stewartwalker
Tue Aug 28 09:16:04 CDT 2007
Thanks, very much. can you describe the connection between Word 2007 and
Outlook 2007 email styles and signatures? I trying to get that consistent and
can't yet.
"Beth Melton" wrote:
> First, here's a little background on how the (Body) and (Headings) fonts
> function. Unlike past versions, in which you could specify a single default
> font, you can now specify two default fonts, one for (Headings) and one for
> (Body). If you use the (Body) and (Headings) fonts in your document then
> modify the Theme, specifically the Theme Font set, the (Body) and (Headings)
> fonts will automatically update to those defined in the Theme Font set.
> While you can set a default font, other than (Body) for your document or
> template by modifying the Document Defaults, this will only apply to the
> (Body) font and not the (Headings) font. If you want to create documents
> that can quickly swap fonts to adhere to another specified formatting then
> it's best to modify the Theme Fonts instead. This also allows you to use the
> same font for both (Body) and (Headings) if you'd like. (Also note you can
> disable the ability to swap fonts in a document if that is a concern.)
>
> You'll find Theme elements on the Page Layout tab, in the Themes group.
> Alternatively, on the Home tab, in the Styles group, click Change Styles.
> For either method, click Fonts and either select another set of Theme Fonts
> or create a new Font Set using the link at the bottom. Doing so will modify
> both (Headings) and (Body) used by styles that utilize the (Headings) and
> (Body) fonts in your document. If you want your selected Theme Font set to
> be the default for new documents based on the document template, then from
> Change Styles, click Set As Default. (If your document is based on a
> template other than the Normal template then this command will read, Set As
> Default for <Template Name>.)
>
> If you want to see if modifying the Document Defaults is what you are
> looking for then display the Styles task pane, click Manage Styles at the
> bottom, click Set Defaults, and modify the Font. Again, note if you set your
> default font to something other than (Body) then your new default font will
> not swap if the Theme Fonts are changed but those styles that use (Headings)
> for the font will swap if the Theme Fonts are changed. If you want to
> prevent your Headings from changing then you need to modify the styles that
> use the (Headings) font and define another font. However, I've found it's
> far easier and faster to modify the Theme Fonts for a document/template and
> disable font switching if necessary.
>
> As for documentation, so far I don't know of any detailed resources
> available online. There might be in a few books that are available that
> contain the details that you are looking for - I'm certain one does, anyway.
> ;-)
>
> Please post all follow-up questions to the newsgroup. Requests for
> assistance by email cannot be acknowledged.
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> Beth Melton
> Microsoft Office MVP
>
> Coauthor of Word 2007 Inside Out:
>
http://www.microsoft.com/MSPress/books/9801.aspx#AboutTheBook
>
> Word FAQ:
http://mvps.org/word
> TechTrax eZine:
http://mousetrax.com/techtrax/
> MVP FAQ site:
http://mvps.org/
>
> "stewart walker" <stewartwalker@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:B5E9B730-7188-4647-98B3-D351DC910285@microsoft.com...
> > Graham:
> >
> > i want to change the default font. the normal font in the normal template
> > in
> > word 2007 is determined by the body font in the theme. i can't change that
> > directly, using the styles within the document, as far as i can tell.
> >
> > looking at the fonts within themes in various places it shows up, i can't
> > find a place to change the default body font.
> >
> > please advise. in particular, if there is any useful documentation on the
> > hierarchy of themes, templates, styles, etc., let me know. the things i
> > have
> > found so far online are not clear and detailed enough for me to
> > understand.
> >
>
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