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Problem with Default Font While Printing Envelopes
When attempting to print envelopes from within Microsoft Word, the default
font settings used for the delivery address and the return address are NEVER retained. In other words, when you choose the font styles that you want within each of these options, and then choose to use these fonts/styles as the Default, Microsoft Word NEVER remembers. Deleting the Normal.dot document and starting from scratch with a new Normal document doesn't solve the problem either. It seems that nothing that I have ever tried has worked. Actually, this problem has been in place for many years. During that time I have gone from one computer to the next while still using the same copy of Microsoft Office XP, i.e. selling old computers on eBay and purchasing new ones. But the same problem with attempting to print envelopes from within Microsoft Word persists. So I know it's not just a situation involving a corrupted Normal.dot file. Any ideas? |
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If you update the appropriate styles (Envelope Address and Envelope Return)
and check the Add to Template box on the Modify Style Dialog the settings should be retained in the template. -- Enjoy, Tony "husky86" wrote in message ... When attempting to print envelopes from within Microsoft Word, the default font settings used for the delivery address and the return address are NEVER retained. In other words, when you choose the font styles that you want within each of these options, and then choose to use these fonts/styles as the Default, Microsoft Word NEVER remembers. Deleting the Normal.dot document and starting from scratch with a new Normal document doesn't solve the problem either. It seems that nothing that I have ever tried has worked. Actually, this problem has been in place for many years. During that time I have gone from one computer to the next while still using the same copy of Microsoft Office XP, i.e. selling old computers on eBay and purchasing new ones. But the same problem with attempting to print envelopes from within Microsoft Word persists. So I know it's not just a situation involving a corrupted Normal.dot file. Any ideas? |
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Thanks for your reply.
Unfortunately, I cannot find any of the settings that you are speaking about. I'm currently using Word 2002 (Office XP suite). Perhaps these options are not found in this particular version? I'm a longtime computer user -- nearly 20 years -- so I'm not a novice. (I even programmed in college.) I guess what I'm saying is that I've searched everywhere in association with the settings that you are referring to and I cannot find them anywhere. Any additional help you might be able to provide would be most appreciated! Thanks, Kevin "Tony Jollans" wrote: If you update the appropriate styles (Envelope Address and Envelope Return) and check the Add to Template box on the Modify Style Dialog the settings should be retained in the template. -- Enjoy, Tony "husky86" wrote in message ... When attempting to print envelopes from within Microsoft Word, the default font settings used for the delivery address and the return address are NEVER retained. In other words, when you choose the font styles that you want within each of these options, and then choose to use these fonts/styles as the Default, Microsoft Word NEVER remembers. Deleting the Normal.dot document and starting from scratch with a new Normal document doesn't solve the problem either. It seems that nothing that I have ever tried has worked. Actually, this problem has been in place for many years. During that time I have gone from one computer to the next while still using the same copy of Microsoft Office XP, i.e. selling old computers on eBay and purchasing new ones. But the same problem with attempting to print envelopes from within Microsoft Word persists. So I know it's not just a situation involving a corrupted Normal.dot file. Any ideas? |
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Hi Kevin,
Apologies. What I said is correct but not exactly what you asked - you only get the option to update the styles when you add the envelope to the document, not when you just print it. I don't have 2002 to hand at the moment but in both my 2003 and 2000 versions, pressing the Default button after changing the Font behind the Options button gives me a prompt to confirm I want to change the defaults and makes a permanent change. If it doesn't work for you it might be worth trying adding an envelope to a document, from where you will be able to change thestyles. -- Enjoy, Tony "husky86" wrote in message ... Thanks for your reply. Unfortunately, I cannot find any of the settings that you are speaking about. I'm currently using Word 2002 (Office XP suite). Perhaps these options are not found in this particular version? I'm a longtime computer user -- nearly 20 years -- so I'm not a novice. (I even programmed in college.) I guess what I'm saying is that I've searched everywhere in association with the settings that you are referring to and I cannot find them anywhere. Any additional help you might be able to provide would be most appreciated! Thanks, Kevin "Tony Jollans" wrote: If you update the appropriate styles (Envelope Address and Envelope Return) and check the Add to Template box on the Modify Style Dialog the settings should be retained in the template. -- Enjoy, Tony "husky86" wrote in message ... When attempting to print envelopes from within Microsoft Word, the default font settings used for the delivery address and the return address are NEVER retained. In other words, when you choose the font styles that you want within each of these options, and then choose to use these fonts/styles as the Default, Microsoft Word NEVER remembers. Deleting the Normal.dot document and starting from scratch with a new Normal document doesn't solve the problem either. It seems that nothing that I have ever tried has worked. Actually, this problem has been in place for many years. During that time I have gone from one computer to the next while still using the same copy of Microsoft Office XP, i.e. selling old computers on eBay and purchasing new ones. But the same problem with attempting to print envelopes from within Microsoft Word persists. So I know it's not just a situation involving a corrupted Normal.dot file. Any ideas? |
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Hello Tony,
Thanks again for taking the time to contemplate my issue. :-) The interesting thing about your latest suggestion is that I have already tried this route. The fascinating thing about the problem that Im encountering is that even when the address comes from a Word document, and even when the text is already preformatted in the document itself (exactly like I would like it to appear on the envelope), when I attempt to print the envelope Word changes the text to its initial default settings (Arial). If you have any other suggestions €” or anyone else has any other suggestions €” I would be most happy to entertain them. Im really getting desperate at this point. :-) Thanks again, Kevin "Tony Jollans" wrote: Hi Kevin, Apologies. What I said is correct but not exactly what you asked - you only get the option to update the styles when you add the envelope to the document, not when you just print it. I don't have 2002 to hand at the moment but in both my 2003 and 2000 versions, pressing the Default button after changing the Font behind the Options button gives me a prompt to confirm I want to change the defaults and makes a permanent change. If it doesn't work for you it might be worth trying adding an envelope to a document, from where you will be able to change thestyles. -- Enjoy, Tony "husky86" wrote in message ... Thanks for your reply. Unfortunately, I cannot find any of the settings that you are speaking about. I'm currently using Word 2002 (Office XP suite). Perhaps these options are not found in this particular version? I'm a longtime computer user -- nearly 20 years -- so I'm not a novice. (I even programmed in college.) I guess what I'm saying is that I've searched everywhere in association with the settings that you are referring to and I cannot find them anywhere. Any additional help you might be able to provide would be most appreciated! Thanks, Kevin "Tony Jollans" wrote: If you update the appropriate styles (Envelope Address and Envelope Return) and check the Add to Template box on the Modify Style Dialog the settings should be retained in the template. -- Enjoy, Tony "husky86" wrote in message ... When attempting to print envelopes from within Microsoft Word, the default font settings used for the delivery address and the return address are NEVER retained. In other words, when you choose the font styles that you want within each of these options, and then choose to use these fonts/styles as the Default, Microsoft Word NEVER remembers. Deleting the Normal.dot document and starting from scratch with a new Normal document doesn't solve the problem either. It seems that nothing that I have ever tried has worked. Actually, this problem has been in place for many years. During that time I have gone from one computer to the next while still using the same copy of Microsoft Office XP, i.e. selling old computers on eBay and purchasing new ones. But the same problem with attempting to print envelopes from within Microsoft Word persists. So I know it's not just a situation involving a corrupted Normal.dot file. Any ideas? |
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Hi Kevin,
I'm not quite sure where you're at with what you've done. As I said, all my styles stick and everything appears to work as I expect. Word uses it's own paragraph styles (as already said and which you can change) for addresses in envelopes but copied addresses maintain any *character* styling you have applied. If you have changed the paragraph styles for the envelope addresses (or even if you still have the Word defaults) they will be applied to the envelope regardless of the paragraph styles in the letter. But if you select part of the address in the letter and apply formatting to it (as opposed to applying a style) it should carry through and override the envelope styles. I'm not sure what else I can say. Perhaps someone else has experienced your problems and will come forward with something. -- Enjoy, Tony "husky86" wrote in message ... Hello Tony, Thanks again for taking the time to contemplate my issue. :-) The interesting thing about your latest suggestion is that I have already tried this route. The fascinating thing about the problem that I'm encountering is that even when the address comes from a Word document, and even when the text is already preformatted in the document itself (exactly like I would like it to appear on the envelope), when I attempt to print the envelope Word changes the text to its initial default settings (Arial). If you have any other suggestions - or anyone else has any other suggestions - I would be most happy to entertain them. I'm really getting desperate at this point. :-) Thanks again, Kevin "Tony Jollans" wrote: Hi Kevin, Apologies. What I said is correct but not exactly what you asked - you only get the option to update the styles when you add the envelope to the document, not when you just print it. I don't have 2002 to hand at the moment but in both my 2003 and 2000 versions, pressing the Default button after changing the Font behind the Options button gives me a prompt to confirm I want to change the defaults and makes a permanent change. If it doesn't work for you it might be worth trying adding an envelope to a document, from where you will be able to change thestyles. -- Enjoy, Tony "husky86" wrote in message ... Thanks for your reply. Unfortunately, I cannot find any of the settings that you are speaking about. I'm currently using Word 2002 (Office XP suite). Perhaps these options are not found in this particular version? I'm a longtime computer user -- nearly 20 years -- so I'm not a novice. (I even programmed in college.) I guess what I'm saying is that I've searched everywhere in association with the settings that you are referring to and I cannot find them anywhere. Any additional help you might be able to provide would be most appreciated! Thanks, Kevin "Tony Jollans" wrote: If you update the appropriate styles (Envelope Address and Envelope Return) and check the Add to Template box on the Modify Style Dialog the settings should be retained in the template. -- Enjoy, Tony "husky86" wrote in message ... When attempting to print envelopes from within Microsoft Word, the default font settings used for the delivery address and the return address are NEVER retained. In other words, when you choose the font styles that you want within each of these options, and then choose to use these fonts/styles as the Default, Microsoft Word NEVER remembers. Deleting the Normal.dot document and starting from scratch with a new Normal document doesn't solve the problem either. It seems that nothing that I have ever tried has worked. Actually, this problem has been in place for many years. During that time I have gone from one computer to the next while still using the same copy of Microsoft Office XP, i.e. selling old computers on eBay and purchasing new ones. But the same problem with attempting to print envelopes from within Microsoft Word persists. So I know it's not just a situation involving a corrupted Normal.dot file. Any ideas? |
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