WD98: Items Not Available on Font Menu

• Microsoft Word 98 Macintosh Edition

SYMPTOMS

The following items are not available on the Font menu:

   9  Point
   10 Point
   12 Point
   14 Point
   18 Point
   24 Point (all to change the font size)

   Up   (increases the font size by 1 point)
   Down (decreases the font size by 1 point)

   Other (Opens the Font dialog box)

   Default Font... (opens the Preferences dialog box)

CAUSE

By design of Microsoft Word 98 Macintosh Edition, these items are no longer included on the Font menu. Instead, items on the Font menu are displayed in What-You-See-Is- What-You-Get (WSIWG) format.

WORKAROUND

To change the font attributes, follow these steps:

1. Select the text for which you want to change the font attributes.

2. On the Format menu, click Font.

3. Select the desired attribute and click OK.

1. On the Format menu, click Font.

2. Select the desired font, style, or size (or any other attribute you want to have as a default).

3. Click Default.

   You will receive a dialog box with the prompt "Do you want o change the default to...."

4. Click Yes.