Microsoft KB Archive/139853

= Cannot Change Typeface of Inserted Symbols =

Article ID: 139853

Article Last Modified on 11/24/2003

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Word 6.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Word 6.0a
 * Microsoft Word 6.0c
 * Microsoft Word 6.0 for Macintosh
 * Microsoft Word 6.01 for Macintosh
 * Microsoft Word 6.01 for Macintosh
 * Microsoft Word 6.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Word 98 for Macintosh

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This article was previously published under Q139853



SYMPTOMS
You cannot change the typeface of the symbol you inserted using the Symbol command (Insert menu).



CAUSE
You selected a font other than Normal Text. When you insert a symbol in a font other than Normal Text, Word inserts a character reference to both the character numeric code and the font. As a result, you cannot change the typeface for the symbol character. By contrast, when you use Normal Text, Word references only the character numeric code. Hence, you can apply a font change to the inserted symbol character.

This behavior is by design.



RESOLUTION
To change the typeface of a symbol or special character, replace the character with a character based on the Normal Text font.

