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Check here if you are have questions about the Ezra SIL fonts and are using Office 2000 or Office XP. <a href='/cms/scripts/page.php%3Fid%3Dsilap_support%26site_id%3Dnrsi.html'>SIL Apparatus Font Frequently Asked Questions, Known Issues and Support</a> NRSI staff, 1998-03-18 <a href='/cms/scripts/page.php%3Fid%3Dsiltd_support%26site_id%3Dnrsi.html'>SIL Tai Dam Font FAQ, Known Issues and Support</a> NRSI staff, 2004-04-22 <a href='/cms/scripts/page.php%3Fid%3Ddoulossilfontfaq%26site_id%3Dnrsi.html'>SIL Unicode Roman Fonts – FAQ and Known Issues</a> NRSI staff, 2007-01-31 Known Issues in SIL Unicode Roman Fonts and Frequently Asked Questions with regard to SIL Unicode Roman Fonts (such as Doulos SIL and Charis SIL). <a href='/cms/scripts/page.php%3Fid%3Dfontfaqs%26site_id%3Dnrsi.html'>General Font FAQ</a> NRSI staff, 2007-11-14 Questions which are more general and not specifically about individual SIL fonts. <a href='/cms/scripts/page.php%3Fid%3Dsilgrk_support%26site_id%3Dnrsi.html'>SIL Greek Font System Support</a> NRSI staff, 2002-12-09 Frequently Asked Questions and Known Issues relating to the SIL Greek Font System (legacy). <a href='/cms/scripts/page.php%3Fid%3Dsildb_support%26site_id%3Dnrsi.html'>SIL Dai Banna Fonts FAQ, Known Issues and Support</a> NRSI staff, 2004-04-22 <a href='/cms/scripts/page.php%3Fid%3Dezrasil_faq_2003%26site_id%3Dnrsi.html'>Ezra SIL Frequently Asked Questions for Office 2003 — FAQ</a> Christopher Samuel and NRSI staff, 2007-06-15 Frequently Asked Questions about Hebrew and the Ezra SIL fonts. Check here if you are have questions about the Ezra SIL fonts and are using Office 2003. <a href='/cms/scripts/page.php%3Fid%3Dfontfaq_otheros%26site_id%3Dnrsi.html'>Using SIL fonts in other Operating Systems (non-Windows) – FAQ</a> Frequently Asked Questions about using SIL fonts in non-Windows operating systems. <a href='/cms/scripts/page.php%3Fid%3Dfontfaq_registry%26site_id%3Dnrsi.html'>Font linking reg keys – FAQ</a> What are the registry keys for listing specific fonts with Font Linking? <a href='/cms/scripts/page.php%3Fid%3Dnastaliq_support%26site_id%3Dnrsi.html'>Nastaliq Navees Troubleshooting tips</a> Jonathan Kew, 1997-10-30 This section attempts to provide answers to the most common problems encountered with the Nastaliq Navees package. <a href='/cms/scripts/page.php%3Fid%3Dfontfaq_web%26site_id%3Dnrsi.html'>Use of SIL IPA/IPA93/Greek/Hebrew Fonts In Web Browsers – FAQ</a> Frequently Asked Questions about using SIL fonts in web browsers. <a href='/cms/scripts/page.php%3Fid%3Dsilezra_support%26site_id%3Dnrsi.html'>SIL Hebrew Font System (Obsolete) - Known Incompatibilities and Support</a> NRSI staff, 1999-06-30 <a href='/cms/scripts/page.php%3Fid%3Dfontfaq_crossplatform%26site_id%3Dnrsi.html'>Moving Documents Across Platforms – FAQ</a> Frequently Asked Questions about moving documents across platforms. <a href='/cms/scripts/page.php%3Fid%3Dfontfaq_unicodeword%26site_id%3Dnrsi.html'>Unicode Issues in Word 97/2000/2002 – FAQ</a> NRSI staff Frequently Asked Questions about using SIL fonts and Unicode Issues in Word 97/2000/2002. <a href='/cms/scripts/page.php%3Fid%3Dfontfaq_incorrectbehavior%26site_id%3Dnrsi.html'>Incorrect Behavior of SIL legacy fonts in Word 97/2000/2002/2003 – FAQ</a> Frequently Asked Questions about using SIL legacy fonts in Word 97/2000/2002/2003. <a href='/cms/scripts/page.php%3Fid%3Dcatfontfaq%26site_id%3Dnrsi.html'>Font FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions)</a> This document provides answers to frequently asked questions about SIL fonts. 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