How to change to default font from Asian input to Latin input?

[oxmon]

I'm using MS Word 2003 SP2. I installed Asian language package because
sometimes I need to open or write documents in Asian fonts. But mostly I
still write in English and I prefer the standard Times New Romans for Normal
template. However everytime I open a new document the font is always set to a
Chinese font (SumSun) and the input language as Chinese.

I tried to set the default font from the Tools menu, but there I have to
select both Asian and Latin default text font , and I can't specify Latin
over Asian font.

I have done all that I could: I set the default language to English (U.S.)
using Tools menu in MS Word, and set English as the default input language in
Control panel>Reginal and Language Options>Language>Details>default input
language.

There's no such problem with MS Excel or PowerPoint, which I can easily
change the default font.

Any advice? Thanks in advance.

Oxmon

 

[Rae Drysdale]

Format | Font. Select Times New Roman and click Default.

 

[oxmon]

Thanks for your reply. As I mentioned before, this didn't work. Because since
I installed the Asian language package,in the Format | Font tab, there are 2
default language setting concurrently, one for Asian input and one for Latin
input. So when I clicm Default, it sets both default inputs. I can't specify
Latin one over the Asian one...
OxMon

 

[Tony Jollans]

All your defaults are as set in the template. If you change that it should
help. See: http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/AppErrors/BlankDocNotBlank.htm for
details.

 

[oxmon]

Thanks for the reply too. I looked at the web page at mvps.org, but my
problem is not solved yet. I did try to change the template file "normal.dot"
and I could change the font and format etc.. But one thing the template does
NOT save is the Language, which is always reset back to "Chinese (PRC)". I
don't know why this happens, because I have already set the Language to
"English (U.S.)" at the Tool | Language | Set language...
Any more suggestion?

 

[oxmon]

Answer found!

I just realized that there's one more place to select the language: besides
the Control Panel's "Regional and Language Options", and besides the "Set
Language" in the MS Word's "Tools" menu, there's one more place: it's the
"Start | Programs | Microsoft Office | Microsoft Office Tools | Microsoft
Office 2003 Language Settings". There I changed the lauguate that "defines
default behavior in Microsoft Office applications" to English, and now the MS
Word "behaves" normally!

 

[Tony Jollans]

Glad you're sorted. Getting the language settings right can be a real pain
sometimes.