how to permanently change default font size in mspublisher

[warren]

Going into font schemes doesn't quite do it for me. I would like to open
every new publication in Times Roman 12 point type (rather than 10). Is there
an easy way of achieving this?

 

[Charles W Davis]

Going into font schemes doesn't quite do it for me. I would like to open
every new publication in Times Roman 12 point type (rather than 10). Is
there
an easy way of achieving this?

Warren, you didn't mention the Version, but for Version 2007, the help
function presented this:

Create and change font schemes for a professional look
A font scheme is a defined set of fonts that is associated with a
publication. Within each font scheme, both a primary font and a secondary
font are specified. Generally, a primary font is used for titles and
headings, and a secondary font is used for body text.

Font schemes make it easy to change all the fonts in a publication to give
it a consistent, professional appearance. When you apply a font scheme,
Publisher changes the styles in your publication to use one of the two fonts
in the font scheme instead of the default fonts for those styles.

Create a font scheme
You can create a completely new font scheme, or you can base a new font
scheme on another font scheme.

Create a new font scheme
In the Format Publications task pane, in Font Schemes, click Create new font
scheme.
Select a heading font and a body font, and preview them in the Sample box.
Note When you have enabled more than one language type (Latin, East
Asian, and Complex Script), you can specify alternate pairs of fonts for
each language type.

Type a name for your new font scheme.
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Change a font scheme
You can change font schemes in several ways. You can delete or change the
name of a font scheme that you created, but you cannot change, delete, or
rename a default font scheme.

To change a font scheme, change the styles in your publication and then
apply the styles to the font scheme.

Rename a font scheme that you created
In the Format Publications task pane, in Font Schemes, click the arrow next
to the font scheme that you created, and then click Rename Scheme.
In the Rename Font Scheme dialog box, type the new name for your font
scheme.
Delete a font scheme that you created
In the Font Schemes task pane, click the arrow next to the font scheme that
you created, and then click Delete Scheme.
Change a font scheme that you created
You can make changes to font schemes that you created, but these changes
apply only to new publications that use these font schemes.

On the Format menu, click Styles.
In the Styles task pane, make changes to any styles that you want, and then
click Font Schemes.
For example, if you want to change the font of a heading, click some text
that uses the heading style that you want to change. In the Styles and
Formatting task pane, click the arrow to the right of the style name that is
selected, click Modify, click Font, and then select a different font.

In the Format Publications task pane, in Font Schemes, click the arrow next
to the font scheme that you want to change, and then click Update Scheme
from Publication Styles.

 

[Uncle Grumpy]

Create and change font schemes for a professional look

[snip of a lot of irrelevant stuff]

The OP wanted to change the DEFAULT font scheme, not mess around with
schemes per se.

 

[Mary Sauer]

Setting Text Defaults using Normal.pub
by Brian Kvalheim
http://ed.mvps.org/Static.aspx?=Publisher/normal.pub

 

[Charles W Davis]

Create and change font schemes for a professional look

[snip of a lot of irrelevant stuff]

The OP wanted to change the DEFAULT font scheme, not mess around with
schemes per se.

Thank you.

 

[Diana Beaubien]

Setting Text Defaults using Normal.pub
by Brian Kvalheim
http://ed.mvps.org/Static.aspx?=Publisher/normal.pub

--
Mary Sauer MSFT MVP
http://office.microsoft.com/
http://msauer.mvps.org/
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[Diana Beaubien]

Mary, I followed the instructions to the "T" and still when I open Publisher
it did not save the font size I wanted. I did learn that I can go in and
change "normal" to what I want for each publication, but I was hoping I could
make the default be what I wanted everytime I opened an new Publisher
document. Is this not possible?

Any more ideas?
Thanks for all your help.
Diana

 

[Mary Sauer]

There is a default text box add in. Did you download it?
http://ed.mvps.org/Static.aspx?=Publisher/add-ins

This article is more detailed that the one you referenced, same author.

Set defaults for new text boxes in all Publisher publications
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/publisher/HA011196811033.aspx?pid=CL100632931033

 

[Ed Bennett]

Mary, I followed the instructions to the "T" and still when I open Publisher
it did not save the font size I wanted. I did learn that I can go in and
change "normal" to what I want for each publication, but I was hoping I could
make the default be what I wanted everytime I opened an new Publisher
document. Is this not possible?

It is, that's the purpose of saving Normal.pub to the folder indicated.

You still haven't told us what version of Publisher you are using. The
instructions differ for Windows Vista; I'll modify the tutorial shortly.

 

[Diana Beaubien]

Thank you Mary. I'm using MSPublisher 2003. I ended up doing the link you
sent first and rereading it many times. I saved the folder to my desktop and
it worked. I did had tried the latest one you sent me and I have downloaded
that add in on my old program but when I go click on Brian Kvalheim's Web
site all I got was a blank page. I was up until after midnight trying to
figure it out and I think the desktop icon will work the best and I don't
have to download any thing.

Question: If I download the update and get Publisher 2007, will all my old
files from Publisher 2003 run ok on it? I have Windows XP.
Thanks for all your help.
Diana

 

[Mary Sauer]

I haven't had any problems opening any of my 2003 publications with Publisher
2007. The page setup is completely different, so you might to adjust your custom
settings.

 

[Diana Beaubien]

Hi Ed, I am using MSPublisher 2003 and Windows XP. When I got to "save
as" and I got clear to the end "office", I named it normal.pub. I had to
right click on that and save it to my desktop and that gave me what I wanted,
BUT I was thinking maybe I could change the font so every time I opened
publisher2003 it would be size 12 font instead of size 10 font. I have
found what will work for me, but you would think there would be a way to set
it so when you opened publisher2003 , that's what it would be all the time.

I've learned a lot by doing what I've done so far.
Diana

 

[Ed Bennett]

Hi Ed, I am using MSPublisher 2003 and Windows XP. When I got to "save
as" and I got clear to the end "office", I named it normal.pub. I had to
right click on that and save it to my desktop and that gave me what I wanted,
BUT I was thinking maybe I could change the font so every time I opened
publisher2003 it would be size 12 font instead of size 10 font.

Saving the file on the desktop doesn't do anything (apart from allowing
you to open it conveniently to base a new publication from). Saving it
in the appropriate folder (both are now listed on the tutorial page,
choose the one appropriate for your version of Windows), DOES set the
default font and font size for all new blank publications. Of course
templates have their fonts predefined so you can't change the defaults
for those.

(Note that the path will be different if you've installed Windows on a
drive other than C:, or you have remapped your Application Data folder
to a different location, then you will have to use this alternate
location. I'd imagine you'd know where to put the file if you'd done that.)

you would think there would be a way to set
it so when you opened publisher2003 , that's what it would be all the time.

See above. This IS possible, and is indeed the purpose of the tutorial.

 

[Diana Beaubien]

Ed, This is step by step what I am doing.
I make the document in publisher as I want it and then I press:
File
Save As
Local Disk "C"
Documents & Settings
Owner
Application Data
Microsoft
Office
Then I type in File Name: normal.pub
Save type is: Publisher Files
I press Save
What more should I do?
When I open a publisher, everything is still the same.
I suppose there is one little thing that I'm not doing.....
Any ideas?
Diana

 

[Ed Bennett]

Owner

This is definitely the username you use to log on? (Sorry to seem a
pain, but I have to make sure)

Also, do you have SP2 for Publisher 2003?

 

[Diana Beaubien]

I never log-on so I'm not sure. But in documents and settings all I have is
Administrator, All Users, Default User and Owner and Owner is the only place
I can go farthur and get to OFFICE.

I looked and I do have SP2 for Publisher 2003
Diana

 

[Ed Bennett]

I never log-on so I'm not sure. But in documents and settings all I have is
Administrator, All Users, Default User and Owner and Owner is the only place
I can go farthur and get to OFFICE.

Try hitting Start > Run, typing '%userprofile%' (without the quotes,
with the % signs), and hitting OK. This should tell you the folder you
should be in. Then navigate into Application Data > Microsoft > Office,
and check whether normal.pub is found in there. (If you haven't already,
go to Tools > Folder Options > View, and uncheck "Hide file extensions
for known file types". This will allow you to check that the file you've
created hasn't been misnamed, for instance, "normal.pub.pub", which
would prevent it working.