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We use web fonts (WOFF files) in published courses, so text looks exactly the way you designed it and remains sharp when it’s scaled up or down. Web fonts allow us to control every glyph and character so text looks the same in all browsers, giving learners the best experience on every device.

If a learner sees the wrong fonts in a course, it means the font files in your published output aren’t getting to the learner’s web browser. When this happens, the learner’s computer or mobile device substitutes system fonts in your course. Sometimes, this substitution makes text look different than the way you designed it. For example, character spacing and word wrapping might change. Other times, letters could go missing.

To fix these font issues, the font download option needs to be enabled in learners’ browsers. Here’s how to do that. 

Font downloads are required for viewing Rise courses.

Since Internet Explorer is the only browser with a built-in font download setting, this step generally applies only to Internet Explorer users. (It’s possible to block web fonts in Google Chrome and Firefox using browser plugins. If learners see the wrong fonts in these browsers, ask them to disable font blockers when viewing courses.)

Here’s how to enable font downloads in Internet Explorer, depending on whether the setting is managed by network admins or learners.

The font download setting in Internet Explorer is enabled by default, but some organizations disable it via Group Policy. If that’s the case, ask your network admins to enable the font download setting or add the website where your e-learning courses are hosted to the trusted sites in Group Policy.

For Windows 10 users, in particular, Microsoft no longer recommends blocking fonts, since doing so “can substantially diminish usability” and there are other security features in Windows 10 to protect against font-based exploits.

If learners control their own Internet Explorer settings, ask them to enable font downloads. Here’s how: