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"tony" <> wrote in message news  VBkm.314184$2...> Thanks for the help, just what I wanted. > I knew there must be a way of doing it but my brain has atrophied! > Thanks once again, > Tony > > > "tony" <> wrote in message > news:MSykm.432885$2... > > Hi, > > > > Anybody know if the default font and size can be altered in wordpad? > > > > Thanks, > > > > Tony > > Not from within Wordpad but it can be tricked into it. > > Open Wordpad and select the typestyle and size desired. Press the space > bar once (if this isn't done the new size doesn't stick.) > Save as some simple filename (I use "default.rtf" without the quotes in a > location that won't require you to use quotes around any of the path. Save > as an .rtf file type. > > Close Wordpad. Right click and drag the Wordpad icon from the Accessories > menu to the desktop and then select Copy when the mouse is released. > Right click on the new icon and left click Properties. Under Target, > press the End key on your keyboard (or get to the end of the line which > should be ...wordpad.exe" and type the full path and filename one space > behind the last quote on the line. > > By double clicking on the new Wordpad icon you will open the file with the > new size. Just remember you will always have to File, SaveAs to create a > new filename, otherwise anything you save to the default file will open > the next time. What you are doing in effect is to create a default > template file like Word's normal.dot but since Wordpad doesn't use > templates you have to fake it. > > Let us know if this helps. Glad to help |
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