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Figure 21: Word for Windows version 2.0 file rendered in Word 6.0c for Windows 3.x
DROID identified the file in this example as a Microsoft Word for Windows version 2 file. When rendered in the nearest version that was available, Microsoft Word version 6.0c the word “certificate” in the document was displayed using the “NewCenturySchlbk” font. This was changed when the file was rendered in LibreOffice Writer 3.3.0 when “certificate” was rendered using the Times New Roman font. This may be a significant issue in certain cases. Font changes have been shown to be very problematic in cases where the font can no longer be found and substitutes are inadequate . For more information on the issues that fonts can cause see: “Born Broken: Fonts and Information Loss in Legacy Digital Documents”. Brown, Geoffrey; Woods, Kam. 2009. escholarship.org/uc/item/53z897zb (accessed 13/12/11)
In addition to the font change the New Zealand Forest Research Institute logo was removed in the LibreOffice Writer 3.3.0 rendering of the document.
Originally from Archives New Zealand: archives.govt.nz/resources/information-management-researc...
Figure 21: Word for Windows version 2.0 file rendered in Word 6.0c for Windows 3.x
DROID identified the file in this example as a Microsoft Word for Windows version 2 file. When rendered in the nearest version that was available, Microsoft Word version 6.0c the word “certificate” in the document was displayed using the “NewCenturySchlbk” font. This was changed when the file was rendered in LibreOffice Writer 3.3.0 when “certificate” was rendered using the Times New Roman font. This may be a significant issue in certain cases. Font changes have been shown to be very problematic in cases where the font can no longer be found and substitutes are inadequate . For more information on the issues that fonts can cause see: “Born Broken: Fonts and Information Loss in Legacy Digital Documents”. Brown, Geoffrey; Woods, Kam. 2009. escholarship.org/uc/item/53z897zb (accessed 13/12/11)
In addition to the font change the New Zealand Forest Research Institute logo was removed in the LibreOffice Writer 3.3.0 rendering of the document.
Originally from Archives New Zealand: archives.govt.nz/resources/information-management-researc...