Can we customize font size so at Doc. open its a different size?

Changing the zoom setting changes the apparent font size. We know from
reading posts here that users often think the font has become larger because
they have inadvertently zoomed in. I agree that Peter's interpretation of
the request was farfetched, but I think it was a valid comment in any case.
If you want to print something out in a larger font size to be more
readable, that's one thing, but often people do just want it to be more
readable onscreen, and many users are unaware of the Zoom control.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

"Gordon Bentley-Mix on news.microsoft.com"
gordon(dot)bentleymix(at)gmail(dot)com wrote in message
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Oh pul-eeze! That's gumby reasoning if ever I heard it! Stretch anymore
and
the wires will start poking out.

The OP makes very clear reference to changing the font size from one
specific value (11) to another (16). No where does the OP say anything
about
making the font more readable on the screen. And while many tasks in Word
can
be accomplished in a multitude of ways, changing the zoom setting
absolutely
does *NOT* change the font size. Peter has once again ventured outside his
very limited area of expertise and is talking through a hole in his hat;
stop
defending him.
--
Cheers!

Gordon Bentley-Mix
Word MVP

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"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

Well, in fairness, the OP didn't actually say he wanted the font to be
larger on printout, and it could very well be that he does just want them
to
be more readable onscreen. I don't think this is particularly likely, but
it's not impossible, and in Word there is always more than one way to
skin a
cat.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

"Gordon Bentley-Mix on news.microsoft.com"
gordon(dot)bentleymix(at)gmail(dot)com wrote in message
...
Yeah, that'd do it. Everybody *knows* that when you set the zoom in
Word
it
automatically increases the font size on printed documents as well.

More honking from the plonker...
--
Cheers!

Gordon Bentley-Mix
Word MVP

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"Peter T. Daniels" wrote:

Or maybe you just want to set your Zoom to 150%?

On Nov 15, 11:29 am, JE wrote:
My word docs always open at font size 11. I wouldm like to change
this
to 16.
How do we do that?
Thanks, JE

.



.

I suppose if it was or was not a valid comment could be debated
forever. While my skill at interpreting what another person means
will never match Mr. Daniels', it seems that whatever JE wants, JE
wants it to be automatic. If JE wants documents to opened zoomed to
150% then hammers and nails may be required:

Sub AutoOpen()
ActiveWindow.Caption = ActiveDocument.FullName
With ActiveWindow.View
.Type = wdPrintView
.Zoom = 150
End With
End Sub

However, I agree that everyone should treat Mr. Daniels with all
fairness just as he is always unfailingly polite and always takes such
care to bridle his arrogance.


On Nov 15, 8:22*pm, "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:
Changing the zoom setting changes the apparent font size. We know from
reading posts here that users often think the font has become larger because
they have inadvertently zoomed in. I agree that Peter's interpretation of
the request was farfetched, but I think it was a valid comment in any case.
If you want to print something out in a larger font size to be more
readable, that's one thing, but often people do just want it to be more
readable onscreen, and many users are unaware of the Zoom control.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USAhttp://word.mvps.org

"Gordon Bentley-Mix on news.microsoft.com"gordon(dot)bentleymix(at)gmail (dot)com wrote in message

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Oh pul-eeze! That's gumby reasoning if ever I heard it! Stretch anymore
and
the wires will start poking out.

The OP makes very clear reference to changing the font size from one
specific value (11) to another (16). No where does the OP say anything
about
making the font more readable on the screen. And while many tasks in Word
can
be accomplished in a multitude of ways, changing the zoom setting
absolutely
does *NOT* change the font size. Peter has once again ventured outside his
very limited area of expertise and is talking through a hole in his hat;
stop
defending him.
--
Cheers!

Gordon Bentley-Mix
Word MVP

Please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup.

Read the original version of this post in the Office Discussion Groups -
no
membership required!

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

Well, in fairness, the OP didn't actually say he wanted the font to be
larger on printout, and it could very well be that he does just want them
to
be more readable onscreen. I don't think this is particularly likely, but
it's not impossible, and in Word there is always more than one way to
skin a
cat.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

"Gordon Bentley-Mix on news.microsoft.com"
gordon(dot)bentleymix(at)gmail(dot)com wrote in message
...
Yeah, that'd do it. Everybody *knows* that when you set the zoom in
Word
it
automatically increases the font size on printed documents as well.

More honking from the plonker...
--
Cheers!

Gordon Bentley-Mix
Word MVP

Please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup.

Read the original version of this post in the Office Discussion
Groups -
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"Peter T. Daniels" wrote:

Or maybe you just want to set your Zoom to 150%?

On Nov 15, 11:29 am, JE wrote:
My word docs always open at font size 11. I wouldm like to change
this
to 16.
How do we do that?
Thanks, JE

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On Nov 15, 4:49*pm, "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:
No, it's Normal.dotm by default. Otherwise you wouldn'tbe able to save a
macro in it. A .dotm file is not one that *contains* macros but one that is
macro-enabled.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USAhttp://word.mvps.org

"PeterT.Daniels" wrote in ...
Not until you've put at least one macro into it!

On Nov 15, 12:49 pm, "Stefan Blom"



wrote:
To clarify, the file name extension for the Normal template in Word 2007
is
*.dotm (macro-enabled template).

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP

"PeterT.Daniels" wrote in
...
Do you want to change the size of all your existing documents, or do
you want _new_ documents to be set to 16 pt?

For the latter, open your normal.dot or normal.dotm or normal.dotx
template (which version of Word?), not by double-clicking it, but from
within Word, and Modify (which version of Word?) the Normal style to
change its font size.

On Nov 15, 11:29 am, JE wrote:

My word docs always open at font size 11. I wouldm like to change this
to
16.
How do we do that?
Thanks, JE-- Hide quoted text -

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A silence has fallen on the troll bridge. This is usually a sign that
it is busy dining on a supper of crow.

That crow must be mighty tasty. He's been eating a lot of it lately.
--
Cheers!

Gordon Bentley-Mix
Word MVP

"Greg Maxey" wrote in message
...

A silence has fallen on the troll bridge. This is usually a sign that
it is busy dining on a supper of crow.

How does a bridge dine?

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

"Greg Maxey" wrote in message
...
On Nov 15, 4:49 pm, "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:
No, it's Normal.dotm by default. Otherwise you wouldn'tbe able to save a
macro in it. A .dotm file is not one that *contains* macros but one that
is
macro-enabled.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USAhttp://word.mvps.org

"PeterT.Daniels" wrote in
...
Not until you've put at least one macro into it!

On Nov 15, 12:49 pm, "Stefan Blom"



wrote:
To clarify, the file name extension for the Normal template in Word 2007
is
*.dotm (macro-enabled template).

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP

"PeterT.Daniels" wrote in
...
Do you want to change the size of all your existing documents, or do
you want _new_ documents to be set to 16 pt?

For the latter, open your normal.dot or normal.dotm or normal.dotx
template (which version of Word?), not by double-clicking it, but from
within Word, and Modify (which version of Word?) the Normal style to
change its font size.

On Nov 15, 11:29 am, JE wrote:

My word docs always open at font size 11. I wouldm like to change this
to
16.
How do we do that?
Thanks, JE-- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

A silence has fallen on the troll bridge. This is usually a sign that
it is busy dining on a supper of crow.

I didn't have any macros for months after installing Office2007, and
my normal. template was normal.dotx until I did.

Does my stalker imagine that people have nothing else to do with their
lives than monitor newsgroups so they can post instant responses?

On Nov 15, 4:49*pm, "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:
No, it's Normal.dotm by default. Otherwise you wouldn't be able to save a
macro in it. A .dotm file is not one that *contains* macros but one that is
macro-enabled.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USAhttp://word.mvps.org

"Peter T. Daniels" wrote in ...
Not until you've put at least one macro into it!

On Nov 15, 12:49 pm, "Stefan Blom"



wrote:
To clarify, the file name extension for the Normal template in Word 2007
is
*.dotm (macro-enabled template).

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP

"Peter T. Daniels" wrote in
...
Do you want to change the size of all your existing documents, or do
you want _new_ documents to be set to 16 pt?

For the latter, open your normal.dot or normal.dotm or normal.dotx
template (which version of Word?), not by double-clicking it, but from
within Word, and Modify (which version of Word?) the Normal style to
change its font size.

On Nov 15, 11:29 am, JE wrote:

My word docs always open at font size 11. I wouldm like to change this
to
16.
How do we do that?
Thanks, JE--

If Mr Bentley-Mix (my _second_ stalker! am I lucky, or what?) had
bothered to look at the posting times of my two suggestions, he would
have seen that the second suggestion was an afterthought, nearly four
hours later -- precisely because, unlike my stalkers, who are sure
they always know the one right answer to every question, I remember
what it was like to be new to word processing (some 25 years ago), and
I evidently have considerably more empathy with the people who
typically ask such questions -- I will not assume knowledge not
explicit in their postings. (A trait that Suzanne possesses in
abundance, as well.)

On Nov 15, 8:22*pm, "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:
Changing the zoom setting changes the apparent font size. We know from
reading posts here that users often think the font has become larger because
they have inadvertently zoomed in. I agree that Peter's interpretation of
the request was farfetched, but I think it was a valid comment in any case.
If you want to print something out in a larger font size to be more
readable, that's one thing, but often people do just want it to be more
readable onscreen, and many users are unaware of the Zoom control.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USAhttp://word.mvps.org

"Gordon Bentley-Mix on news.microsoft.com"gordon(dot)bentleymix(at)gmail (dot)com wrote in message

news


Oh pul-eeze! That's gumby reasoning if ever I heard it! Stretch anymore
and
the wires will start poking out.

The OP makes very clear reference to changing the font size from one
specific value (11) to another (16). No where does the OP say anything
about
making the font more readable on the screen. And while many tasks in Word
can
be accomplished in a multitude of ways, changing the zoom setting
absolutely
does *NOT* change the font size. Peter has once again ventured outside his
very limited area of expertise and is talking through a hole in his hat;
stop
defending him.
--
Cheers!

Gordon Bentley-Mix
Word MVP

Please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup.

Read the original version of this post in the Office Discussion Groups -
no
membership required!

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

Well, in fairness, the OP didn't actually say he wanted the font to be
larger on printout, and it could very well be that he does just want them
to
be more readable onscreen. I don't think this is particularly likely, but
it's not impossible, and in Word there is always more than one way to
skin a
cat.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

"Gordon Bentley-Mix on news.microsoft.com"
gordon(dot)bentleymix(at)gmail(dot)com wrote in message
...
Yeah, that'd do it. Everybody *knows* that when you set the zoom in
Word
it
automatically increases the font size on printed documents as well.

More honking from the plonker...
--
Cheers!

Gordon Bentley-Mix
Word MVP

Please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup.

Read the original version of this post in the Office Discussion
Groups -
no
membership required!

"Peter T. Daniels" wrote:

Or maybe you just want to set your Zoom to 150%?

On Nov 15, 11:29 am, JE wrote:
My word docs always open at font size 11. I wouldm like to change
this
to 16.
How do we do that?
Thanks, JE

There shouldn't be a "normal.dotx" file unless someone intentionally saved
it to the user templates folder. But note that if you are running Word 2003
and Word 2007 on the same machine, there will be a normal.dot file.

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP



"Peter T. Daniels" wrote in message
...
I didn't have any macros for months after installing Office2007, and
my normal. template was normal.dotx until I did.

Does my stalker imagine that people have nothing else to do with their
lives than monitor newsgroups so they can post instant responses?

On Nov 15, 4:49 pm, "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:
No, it's Normal.dotm by default. Otherwise you wouldn't be able to save a
macro in it. A .dotm file is not one that *contains* macros but one that
is
macro-enabled.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USAhttp://word.mvps.org

"Peter T. Daniels" wrote in
...
Not until you've put at least one macro into it!

On Nov 15, 12:49 pm, "Stefan Blom"



wrote:
To clarify, the file name extension for the Normal template in Word 2007
is
*.dotm (macro-enabled template).

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP

"Peter T. Daniels" wrote in
...
Do you want to change the size of all your existing documents, or do
you want _new_ documents to be set to 16 pt?

For the latter, open your normal.dot or normal.dotm or normal.dotx
template (which version of Word?), not by double-clicking it, but from
within Word, and Modify (which version of Word?) the Normal style to
change its font size.

On Nov 15, 11:29 am, JE wrote:

My word docs always open at font size 11. I wouldm like to change this
to
16.
How do we do that?
Thanks, JE--

Certainly I had normal.dot as well. I guess my system was a freak!

On Nov 16, 6:49*am, "Stefan Blom"
wrote:
There shouldn't be a "normal.dotx" file unless someone intentionally saved
it to the user templates folder. But note that if you are running Word 2003
and Word 2007 on the same machine, there will be a normal.dot file.

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP

"Peter T. Daniels" wrote in ...
I didn't have any macros for months after installing Office2007, and
my normal. template was normal.dotx until I did.

Does my stalker imagine that people have nothing else to do with their
lives than monitor newsgroups so they can post instant responses?

On Nov 15, 4:49 pm, "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:



No, it's Normal.dotm by default. Otherwise you wouldn't be able to save a
macro in it. A .dotm file is not one that *contains* macros but one that
is
macro-enabled.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USAhttp://word.mvps.org

"Peter T. Daniels" wrote in
...
Not until you've put at least one macro into it!

On Nov 15, 12:49 pm, "Stefan Blom"

wrote:
To clarify, the file name extension for the Normal template in Word 2007
is
*.dotm (macro-enabled template).

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP

"Peter T. Daniels" wrote in
...
Do you want to change the size of all your existing documents, or do
you want _new_ documents to be set to 16 pt?

For the latter, open your normal.dot or normal.dotm or normal.dotx
template (which version of Word?), not by double-clicking it, but from
within Word, and Modify (which version of Word?) the Normal style to
change its font size.

On Nov 15, 11:29 am, JE wrote:

My word docs always open at font size 11. I wouldm like to change this
to
16.
How do we do that?
Thanks, JE---

Your ability to intuit what a person means by what is unsaid is apparently
not as honed as the troll's. It in this case refers to it.

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message
...
How does a bridge dine?

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

"Greg Maxey" wrote in message
...
On Nov 15, 4:49 pm, "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:
No, it's Normal.dotm by default. Otherwise you wouldn'tbe able to save a
macro in it. A .dotm file is not one that *contains* macros but one that
is
macro-enabled.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USAhttp://word.mvps.org

"PeterT.Daniels" wrote in
...
Not until you've put at least one macro into it!

On Nov 15, 12:49 pm, "Stefan Blom"



wrote:
To clarify, the file name extension for the Normal template in Word
2007
is
*.dotm (macro-enabled template).

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP

"PeterT.Daniels" wrote in
...
Do you want to change the size of all your existing documents, or do
you want _new_ documents to be set to 16 pt?

For the latter, open your normal.dot or normal.dotm or normal.dotx
template (which version of Word?), not by double-clicking it, but from
within Word, and Modify (which version of Word?) the Normal style to
change its font size.

On Nov 15, 11:29 am, JE wrote:

My word docs always open at font size 11. I wouldm like to change
this
to
16.
How do we do that?
Thanks, JE-- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

A silence has fallen on the troll bridge. This is usually a sign that
it is busy dining on a supper of crow.