Word for Windows: Changing the Macro Editor Font

 Last reviewed: July 30, 1997
Article ID: Q93506
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 1.0, 1.1, 1.1a, 2.0, 2.0a, 2.0a-CD, 2.0b, 2.0c, 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c

Word 6.0

The default font used in the Microsoft Word 6.0 macro editor is Courier New 10 pt. The font selection and tab stop positions are defined by the Macro Text style. To change the formats of this default or built-in style, do the following:

  1. With a document window active, choose Style from the Format menu.

  2. From the List list box, choose "All Styles".

  3. Locate and select the Macro Text style.

  4. The current formats are listed in the Description box. Click the Modify button to change any attributes of the Macro Text style.

Word 2.0 and 1.x

The font used in the Microsoft Word for Windows macro editor is Times Roman (Windows 3.0) or Times New Roman (Windows 3.1), unless Draft is selected from the View menu. When Draft is selected, the Windows System font is used to display text in the macro editor.

The font that Windows uses to display text in menus, title bars, and dialog boxes is the Windows System font. To change the Windows System font, add the SystemFont= setting under the [Windows] section of the WIN.INI file. 

   [Windows]
   ...
   SystemFont=<fontname>
Valid <fontname> files are raster fonts with a .FON extension. For example, the following setting is a valid WIN.INI entry on a VGA system: 

   SystemFont=coure.fon
The above setting will change the system font to Courier. The file COURE.FON must be present in the WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory in its expanded form.

After making a change to the Windows System font, reboot your system and choose Draft from the View menu in the Word for Windows macro editor.

Note: Changing the Windows System font will change the font used to display text in the menus, window title bars, and dialog boxes. There is no way to specify a font size.

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word6 2.0b winword 6.0 editing macro text style tab position
Version : 1.x 2.x 6.0 6.0a 6.0c
Platform : WINDOWS

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Last reviewed: July 30, 1997
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