Helvetica font doesn't work

when I select the helvetica font from the font list I do not get either a cursor or any display when I type. This font does work with wordpad and my other word processor (a hold over from previous computer so I can print/edit old files Is there a fix for this??

What’s your OS and LO version? What kind of font is your Helvetica? Type 1 font are no longer supported in LO.

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