Microsoft KB Archive/86641

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Text Imported to WinWord Doesn't Acquire Default Font Typeface

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Q86641

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 1.0, 1.1, 1.1a, 2.0, 2.0a
 * Microsoft Windows versions 3.0, 3.1

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SUMMARY
In Microsoft Word for Windows, if you open a text file and convert it from Text Only format, the character formatting of the text file is not the same as the default font. In addition, the font name is not the same as the screen font used to display the text.

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in versions 1.0, 1.1, 1.1a, 2.0, and 2.0a of Word for Windows. This problem was corrected in version 2.0b of Microsoft Word for windows.

WORKAROUND
To change the imported text to the default font, select the text and press CTRL+SPACEBAR.

Imported text retains five characteristics from the Normal style: size, italic, color, underlining, and small caps.

For example, if your default font attributes are

  Font:     Courier Points:  12 Color:   Green and you open a file as Text Only, it should be formatted for the default font, size, and color. Instead, the file is formatted for the active printer's default Roman font (for example, Times New Roman), and the screen font is the active printer's default Swiss font (for example, Arial). The size and color attributes remain correct.

Steps to Reproduce Problem

 * 1) From the Format menu, choose Character.
 * 2) In the Font box, select Courier. Choose the Use As Default button.
 * 3) When prompted to make the changes to the Normal style, choose the Yes button.
 * 4) From the File menu, choose Open. Select a text file, and choose the OK button.

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