Notepad Font Formatting Is Not Visible in Other Text Editors (216380)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows 98
This article was previously published under Q216380

SYMPTOMS

When you view a text (.txt) file created in Notepad in another text editor such as WordPad, font formatting applied in Notepad may be missing. However, if you view this text file in Notepad, the formatting may still be present.

CAUSE

This issue occurs because documents created in Notepad are saved as text files that do not include all font formatting information. The font settings you can choose in Notepad are for display, and are only visible in Notepad.

RESOLUTION

To work around this issue, format your text in another text editor program such as WordPad.

MORE INFORMATION

The Notepad font information is saved in the following registry location:

   HKEY_Current_User\Software\Microsoft\Notepad\IfFaceName


For related information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

196003 How to Show Text in Different Fonts in Notepad

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:12/20/2004
Keywords:kbprb kbui KB216380
©2004 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.