A: This is due to a broken font table. Uninstall the patched version. Install the trial of Inpage 4.0 (supports OpenType). It is vastly superior.
A: Serial keys for 3.11 are no longer issued. The servers that verify those keys are offline. A patcher bypasses the key check, but again, this is risky.
While the software has evolved through versions (from 1.0 to the recent 3.x series), many users find themselves stuck on a specific version: . Why? Because it represents the last "classic" build before licensing servers went offline and before the software shifted to a subscription model.