Can the SIL Unicode Roman fonts be used with Word 2004 on Mac OS X?
Since Word 2004 is Unicode-based, and the SIL Unicode Roman fonts are Unicode fonts, you would expect to be able to use them with Word 2004. And you can — to a point. The SIL Unicode Roman fonts rely on Uniscribe, Graphite and AAT “smart rendering” technologies to position diacritics, contour tone letters, handle ligatures, etc. Microsoft has not implemented “smart rendering” in Word 2004, and therefore our SIL Unicode Roman fonts will not position diacritics properly, contour tone letters, or handle ligatures. So, the combination of Word 2004 and our SIL Unicode Roman fonts is not a complete solution. Whether it’s adequate for you depends on whether you need the capabilities that are missing due to the lack of smart rendering in Word 2004. You may wish to use one of the applications listed here (Applications that provide an adequate level of support for SIL Unicode Roman fonts) instead.
