Hi Graham-

Thanks for the follow-up to my post. I didn't mention that only because in
XP and '03 that is no longer the case. Even without the check in place these
versions update normal.dot when you click OK in the confirmation box that
appears after clicking the Default button. (I'm not sure, but I thought 2000
did the same.)

It also does not matter whether you save the currently open file. The
default font change goes into effect either way.

Best Regards :)

"Graham Mayor" wrote:

You will of course have to ensure that the changes are written to
normal.dot. Ensure tools options save prompt to save normal.dot is
checked and agree to save it when prompted on exit from Word (or SHIFT+File
Save All to force a save)

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Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org




CyberTaz wrote:
If you are simply changing the font formatting in a document, that is
the only one that will be affected. In order to change the default
font go to FormatFont & make the settings you wish. Then click the
Default button (lower left corner of the dialog box) and confirm Yes
to the prompt. Any new docs you create will have those specs, but any
previously created docs will not be changed.

HTH |:)

"Geoff Barrett" wrote:

I am trying to permanently change the size and color of the font. I
can do it for one time choice but doesn't seem to want to stay as a
permanent change. What am I doing wrong ?