Microsoft KB Archive/26410

Plain Text Command Removes Font and Font Size

PSS ID Number: Q26410 Article last modified on 03-07-1997

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The Plain Text command functions differently in Microsoft Word versions 3.x and Word version 1.05. The command is really misnamed; it should perhaps be called Plain For Style as it is called in Word 4.0, Revert To Style as it is called in Word 5.0 and 5.1, or Reset Para as it is called in Word 6.0.

In Word 3.x and 1.05, the Plain Text command strips off any additional character formatting attributes (for example, font type and size, bold, italics, shadow, etc.) and leaves the text formatted with only the character format defined for the current style.

If you want to remove a specific formatting characteristic, for example, bold, apply the Bold command an additional time instead of using Plain Text. This command toggles, as do most formatting commands. Toggling a command in this manner will override the defined style, preventing the loss of special fonts and font sizes that may have been applied to the text.

In Word versions 5.0 and 5.1, the command that has this same effect is called Revert To Style. The Plain Text command in Word 5.0 strips off all character formatting (bold, italics, etc.) regardless of the current style.

In Word version 4.0, the command that has this same effect is called Plain For Style. The Plain Text command in Word 4.0 strips off all character formatting (bold, italics, etc.) regardless of the current style.

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