Force iWeb to create images instead of using text

Hello,
I recently made a site using the Travel template and it uses the font Baskerville. I noticed that on a windoze machine it is not a common font and so it substitutes the secondary font given in the code, which in this case is Times New Roman, a very common font. Therefore, I get a page using a common secondary font and no creation of an image.
Hence my question: Is it possible to force iWeb to create an image instead of using the text. Hey, I figure after 700k, what's a little more if I get the look that I want.
Thanks!
Stephen

I get to answer my own question. I found a workaround should you ever what to be sure a certain font is used and not replaced. Granted, this will add my download time but you at least can preserve the look.
Simply make any text with a shadow. But make the offset 0 and the transparency to 1 (you can't make it 0). You won't even notice the "shafow" and the text will be made into a graphic every time.
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