[stylist] Word Processing question

David Stayer davidandloristayer at verizon.net
Thu Jul 15 16:30:09 UTC 2010 

Try control D to get a listing of fonts and their sizes.
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From: "loristay" <loristay at aol.com>
Sent: Thursday, July 15, 2010 11:00 AM
To: "Writer's Division Mailing List" <stylist at nfbnet.org>
Subject: Re: [stylist] Word Processing question

> You can change the default, you know.  I'm not sure how to do it with 
> keystrokes.  i do know I have been able to switch it to Ariel, 12 point, 
> and my husband, who is totally blind, has made his Ariel 14 point.  So it 
> can be done.  Get into the font menu, change the font and size to the ones 
> you want, and tab till you land on default.  Possibly you can check this 
> with the space bar.  Anyone want to confirm?  Then hit okay, or apply, 
> whatever they offer.
> Lori
> On Jul 15, 2010, at 10:50:46 AM, "Donna Hill" <penatwork at epix.net> wrote:
>
> From:   "Donna Hill" <penatwork at epix.net>
> Subject:    Re: [stylist] Word Processing question
> Date:   July 15, 2010 10:50:46 AM EDT
> To: "Writer's Division Mailing List" <stylist at nfbnet.org>
> Hi Joe,
> That's essentially what I'm doing. The default format for new .docs is
> still 12 pt. Times New Roman, single spaced, aligned left. It's like
> there's a demon in there. I can live with it, but it does take extra
> time. There's a "merge" option in the menus, but I've never been able to
> figure out how to use it or if it really applies to this situation.
> Donna
>
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> Joe Orozco wrote:
>> Select the whole document at the end. Pres Control + Shift + P. Then 
>> Shift
>> Tab twice to the Font feature and select the font you prefer. This will
>> apply the change to the whole document. It sounds like there may be an
>> issue with your Normal template. I don't know why the font would change
>> from one Word document to another, but if so, you can find your Normal
>> template by going to Documents and Settings, User, Application Data,
>> Microsoft, Templates. As you may already know, any changes to this file
>> will apply across the board to all newly created Word files. You may
>> unfortunately have to go through each heading and individually adjust 
>> each
>> font type.
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> Joe
>>
>> "Hard work spotlights the character of people: some turn up their 
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>> some turn up their noses, and some don't turn up at all."--Sam Ewing
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org
>> [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Judith Bron
>> Sent: Wednesday, July 14, 2010 10:33 PM
>> To: Writer's Division Mailing List
>> Subject: Re: [stylist] Word Processing question
>>
>> Donna, I'm also using word 2003 but Jaws 7.1. I don't have
>> those problems.
>> I combine chapters into one document all the time and the font,
>> point size
>> and formatting stay the same. Here's one suggestion. Put all
>> your chapters
>> into one document. When you have the last one in the document
>> select the
>> document, hit control D for font, select the font you want and
>> go through
>> and do to each heading whatever you want. Not an optimum
>> solution, but the
>> only one I can come up with. HTH, Judith
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Donna Hill" <penatwork at epix.net>
>> To: <stylist at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Wednesday, July 14, 2010 9:58 PM
>> Subject: [stylist] Word Processing question
>>
>>
>>
>>> Hi Guys,
>>> Here's the thing. I'm trying to make one document of all of
>>>
>> my chapters.
>>
>>> I've done this many times with the same frustrations. If I start with
>>> Chapter 1, put Chapter 2 on the clipboard and paste it into Chapter 1
>>> after inserting a page break, one of 2 things happens. Either
>>>
>> the font
>>
>>> changes from 12 pt. Times New Roman to 10 pt. TMNS (or something like
>>> those initials anyway), or the font stays Times New Roman,
>>>
>> but the Chapter
>>
>>> title, which I had painstakingly bolded, centered and changed
>>>
>> to 14 pt.,
>>
>>> goes back to 12 pt. regular type and aligned left. It always
>>>
>> involves a
>>
>>> lot of re formatting.
>>>
>>> Is there some easier way to combine documents? I'm using Word
>>>
>> 2003 with
>>
>>> Jaws 11.
>>> Thanks,
>>> Donna
>>>
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>>>
>>>
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