[DLP]

I know how to change the font style for my envelope address and return, but
when I change it on the Label tab, it doesn't seem to work. It seems stuck
on the Normal font. I am using Word 2003, but this was also a problem on
previous versions.

[Jay Freedman]

Your observation is correct. The Envelopes feature uses specific
styles for the delivery address and return address, but the Labels
feature uses the Normal style. It's as if the two features were
written by different programmers who never talked to each other.

You're stuck with selecting the label text in the address box,
right-clicking, and choosing Font or Paragraph. Alternatively, you can
click the New Document button and then apply any style to the contents
of the document.

This behavior hasn't changed in Word 2007.

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Jay Freedman
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On Tue, 29 Aug 2006 11:20:01 -0700, DLP
wrote:

I know how to change the font style for my envelope address and return, but
when I change it on the Label tab, it doesn't seem to work. It seems stuck
on the Normal font. I am using Word 2003, but this was also a problem on
previous versions.

[DLP]

Thanks for your response. Your suggestion is what I have been doing. It's
frustrating to do all the repetitive action. I tried creating a macro, but
it doesn't seem to work, either.

"Jay Freedman" wrote:

Your observation is correct. The Envelopes feature uses specific
styles for the delivery address and return address, but the Labels
feature uses the Normal style. It's as if the two features were
written by different programmers who never talked to each other.

You're stuck with selecting the label text in the address box,
right-clicking, and choosing Font or Paragraph. Alternatively, you can
click the New Document button and then apply any style to the contents
of the document.

This behavior hasn't changed in Word 2007.

--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
newsgroup so all may benefit.

On Tue, 29 Aug 2006 11:20:01 -0700, DLP
wrote:

I know how to change the font style for my envelope address and return, but
when I change it on the Label tab, it doesn't seem to work. It seems stuck
on the Normal font. I am using Word 2003, but this was also a problem on
previous versions.

[Graham Mayor]

Create a new document from the wizard, change the normal.style in that
document to what you want then save it as a template. Create new label
documents from the template.

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Graham Mayor - Word MVP

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



DLP wrote:
Thanks for your response. Your suggestion is what I have been doing.
It's frustrating to do all the repetitive action. I tried creating a
macro, but it doesn't seem to work, either.

"Jay Freedman" wrote:

Your observation is correct. The Envelopes feature uses specific
styles for the delivery address and return address, but the Labels
feature uses the Normal style. It's as if the two features were
written by different programmers who never talked to each other.

You're stuck with selecting the label text in the address box,
right-clicking, and choosing Font or Paragraph. Alternatively, you
can click the New Document button and then apply any style to the
contents of the document.

This behavior hasn't changed in Word 2007.

--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
newsgroup so all may benefit.

On Tue, 29 Aug 2006 11:20:01 -0700, DLP
wrote:

I know how to change the font style for my envelope address and
return, but when I change it on the Label tab, it doesn't seem to
work. It seems stuck on the Normal font. I am using Word 2003,
but this was also a problem on previous versions.