Cannot Change Typeface of Inserted Symbols

ID: Q139853

The information in this article applies to:

• Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c
• Microsoft Word for the Macintosh, versions 6.0, 6.0.1, 6.0.1a
• Microsoft Word for Windows NT, version 6.0
• Microsoft Word 98 Macintosh Edition

SYMPTOMS

You cannot change the typeface of the symbol you inserted using the Symbol command (Insert menu).

CAUSE

You selected a font other than Normal Text. When you insert a symbol in a font other than Normal Text, Word inserts a character reference to both the character numeric code and the font. As a result, you cannot change the typeface for the symbol character. By contrast, when you use Normal Text, Word references only the character numeric code. Hence, you can apply a font change to the inserted symbol character.

CAUSE

This behavior is by design.

RESOLUTION

To change the typeface of a symbol or special character, replace the character with a character based on the Normal Text font.

REFERENCES

"Microsoft Word User's Guide," version 6.0, document number WB51157-1093, pages 46-47

Additional query words: font format symbol typeface 6.0.1 macword winword ntword wordnt word6

Keywords          : kbFont kbformat 
Version           : WINDOWS:6.0,6.0a,6.0c,7.0,7.0a,97;MACINTOSH: 6.0 6.0.1,6.01.a,98
Platform          : MACINTOSH WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbinfo

Last Reviewed: February 5, 1998