Setting default font

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** EJ **

Hi,

I'd like to set the default font on every page I create to
something different from the "Arial(serif)" font FP2002 is
always choosing. How do I do that? There's got to be a
less complicated way than using CSS and whatnot.

When looking in the Help, it tells you straightforwardly
how to set a default display font, but it doesn't tell you
how to set a default font for eventual display in a web
browser.

I still can't figure out why MS would make a distinction
between the 2 font uses - isn't FP supposed to be
WYSIWYG??? Maddening...

Thanks in advance,

EJ
 
-----Original Message-----
Hi,
Howdy.

I'd like to set the default font on every page I create
to something different from the "Arial(serif)" font
FP2002 is always choosing. How do I do that? There's
got to be a less complicated way than using CSS and
whatnot.
Click to expand...

Sorry, but no. However, the procedure for using CSS isn't
as difficult as you might think. Refer to:

Controlling Fonts for an Entire Web Site
http://www.interlacken.com/winnt/tips/tipshow.aspx?tip=2

Another alternative is to apply a Theme to your entire
site. But this affects the appearance of dozens of
different type of page elements, with no direct way of
overriding any of them.
When looking in the Help, it tells you straightforwardly
how to set a default display font, but it doesn't tell
you how to set a default font for eventual display in a
web browser.

I still can't figure out why MS would make a distinction
between the 2 font uses - isn't FP supposed to be
WYSIWYG??? Maddening...
Click to expand...

When FrontPage displays a Web page, it has to make an
assumption as to what the browser's default might be.
This is the font the browser will use in the absence of
any other instructions.

In English it's usually Times New Roman or a close
variant, but the visitor can change this. For example, in
IE, the visitor can choose Tools, Internet Options,
General Fonts and make the default font whatever he or
she wants.

If you have reason to suspect that all or most of your
visitors have their browsers configured to use some font
other than Times New Roman, then a default font of Times
New Roman in FrontPage would be wrong. So FrontPage gives
you a way to override this.

Specifying a font in a Theme or a linked CSS file is
quite different; it specifies a font specification that
your page will explicitly specify.

Becoming proficient with CSS is a worth the effort. Not
only can you control fonts this way; you can control
foreground and background colors, margins, and many other
visual elements in a centralized way.

Jim Buyens
Microsoft FrontPage MVP
http://www.interlacken.com
Author of:
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|| Microsoft Office FrontPage 2003 Inside Out
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|| Web Database Development Step by Step .NET Edition
|| Microsoft FrontPage Version 2002 Inside Out
|| Faster Smarter Beginning Programming
|| (All from Microsoft Press)
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Jim,

Thanks for the response. Not the answer I wanted, but
I'll check the link out.

EJ
 
FP Default font is only the font you see in FP Design mode
- means leave the fonts to the users browser default
You either have to apply font tags to the whole page,
Edit Select All and then select a font (use web safe fonts)
Or use the CSS approach mentioned above

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| Jim,
|
| Thanks for the response. Not the answer I wanted, but
| I'll check the link out.
|
| EJ
|
| >-----Original Message-----
|
| >
| >Sorry, but no. However, the procedure for using CSS isn't
| >as difficult as you might think. Refer to:
| >
| >Controlling Fonts for an Entire Web Site
| >http://www.interlacken.com/winnt/tips/tipshow.aspx?tip=2
| >
| >
| >Jim Buyens
| >Microsoft FrontPage MVP
| >http://www.interlacken.com
| >Author of:
| >*----------------------------------------------------
| >|\---------------------------------------------------
| >|| Microsoft Office FrontPage 2003 Inside Out
| >||---------------------------------------------------
| >|| Web Database Development Step by Step .NET Edition
| >|| Microsoft FrontPage Version 2002 Inside Out
| >|| Faster Smarter Beginning Programming
| >|| (All from Microsoft Press)
| >|/---------------------------------------------------
| >*----------------------------------------------------
| >
| >.
| >
 
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