Altering font sizes

[Miles Hayler]

I am currently trying to resize the font throughout the whole of a Publisher
document, but am having significant trouble acheiving it.

Due to the nature of the document, it has well over 50 separate text boxes.
I discovered recently that the document (a diagram) would have to be
extended, so was intending to shrink it all slightly to fit in the extra
parts.

Having selected it all (Ctrl-A), grouped it, and shrinking it slightly, the
text no longer fits within many of the text boxes. When i went to change the
font size, all the font parts within the formatting toolbar were grayed out,
as was the Format > Font... menu option.

I have now tried everything I can think of to change the fonts throughout
the document rather than spending a morning changing all the font sizes
separately. I tried ungrouping, then Ctrl-A, selecting only text boxes
(Ctrl-Left Click) neither of which gave me access to the font options, I
tried both of the above selections using the "font schemes" and "styles and
formatting" methods of cheanging the fonts, but all with no success.

If anyone knows how to change the font throughout a whole document, other
than selecting each text box then highlighting the text manually, I would
really appreciate hearing from you.

Thanks for your time.

Miles Hayler

 

[Miles Hayler]

Forgot to add....

I have tried setting the "Text autofitting" to "Best fit", but am realy not
happy with the results, mmuch of my formatting (which isn't great I admit) is
lost and I would much rather have some consistency.

Cheers

 

[Mary Sauer]

When you group text boxes the font dialog will be dimmed. Ungroup the text
boxes, leave them all selected, apply your font changes.

 

[Miles Hayler]

The font dialog remains dimmed unless the carat is active within the text box
or there is text within the text box highlighted. This happens even with just
one text box.

Thanks

 

[Mary Sauer]

Select the text box without the cursor being active, click whatever font scheme
you choose to use. This works for me.

 

[Miles Hayler]

None of the Font schemes are any smaller than my current font so I've triied
creating my own in Styles and Formatting. When I try to apply this noting
happens - I don't appear to have an apply option in the drop down at all,
either acive or dimmed.

Thank You

 

[Mary Sauer]

Miles, Open styles and formatting, select Create new style, enter a name, style
based on Normal, in the Style for the following paragraph, select Body Text,
select your font and font size. I found out the hard way the customized font
style requires you to have the cursor in the text box, unlike the default
styles. With 50 text boxes you have your work cut out for you.
Name your style with something starting with an "a", it will be on the top of
the list.

 

[Miles Hayler]

Looks like I have a fun morning ahead of me then!

Thanks for your help anyway


Miles