Microsoft KB Archive/179399

= PUB98: How to Set Default Text Style =

Article ID: 179399

Article Last Modified on 8/6/1999

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Publisher 98 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q179399



SUMMARY
To set the default text style in Publisher you need to create a template with the text set to the desired formatting and then select that template when you create a new document.



MORE INFORMATION
To set the default text style for the template, follow these steps:
 * 1) On the File menu, click New Publication.
 * 2) Select the Text tool, and draw a text frame on the page.
 * 3) On the Format menu, click Text Style.
 * 4) In the Styles list, click Normal. Click Change This Style.
 * 5) In the Change Style dialog box, click Character Type And Size.
 * 6) In the Font dialog box, select the font and size you want to use. For example, from the Font list, select Arial, and from the Size box, select 20. Click OK.
 * 7) Click OK.
 * 8) Click Close.
 * 9) On the File menu, click Save As. In the Save As dialog box, click to select the Template check box, enter a name for your template, and then click Save.

To use the template when you create a new publication, follow these steps:
 * 1) On the File menu, click New.
 * 2) Click the Existing Publications tab.
 * 3) Click Templates.
 * 4) Select the template you want and then click Open.

Now, the new blank page will be set to the new text format.

Additional query words: default text style mspub mspub50 5.0 98 mspub98 format

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