I'm using MS Word 2003 SP2. I installed Asian language package because
sometimes I need to open or write documents in Asian fonts. But mostly I
still write in English and I prefer the standard Times New Romans for Normal
template. However everytime I open a new document the font is always set to a
Chinese font (SumSun) and the input language as Chinese.

I tried to set the default font from the Tools menu, but there I have to
select both Asian and Latin default text font , and I can't specify Latin
over Asian font.

I have done all that I could: I set the default language to English (U.S.)
using Tools menu in MS Word, and set English as the default input language in
Control panel>Reginal and Language Options>Language>Details>default input
language.

There's no such problem with MS Excel or PowerPoint, which I can easily
change the default font.

Any advice? Thanks in advance.

Oxmon

Format | Font. Select Times New Roman and click Default.
--
Rae Drysdale


"oxmon" wrote:

> I'm using MS Word 2003 SP2. I installed Asian language package because
> sometimes I need to open or write documents in Asian fonts. But mostly I
> still write in English and I prefer the standard Times New Romans for Normal
> template. However everytime I open a new document the font is always set to a
> Chinese font (SumSun) and the input language as Chinese.
>
> I tried to set the default font from the Tools menu, but there I have to
> select both Asian and Latin default text font , and I can't specify Latin
> over Asian font.
>
> I have done all that I could: I set the default language to English (U.S.)
> using Tools menu in MS Word, and set English as the default input language in
> Control panel>Reginal and Language Options>Language>Details>default input
> language.
>
> There's no such problem with MS Excel or PowerPoint, which I can easily
> change the default font.
>
> Any advice? Thanks in advance.
>
> Oxmon

Thanks for your reply. As I mentioned before, this didn't work. Because since
I installed the Asian language package,in the Format | Font tab, there are 2
default language setting concurrently, one for Asian input and one for Latin
input. So when I clicm Default, it sets both default inputs. I can't specify
Latin one over the Asian one...
OxMon


"Rae Drysdale" wrote:

> Format | Font. Select Times New Roman and click Default.
> --
> Rae Drysdale
>
>
> "oxmon" wrote:
>
> > I'm using MS Word 2003 SP2. I installed Asian language package because
> > sometimes I need to open or write documents in Asian fonts. But mostly I
> > still write in English and I prefer the standard Times New Romans for Normal
> > template. However everytime I open a new document the font is always set to a
> > Chinese font (SumSun) and the input language as Chinese.
> >
> > I tried to set the default font from the Tools menu, but there I have to
> > select both Asian and Latin default text font , and I can't specify Latin
> > over Asian font.
> >
> > I have done all that I could: I set the default language to English (U.S.)
> > using Tools menu in MS Word, and set English as the default input language in
> > Control panel>Reginal and Language Options>Language>Details>default input
> > language.
> >
> > There's no such problem with MS Excel or PowerPoint, which I can easily
> > change the default font.
> >
> > Any advice? Thanks in advance.
> >
> > Oxmon

All your defaults are as set in the template. If you change that it should
help. See: http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/AppErr...ocNotBlank.htm for
details.


--
Enjoy,
Tony

"oxmon" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:A338976F-D15F-4124-AABC-(E-Mail Removed)...
> I'm using MS Word 2003 SP2. I installed Asian language package because
> sometimes I need to open or write documents in Asian fonts. But mostly I
> still write in English and I prefer the standard Times New Romans for
Normal
> template. However everytime I open a new document the font is always set
to a
> Chinese font (SumSun) and the input language as Chinese.
>
> I tried to set the default font from the Tools menu, but there I have to
> select both Asian and Latin default text font , and I can't specify Latin
> over Asian font.
>
> I have done all that I could: I set the default language to English (U.S.)
> using Tools menu in MS Word, and set English as the default input language
in
> Control panel>Reginal and Language Options>Language>Details>default input
> language.
>
> There's no such problem with MS Excel or PowerPoint, which I can easily
> change the default font.
>
> Any advice? Thanks in advance.
>
> Oxmon

Thanks for the reply too. I looked at the web page at mvps.org, but my
problem is not solved yet. I did try to change the template file "normal.dot"
and I could change the font and format etc.. But one thing the template does
NOT save is the Language, which is always reset back to "Chinese (PRC)". I
don't know why this happens, because I have already set the Language to
"English (U.S.)" at the Tool | Language | Set language...
Any more suggestion?

"Tony Jollans" wrote:

> All your defaults are as set in the template. If you change that it should
> help. See: http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/AppErr...ocNotBlank.htm for
> details.
>
>
> --
> Enjoy,
> Tony
>
> "oxmon" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:A338976F-D15F-4124-AABC-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > I'm using MS Word 2003 SP2. I installed Asian language package because
> > sometimes I need to open or write documents in Asian fonts. But mostly I
> > still write in English and I prefer the standard Times New Romans for
> Normal
> > template. However everytime I open a new document the font is always set
> to a
> > Chinese font (SumSun) and the input language as Chinese.
> >
> > I tried to set the default font from the Tools menu, but there I have to
> > select both Asian and Latin default text font , and I can't specify Latin
> > over Asian font.
> >
> > I have done all that I could: I set the default language to English (U.S.)
> > using Tools menu in MS Word, and set English as the default input language
> in
> > Control panel>Reginal and Language Options>Language>Details>default input
> > language.
> >
> > There's no such problem with MS Excel or PowerPoint, which I can easily
> > change the default font.
> >
> > Any advice? Thanks in advance.
> >
> > Oxmon
>
>
>

Answer found!

I just realized that there's one more place to select the language: besides
the Control Panel's "Regional and Language Options", and besides the "Set
Language" in the MS Word's "Tools" menu, there's one more place: it's the
"Start | Programs | Microsoft Office | Microsoft Office Tools | Microsoft
Office 2003 Language Settings". There I changed the lauguate that "defines
default behavior in Microsoft Office applications" to English, and now the MS
Word "behaves" normally!

"oxmon" wrote:

> Thanks for the reply too. I looked at the web page at mvps.org, but my
> problem is not solved yet. I did try to change the template file "normal.dot"
> and I could change the font and format etc.. But one thing the template does
> NOT save is the Language, which is always reset back to "Chinese (PRC)". I
> don't know why this happens, because I have already set the Language to
> "English (U.S.)" at the Tool | Language | Set language...
> Any more suggestion?
>
> "Tony Jollans" wrote:
>
> > All your defaults are as set in the template. If you change that it should
> > help. See: http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/AppErr...ocNotBlank.htm for
> > details.
> >
> >
> > --
> > Enjoy,
> > Tony
> >
> > "oxmon" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > news:A338976F-D15F-4124-AABC-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > > I'm using MS Word 2003 SP2. I installed Asian language package because
> > > sometimes I need to open or write documents in Asian fonts. But mostly I
> > > still write in English and I prefer the standard Times New Romans for
> > Normal
> > > template. However everytime I open a new document the font is always set
> > to a
> > > Chinese font (SumSun) and the input language as Chinese.
> > >
> > > I tried to set the default font from the Tools menu, but there I have to
> > > select both Asian and Latin default text font , and I can't specify Latin
> > > over Asian font.
> > >
> > > I have done all that I could: I set the default language to English (U.S.)
> > > using Tools menu in MS Word, and set English as the default input language
> > in
> > > Control panel>Reginal and Language Options>Language>Details>default input
> > > language.
> > >
> > > There's no such problem with MS Excel or PowerPoint, which I can easily
> > > change the default font.
> > >
> > > Any advice? Thanks in advance.
> > >
> > > Oxmon
> >
> >
> >

Glad you're sorted. Getting the language settings right can be a real pain
sometimes.

--
Enjoy,
Tony

"oxmon" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news19C76BB-7871-4879-92A6-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Answer found!
>
> I just realized that there's one more place to select the language:
besides
> the Control Panel's "Regional and Language Options", and besides the "Set
> Language" in the MS Word's "Tools" menu, there's one more place: it's the
> "Start | Programs | Microsoft Office | Microsoft Office Tools | Microsoft
> Office 2003 Language Settings". There I changed the lauguate that "defines
> default behavior in Microsoft Office applications" to English, and now the
MS
> Word "behaves" normally!
>
> "oxmon" wrote:
>
> > Thanks for the reply too. I looked at the web page at mvps.org, but my
> > problem is not solved yet. I did try to change the template file
"normal.dot"
> > and I could change the font and format etc.. But one thing the template
does
> > NOT save is the Language, which is always reset back to "Chinese (PRC)".
I
> > don't know why this happens, because I have already set the Language to
> > "English (U.S.)" at the Tool | Language | Set language...
> > Any more suggestion?
> >
> > "Tony Jollans" wrote:
> >
> > > All your defaults are as set in the template. If you change that it
should
> > > help. See:
http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/AppErr...ocNotBlank.htm for
> > > details.
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > Enjoy,
> > > Tony
> > >
> > > "oxmon" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > > news:A338976F-D15F-4124-AABC-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > > > I'm using MS Word 2003 SP2. I installed Asian language package
because
> > > > sometimes I need to open or write documents in Asian fonts. But
mostly I
> > > > still write in English and I prefer the standard Times New Romans
for
> > > Normal
> > > > template. However everytime I open a new document the font is always
set
> > > to a
> > > > Chinese font (SumSun) and the input language as Chinese.
> > > >
> > > > I tried to set the default font from the Tools menu, but there I
have to
> > > > select both Asian and Latin default text font , and I can't specify
Latin
> > > > over Asian font.
> > > >
> > > > I have done all that I could: I set the default language to English
(U.S.)
> > > > using Tools menu in MS Word, and set English as the default input
language
> > > in
> > > > Control panel>Reginal and Language Options>Language>Details>default
input
> > > > language.
> > > >
> > > > There's no such problem with MS Excel or PowerPoint, which I can
easily
> > > > change the default font.
> > > >
> > > > Any advice? Thanks in advance.
> > > >
> > > > Oxmon
> > >
> > >
> > >