Second, when sharing and viewing files with online storage sites like Dropbox, for instance, you have no ability to install fonts and embedded fonts will be substituted. First, many fonts cannot be embedded at all.

Each of these methods has caveats, though. Some fonts can be embedded and the latest versions of PowerPoint for Mac can recognize some fonts that were embedded on a Windows device. You can instruct others to download fonts and install them on their system before opening or editing a file. To be clear, you can choose other fonts for a template or presentation. This is critical information for those who build templates, especially when the templates and presentations created with them will be shared around the world. Safe fonts are those that are common to most users and therefore will not be substituted when your PowerPoint file is opened with an operating system or Microsoft Office version that is different from your own. Specifically, which fonts are considered safe to use when sharing files. There is a lot of confusing, incomplete, and often misleading information out there about choosing fonts in PowerPoint.