Does anyone know what I need to do to get rid of these weird characters????
This is probably an amateur question, but when I use several programs, like safari, mail, and dictionary, these weird symbols come up when I type and when the page loads. I'm sure there is something that I can download to make these characters turn into plain English?
This is how it looks
http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m41/zez2xl/Picture2.png
Thanks,
Alex
Hi Alex
Not sure about the font type, however 2 fonts that usually cause problems in Safari are Helvetica Fractions and Times Phonetic. Go to your Finder: Application menu>Font Book. Open it. Type either name in the spotlight field. If it comes up, disable the font via the Edit menu. Restart Safari.
If neither of these fonts are in your computer, perhaps someone else in this forum familiar with font types can post in for clarification.
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