WD97: Font MRU List Not Retained After You Quit Word

 Last reviewed: February 5, 1998
Article ID: Q161810
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Word 97 for Windows

SYMPTOMS

Some of the fonts that appeared at the top of the Font list (on the Formatting toolbar) fail to reappear when you restart Word.

NOTE: In earlier versions of Word, the list of fonts at the top of the Font list [called the "Most Recently Used" (MRU) Font list] includes the last six fonts you used. This list is retained when you exit Word. The MRU Font list is comprised of any font used in a document--including TrueType fonts, screen fonts, and printer fonts.

CAUSE

When you restart Word, only the fonts that are used in Word's predefined styles are listed.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the products listed at the beginning of this article. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

MORE INFORMATION

Microsoft Word uses the following fonts for its default styles, and, as a result, only these fonts are retained at the top of the Font list: 

   Arial
   Courier New
   Tahoma
   Times New Roman

KBCategory:
KBSubcategory: kbfont
Additional query words: 8.0 word8 word97 built-in built in
Keywords : kbfont
Version : 97
Platform : WINDOWS

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Last reviewed: February 5, 1998
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