Carniv4
Wed Dec 08 17:22:03 CST 2004
THANK YOU!!!!!! That does it! I looked everywhere, but somehow overlooked
"zoom". Thanks again!
"Jean-Guy Marcil" wrote:
> Carniv4 was telling us:
> Carniv4 nous racontait que :
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> > Is there anywhere to permanently set the 'font' and the 'size of
> > font' for all word documents on my system? It seems there is already
> > a default of 'Courier - 10' that every new document opens in that
> > format and is saved that way. I would like to adjust the font and
> > size to be larger across the board. Or at least to be larger when
> > viewing them.
> >
> > You can adjust the size of fonts for all other programs using Control
> > Panel - including for Internet Explorer and the general look of the
> > computer. However, Word remains in smaller text no matter what I do.
> >
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> If all you want is bigger font size on the screen (but not when printing)
> then the easiest is to increase the Zoom setting (View menu).
>
> If you want to change the actual font name and size, and if all your
> documents are based on Normal.dot (the default template), try this:
>
> Format menu > Font
> Adjust the font name and size as you wish, then, before leaving that dialog
> box, click on the Set as default button. Word will warn you that the default
> will be changed for all documents based on Normal.dot. Accept and leave.
>
> For documents based on other templates, you have to change the font in the
> templates and then update the documents based on the template (Tools >
> Templates and Add-ins... > check the Update styles from template box, leave
> the dialog, then return to uncheck it, unless you want it on all the time).
> This might reset some manual formatting.
>
> --
> Salut!
> _______________________________________
> Jean-Guy Marcil - Word MVP
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