Troubleshoot missing East Asian characters
The feature or some of the options described in this Help topic are only available if support for Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, or Korean is enabled through Microsoft Office Language Settings.
I see a small box in place of certain characters in my text.
If the font you are using does not contain a particular character and the Automatically substitute font for missing East Asian characters option is turned off, you will see a small box in place of the missing character wherever it occurs in your text. If you turn this option on, Microsoft Publisher will automatically apply a substitute font to the missing character wherever it occurs.
- On the Tools menu, click Options, and then click the Edit tab.
- Select the Automatically substitute font for missing East Asian characters check box.