KB0038: Known issues with Asian languages

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Problem

In PowerPoint, Asian and Western character fonts are defined separately and must both be set for PowerPoint to work correctly.

Known issues are for example:

  • When working with a Gantt chart in a presentation with Asian language text, some fonts are inconsistent.
  • Labels containing Asian language text contain both bold and normal characters.

Solution

Define an Asian text font for the master slide. To do so follow these steps:

  1. Open the Slide Master in PowerPoint: View > Master Views > Slide Master
  2. Go to the slide master's top level slide and select all items (e.g., using CTRL + A )
  3. Open the Create New Theme Fonts dialog:
    PowerPoint 2013 & 2016: Background > Fonts > Customize Fonts…
  4. In the dialog define a font for East Asian text for both, the Heading font (Asian) and the Body font (Asian) > Save.
  5. Click on Close Master View