How can I make my Mac Indesign fonts look right on Windows machines?

I have a nice document formatted on my Mac that uses several "dfont" suitcases. They look like crap when my colleagues open them using InDesign on Windows. I can't see how to get those dfonts unpacked so I can give them to my Windows counterparts. Is there a really definitive resource on font handling for cross-platform environments?
Christian Harder

For best cross platform font compliance, get into the habit of using OTF versions of fonts. dfints are Mac only and should be avoided if a job is going to round trip between PC and Mac. The CS install disk comes with a good selection of OTF fonts.
PC true type fonts can load on a mac but mac true type won't load on a PC. So you can reformat the job on the PC with true type fonts and then copy and load the pc true types onto your mac. OTF fonts are designed to work on Macs and PCs.

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