[stylist] Word Processing question

Fri Jul 16 09:35:13 UTC 2010

Yes, I've changed my Word document default in the manner that Lori
describes. Just change the font type and size to the one you desire and tab
along to where the field talks about "default," and once you enter it, it
asks if you wish to change your default to the new parameters, and if you do
just press the spacebar and it will do it for you. 
But, even later, when creating a document, and if you are pasting in stuff
from other documents, you can still end up with a mixed bag of fonts!
(Changing the default means that the doc you create within that default
setup will be the default, but if you paste in text from a different default
document, that new text that is dropped in will not automatically be changed
to the settings of the doc you just dropped it into. No, you will then have
to select all and manually change the font type to make it all the same.)
That is the way it is.

Robert Leslie Newman
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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
>
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> [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Judith Bron
> Sent: Wednesday, July 14, 2010 10:33 PM
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> 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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>> 
> Media Relations
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> Federation of
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>> the Blind:
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>>
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