[Stefan Blom[_3_]]

Word is a style-based application, so you really cannot get around modifying
the styles to get the settings that you want.

If you are using Word 2007, an alternative is to change the document
defaults: In the Styles pane (Ctrl+Alt+Shift+S), click Manage Styles. Click
the Set Defaults tab, and specify the desired settings. Before clicking OK,
select "New documents based on this template."

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Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP



"Andy Smith" wrote in message
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I suspected that is the case (in both 'problems').

Is there no way to stop Word/Outlook etc from doing this, without
modifying
the styles? What happens if we receive a doc from a client and they
haven't
changed the styles in it - the same problem exists.

Thanks

"Stefan Blom" wrote:

For existing documents, you can modify the Normal style, as Suzanne
suggested.

To change the default font for new documents, you can use the Font
dialog;
choose the desired settings and click the Default button.

For Outlook, use Tools | Options to set the desired font options.

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Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP



"Andy Smith" wrote in message
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Hiya,

Is there any way to stop Word (and Outlook for that matter) from
jumping
between fonts automatically.

I've set a couple of documents to Arial size 10, but sometimes when I
hit
return it reverts to Times New Roman size 12. The same happens in
Outlook.

Also, when copy from a to b where the font is different, can I force
Office
apps to preserve destination formatting all the time?

Thanks





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