Cannot Change Typeface of Inserted Symbols (139853)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Word for Windows 6.0
- Microsoft Word for Windows 6.0a
- Microsoft Word for Windows 6.0c
- Microsoft Word for the Macintosh 6.0
- Microsoft Word for the Macintosh 6.0.1
- Microsoft Word for the Macintosh 6.0.1a
- Microsoft Word for Windows NT 6.0
- Microsoft Word 98 Macintosh Edition
This article was previously published under Q139853 SYMPTOMS
You cannot change the typeface of the symbol you inserted using the Symbol
command (Insert menu).
CAUSE
You selected a font other than Normal Text. When you insert a symbol in a
font other than Normal Text, Word inserts a character reference to both the
character numeric code and the font. As a result, you cannot change the
typeface for the symbol character. By contrast, when you use Normal Text,
Word references only the character numeric code. Hence, you can apply a
font change to the inserted symbol character.
This behavior is by design.
RESOLUTION
To change the typeface of a symbol or special character, replace the
character with a character based on the Normal Text font.
REFERENCES
"Microsoft Word User's Guide," version 6.0, document number WB51157-1093,
pages 46-47
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 11/24/2003 |
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