Newbie to FP has a really dumb question - please help

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Stone

Hi

As a new user of FP 2000 - I have a really dumb question - but cannot
find the answer!.

The default font on a new page appears to be Times New Roman(?)
Via TOOLS/ Page Options - Default Font - I have set this to Verdana.

But, whenever I insert a new page - it still reverts to TNR font.

Continually having to highlight and then change the font is getting to
be frustrating and hard work - there has got to be an easier way?

Thank you.
Regards,
Stone
 
When you set the default font in FP, it only applies to the font you see
when designing your page in FP, not when a user see your page in a browser.
You must assign fonts directly to your text via the font menu or via CSS.

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One wonders why they even put the default font option in, it doesn't do what the average user would assume it does.
 
I totally agree.
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| One wonders why they even put the default font option in, it doesn't do
what the average user would assume it does.
|
| --
|
|
| ----------------------------------------------------------------
| > When you set the default font in FP, it only applies to the font you see
| > when designing your page in FP, not when a user see your page in a
browser.
| > You must assign fonts directly to your text via the font menu or via
CSS.
| >
| > --
| >
| > ==============================================
| > Thomas A. Rowe (Microsoft MVP - FrontPage)
| > WEBMASTER Resources(tm)
| >
| > FrontPage Resources, Forums, WebCircle,
| > MS KB Quick Links, etc.
| > ==============================================
| > To assist you in getting the best answers for FrontPage support see:
| > http://www.net-sites.com/sitebuilder/newsgroups.asp
| >
| > | > > Hi
| > >
| > > As a new user of FP 2000 - I have a really dumb question - but cannot
| > > find the answer!.
| > >
| > > The default font on a new page appears to be Times New Roman(?)
| > > Via TOOLS/ Page Options - Default Font - I have set this to Verdana.
| > >
| > > But, whenever I insert a new page - it still reverts to TNR font.
| > >
| > > Continually having to highlight and then change the font is getting to
| > > be frustrating and hard work - there has got to be an easier way?
| > >
| > > Thank you.
| > > Regards,
| > > Stone
| > >
| >
| >
|
|
 
-----Original Message-----
One wonders why they even put the default font option
in, it doesn't do what the average user would assume it
does.
Click to expand...

The default font option in FrontPage works just the same
as the default font option in the browser.

Jim Buyens
MicroJim Buyens
Microsoft FrontPage MVP
http://www.interlacken.com
Author of:
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|| Microsoft FrontPage Version 2002 Inside Out
|| Web Database Development Step by Step .NET Edition
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soft FrontPage MVP
http://www.interlacken.com
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|| Microsoft FrontPage Version 2002 Inside Out
|| Web Database Development Step by Step .NET Edition
|| Troubleshooting Microsoft FrontPage 2002
|| Faster Smarter Beginning Programming
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Right
- it really should be named Browser Default Font in FP

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| >-----Original Message-----
| >One wonders why they even put the default font option
| >in, it doesn't do what the average user would assume it
| >does.
|
| The default font option in FrontPage works just the same
| as the default font option in the browser.
|
| Jim Buyens
| MicroJim Buyens
| Microsoft FrontPage MVP
| http://www.interlacken.com
| Author of:
| *----------------------------------------------------
| |\---------------------------------------------------
| || Microsoft Office FrontPage 2003 Inside Out
| || Microsoft FrontPage Version 2002 Inside Out
| || Web Database Development Step by Step .NET Edition
| || Troubleshooting Microsoft FrontPage 2002
| || Faster Smarter Beginning Programming
| || (All from Microsoft Press)
| |/---------------------------------------------------
| *----------------------------------------------------
|
| soft FrontPage MVP
| http://www.interlacken.com
| Author of:
| *----------------------------------------------------
| |\---------------------------------------------------
| || Microsoft Office FrontPage 2003 Inside Out
| || Microsoft FrontPage Version 2002 Inside Out
| || Web Database Development Step by Step .NET Edition
| || Troubleshooting Microsoft FrontPage 2002
| || Faster Smarter Beginning Programming
| || (All from Microsoft Press)
| |/---------------------------------------------------
| *----------------------------------------------------
|
|
 
Right
- it really should be named Browser Default Font in FP
Click to expand...


Hi
Many thanks to everyone who responded.
I am quite pleased (?) that the answer was not so simple or obvious!
Looks like my learning curve just got a little steeper - CSS indeed.

Cheers,
Stone
 
Right
- it really should be named Browser Default Font in FP
Click to expand...

A similar issue to page background colors which are labeled
as "Automatic" when they really mean "Users's browser default".
 
Basic CSS isn't all that hard to figure out and it can save you allot of work once you start using it.
 
Basic CSS isn't all that hard to figure out and it can save you allot
of work once you start using it.
Click to expand...

Yep. When you get good at it, you can use it to reproduce the same
font sizes that you had in HTML and get relative consistency across
browsers.
 
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