>>As Bruce & Dave have stated, it has to do with fonts. Stick with the fonts that ship with Windows and you should be OK. Also, Truw Type fonts seem to work better.
>GOOD IDEA- Which font can I count on being on all machines and
>how do I actually make ~IT~ the default font?

Arial, MS Sans Serif (although this is probably the absolute WORST font to use), Courier New. Even then, you can't be sure that someone removed the font, but if they did, it is an easy matter to get it back.

Craig