Outlined Text on Widgets

Hi
So recently all the text on widgets became outlined. Its really hard to read. Help anyone?? What could help?

Hi terribeth, welcome to Apple Discussions!
The problem you are having is due to the font "Helvetica Neue" - you may have a copy or duplicate installed in your ~/Library/Fonts (or it could be missing from your system's Libary/Fonts). Disabling "Helvetica Neue" in Font Book should fix the problem in your widgets.

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The OP assked a reasonable question and the internet often hides intent.
So they did not realize it is hard for those on this side does not know the circumstance on their end withou them defining such condition.
But I will make a suggestion. It might be worth a try. Tell your superiors there is no way to opeen the file without the text being outline. Don't tell them you can replace the text' just that the only way to open the file without the text being outline is to buy the original app.
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