will be able to comment.

John... Visio MVP

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[Pemo]

Thanks John; one clarification - re-reading my previous reply I noticed that
I made a mistake. I'll repeat the sentence and CORRECT IT:

With Visio 2k on Win98SE, pi and all other symbols are correct.

So it's not Visio 2k per se, it is Visio 2k on Win XP.

Thanks again

Pemo
(Happy Visio user since pre-MS Visio Technical 4.1)