-=PCTechTalk=- Re: microsoft office 2007
- From: "cristy" <poppy0206@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2009 23:06:35 -0500
It might be the displayed size. When I open an old doc with the new 2007
thought the size displays fine, not large like that. My default is the same
as yours, Calibri font, 11.
christy
----- Original Message -----
From: "Disastar" <disastar@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2009 10:41 PM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: microsoft office 2007
> What font name and size does it default to? Mine starts up using 11 pt
> Calibri font. It doesn't look big at all, but I don't remember if the
> older
> versions used 10 or 12 pt font as default. Oh wait, are you talking about
> the displayed size or the actual font size in pt (point)? Ok, I'm really
> confused now... I just opened some old docs and they don't look any
> different than the newer 2007 docs. If Word 2007 is defaulting to a font
> that is too large for your liking then change it in the default template
> (normal.dotx). Oh, actually the following site has a better way for Word
> 2007. http://kb.iu.edu/data/ahtk.html And at the beginning it states
> that
> the default font in Word 2000 to 2003 is 12 point Times New Roman and the
> default font in Word 2007 is 11 point Calibri. This means that the font
> in
> the 2007 version is actually smaller than the older default.
>
> BTW, if you are interested in having Word 2007 default to saving new docs
> as
> .doc instead of the new .docx, then follow directions at the following
> site.
> Since this fix is a registry change, as usual be VERY careful and backup
> the
> registry before making changes.
> http://labnol.blogspot.com/2007/07/word-2007-how-to-turn-compatibility.html
> or
> http://tinyurl.com/apfrbk
>
> Ed
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of cristy
> Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2009 8:01 PM
> To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: microsoft office 2007
>
> Does anyone know why the microsoft office 2007 (Word) program shows such a
> large font when creating a new document? When I open an old Word 2000 or
> 2003 document the font is much smaller (more like what is normal to me)
> and
> it says it is in the (Compatibility mode).
>
> Christy
>
>
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