Copy/Paste in Forms

[Guest]

I’m creating a form, in Word 2002, in which several text fields require the
same formatting. I want to format the first field and then copy and paste to
the subsequent fields, but when I do this, the font changes in the pasted
fields and I have to format it back to the original font. I’ve had this
happen in other forms, it doesn't make any difference which font I use, it
always changes to MS Mincho, which is one that I’ve never used. None of the
other formatting is changed.
Surprisingly, this changing of the font is intermittent, it doesn't always
happen and my colleagues have no idea why, any help would be appreciated.

 

[Robert M. Franz (RMF)]

Hi Minnie

I’m creating a form, in Word 2002, in which several text fields require the
same formatting. I want to format the first field and then copy and paste to
the subsequent fields, but when I do this, the font changes in the pasted
fields and I have to format it back to the original font. I’ve had this
happen in other forms, it doesn't make any difference which font I use, it
always changes to MS Mincho, which is one that I’ve never used. None of the
other formatting is changed.
Surprisingly, this changing of the font is intermittent, it doesn't always
happen and my colleagues have no idea why, any help would be appreciated.

sounds like style and direct formatting fight with each other in your
document.

Best approach is to create a paragraph style in the exact formatting,
and apply it all form fields.

HTH
Robert

 

[Cindy M.]

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I’m creating a form, in Word 2002, in which several text fields require the
same formatting. I want to format the first field and then copy and paste to
the subsequent fields, but when I do this, the font changes in the pasted
fields and I have to format it back to the original font. I’ve had this
happen in other forms, it doesn't make any difference which font I use, it
always changes to MS Mincho, which is one that I’ve never used. None of the
other formatting is changed.

See if the information in this KB article matches what you're seeing

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/332114/en-us

Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 17 2005)
http://www.word.mvps.org

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[Guest]

Hi Robert, thanks for the suggestion. That works fine, much better than
having to re-format all the fields.

 

[Guest]

Thanks Cindy. Its not quite the same problem but I suppose it could be a
similar bug thats causing it. I'll ask my IT techs to look into it for me.