Changing Default Font

[Mahendra raj, Coimbatore]

When Word is opened it shows the default font as Times New Roman.
Like Excel >General tab there is an option for changing default font.
But in Word I couldn't find such an option ?

Can you please tell me the option ?

Mahendra Raj, Coimbatore

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Format | Font: select the font you want and click Default... For more, see
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customization/CustomizeNormalTemplate.htm



<Mahendra raj>; "Coimbatore"

 

[Mahendra raj, Coimbatore]

thanks Suzanne S. Barnhill
my long time doubt is cleared.

Mahendra Raj, Coimbatore
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[freded]

I have tried all the suggestions in your
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customization/CustomizeNormalTemplate.htm, but
still cannot stop MS Word 2003 from immediately reverting to Times New Roman
as soon as I start typing. Even if I select the typed text and try to reset
the font/size/bold/colour that I want, it immediately reverts as soon as I
type.

This behaviour seems to have started only since I had to completely
reinstall Office 2003.

I hope you have an answer for this as it's driving me crazy!

 

[Terry Farrell]

Did you use Format, Font and click on the DEFAULT button at the bottom of
the dialog? When you then closed Word, did it not prompt you to save changes
to the global template?

 

[freded]

Hi Terry,

Yes, I did that: Format, Font, Default.

Word then asked if I wanted to "...change the default font to "XXXX"? This
change will affect all new documents based on the NORMAL template."

But it doesn't! In any new document, as soon as I start typing, it reverts
to Times New Roman, in spite of initially showing my desired font in the
Styles and Formatting toolbar.

 

[Stefan Blom]

Open the Normal template (normal.dot) as a document. Select the blank
paragraph and press Ctrl+Q (to reset paragraph formatting) and Ctrl+SpaceBar
(to reset font formatting). If you see the correct formatting at this time,
save and close the template.

To open normal.dot as a document, you can search for it in Windows (be sure
to search hidden files and folders). Right-click the file that you found,
and then choose Open from the context menu. See also the "To make other
changes" section in the article at
http://word.mvps.org/faqs/customization/CustomizeNormalTemplate.htm.

 

[freded]

Hi Stefan,

I have opened NORMAL.DOT as you described (it opened as a completely blank
page in Word 2003), pressed Ctrl+Q and then Ctrl+SpaceBar and the correct
formatting appeared in the toolbar. I then saved NORMAL.DOT, closed the
template and closed Word 2003.

On re-opening Word and selecting New Document, the correct formatting was
still shown but, as soon as I start typing, the font reverts again to Times
New Roman...

What does X do next?

 

[Terry Farrell]

What font are you trying to use as the new default? It sounds as though you
are trying to use a font which you don't have the correct permissions to use
or is corrupt.

Terry

 

[freded]

Hi Terry,

I am trying to use a font called 'Architect', which always worked before and
was accepted by Word as a default font. At present, if I select the text that
Word has insisted should be in Times New Roman, and choose Architect as the
font, Word allows this - until I start typing again, when it immediately
reverts to TNR. Even adding a space to the end of the Architect text converts
it to TNR.

I should add that if I select text in a different program, save it to
Clipboard and then paste it to a New Blank Document in Word, it appears as
Architect – again, until I try to add to it.

So it seems to me (in my ignorance!) that Architect is a) permissible and b)
not corrupt.

Mark

 

[Terry Farrell]

I've seen this before with a special font and it has definitely been due to
font license permissions. If it definitely worked correctly before, it may
be because the font license has expired. Are you able to change to other
(Windows) fonts as the default (say Arial)? I am certain this is a problem
with the font.

Terry

 

[freded]

Hi Terry,

You're perfectly correct!

I've tried several other fonts and Word doesn't revert them to TNR.

Question: How do I reinstate Architect? I've had it for so long I don't
remember where I got it from, so why would it suddenly become expired?

The font file is ARCHITIC.TTF; Size:31,160 bytes; Date/Time: 06 Feb 1992
01:38:34.

Ah! Google has found an example of Architect at:-

http://www.filecart.com/fonts/font-4931-Architect.html

- so I'm going to try installing that.

I'll let you know if it is acceptable to Word.

Mark

 

[Terry Farrell]

Mark

Microsoft have a free Typography Tool that you can download from
http://microsoft-typography.10001downloads.com/

The tool does the following...

<<<Microsoft Typography is a free tool from Microsoft that lets you access
new advanced options in fonts (the type of letter you use when writing).
Microsoft Typography adds new properties to the TrueType and OpenType fonts
to get more out of them.

The font properties that show extra information like the name of the
programmer, the version of the font, licence, description, etc. What use is
this information? Well, it helps programmers create their own fonts from the
already known ones.

After installing Microsoft Typography you just have to open the Control
Panel and click on Fonts, and once there click in the right button in
Properties.>>>

Terry

 

[freded]

Hi Terry,

I downloaded Architect from:-

http://www.filecart.com/fonts/font-4931-Architect.html

- but found that it is a quite different font!

I searched for other fonts that resembled my original Architect and the
closest I could find was TEKTONPRO-OBL.OTF. But when I installed this,
although it shows up in the Control Panel - Fonts list, MS Word doesn't seem
to acknowledge its existence.

Is there some reason why Word cannot use a .otf font?

I just found your reply of 3 August about the Typography Tool, thank you.
I'll get it and see what it can do for me.

Mark

 

[Terry Farrell]

My guess is that the printer doesn't support OpenType fonts. It is the
printer driver that determines which fonts are seen in the font list in
Office. If the printer doesn't support a font, you won't see it listed. But
try the following to see if it helps
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/313487/en-us

Terry