Change default system font

[ngan]

My company wants everyone to use a certain font (Avenir) for all business
correspondences. Three questions:

1. Is there a way to push out the new fonts to all the computers without
having to go to each computer (like pushing out a windows update from one
computer)?

2. Is there a way to change the default system font? I don't want to have
to go into each application on every computer to make the change. Is there
one place to do that change?

3. Do we have to do anything with printers and faxes?

Thanks!

 

[ju.c]

Is this helpful?

1. Installing a font is just copying it to C:\WINDOWS\Fonts\

2. Enter the name of the font you want to use for the default UI font of Windows:

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\FontSubstitutes]
"MS Shell Dlg 2"="{fontname}"
"MS Shell Dlg"="{fontname}"

You can create a script to apply the changes above system wide.

3. I don't know.


ju.c

 

[ngan]

#2 actually did change the font used by the system. I forgot about the
default font used by Office. Those didn't change. Do you know where I can
change the default font for Office (we use XP and 2007).

Thanks!

Is this helpful?

1. Installing a font is just copying it to C:\WINDOWS\Fonts\

2. Enter the name of the font you want to use for the default UI font of Windows:

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\FontSubstitutes]
"MS Shell Dlg 2"="{fontname}"
"MS Shell Dlg"="{fontname}"

You can create a script to apply the changes above system wide.

3. I don't know.


ju.c

My company wants everyone to use a certain font (Avenir) for all business
correspondences. Three questions:

1. Is there a way to push out the new fonts to all the computers without
having to go to each computer (like pushing out a windows update from one
computer)?

2. Is there a way to change the default system font? I don't want to have
to go into each application on every computer to make the change. Is there
one place to do that change?

3. Do we have to do anything with printers and faxes?

Thanks!

 

[ju.c]

Do you want to change the UI fonts for Office? It probably cannot be done
without a hack.

Microsoft says, "Do not change the default user interface font. The Office
XP user interface is designed to fit Tahoma and certain Asian fonts. Using
a different user interface font might truncate user interface labels in some
languages."

Do you only want to change the font for, like messages?

You could set Word's default font, then copy the template to the other
machines.
C:\Documents and Settings\{username}\Application Data\Microsoft\Templates\Normal.dot

I think Outlook's fonts are stored in the registry. You could use RegShot
to quickly find out where in the registry the settings are changed. Start
RegShot, take a snapshot, set the fonts, take a second snapshot, compare.
Let me know if you need RegShot and I'll upload it.


ju.c

#2 actually did change the font used by the system. I forgot about the
default font used by Office. Those didn't change. Do you know where I can
change the default font for Office (we use XP and 2007).

Thanks!

Is this helpful?

1. Installing a font is just copying it to C:\WINDOWS\Fonts\

2. Enter the name of the font you want to use for the default UI font of Windows:

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\FontSubstitutes]
"MS Shell Dlg 2"="{fontname}"
"MS Shell Dlg"="{fontname}"

You can create a script to apply the changes above system wide.

3. I don't know.


ju.c

My company wants everyone to use a certain font (Avenir) for all business
correspondences. Three questions:

1. Is there a way to push out the new fonts to all the computers without
having to go to each computer (like pushing out a windows update from one
computer)?

2. Is there a way to change the default system font? I don't want to have
to go into each application on every computer to make the change. Is there
one place to do that change?

3. Do we have to do anything with printers and faxes?

Thanks!

 

[ngan]

Yes, that's what I want. I assume whereever people do business
correspondences. Word and Outlook seem to be the starting point. What about
powerpoint or excel?

You would think MS would make something so the default settings can be
changed in one spot.

Thanks!

ps, where can i get the regshot?

 

[ju.c]

I couldn't find a download link for the RegShot executable, only the source code:
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=215449&package_id=259930&release_id=573781
I built my copy from the source code using Visual Studio 2008, I can upload it later
tonight.

I don't have Office installed, so I can't tell you where the data determining default
fonts are stored. You'll need to search online for it. Can't be too hard to find.

Check back tonight.


ju.c

 

[John Wunderlich]

Yes, that's what I want. I assume whereever people do business
correspondences. Word and Outlook seem to be the starting point.
What about powerpoint or excel?

You would think MS would make something so the default settings
can be changed in one spot.

Thanks!

ps, where can i get the regshot?

Word is one thing if you're sending snail-mail correspondences, but
Outlook is mainly for email and unless all your business correspondents
have 'Avenir' font installed on their system (I don't have it on my
system), then your correspondents will see a substituted font anyway.

It seems like a lot of work for limited effectiveness.
-- John

 

[ngan]

I understand your point. I'll bring it up to see how far the company wants
with this. It could be that they still want the font for Outlook for
internal messages...

to tell you the truth, I don't know why we need to have a default company
font. You think a logo is enough. Plus, I would have selected a font that
is already available in MS, not a font you have to buy (which means no one
else would have). Why spend more money when you don't have to?

But alas, that was a marketing decision and us normal people had no say in it.

I'll push for just Word, but if it's more than that, I guess the other IT
person will have to manually update everyone's computer.

Thanks!

 

[ju.c]

Sorry if you had to wait too long, I got tied up.

RegShot_1.8.2.zip 90 KB
http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?ooymmqh2mnz


ju.c