I think Arial Black, 14 point is what should be used for people with low
vision.  JAWS will read that okay.

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From: VICUG-L: Visually Impaired Computer Users' Group List
[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Janet Russeau
Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2005 9:22 AM
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Subject: Re: Default Font setting


At 10:04 AM 2/1/2005, you wrote:
>I have that problem also.  I am using Windows XP and Microsoft Word in 
>Office 2003.  However, I have experienced this in all versions of 
>Windows and Word that I have used.
>
>I usually type in 12 point Arial, as I think that is the best setting 
>for most people with normal vision, and it works well generally for my 
>level of low vision.  I have set it as my default just as Stewart 
>described, but it does often revert back right in the middle of a 
>document.  Here at PIAT, we are trying to make our documents as 
>accessible as possible for screen readers and for putting on the web by

>using Styles and Formats.  It seems that the font reversion is worse 
>than ever when I am using that feature. I can always reset the Font to 
>12 point Arial, but it is a bother to have to keep doing it.  I have 
>not found any pattern for when it does it.
>
>When I was using Office 95, I was advised by a Word trainer to look for

>a document called Normal, and put in your preferred settings.  It was a

>blank document which was a template for all documents, but could be 
>modified document by document. However, I have not been able to find 
>that normal document on any subsequent versions of Word.
>
>Janice Knuth

The Normal file you are referring to is actually called Normal.dot, with
the .dot extension signifying that it is a Word template file.

The Normal.dot file does contain all default settings for Word. I did a
quick search on my computer and found mine located here: C:\Documents
and Settings\ISD\Application Data\Microsoft\Templates

The folder name ISD is my Windows XP logon name. You have to be careful
though, if you locate this file and just double-click on it, it will
open Word with a new blank document. To actually edit the file, you need
to locate it, right-click on it and then choose Edit.

Whatever changes you make to the Normal.dot template will be the new
defaults for Word.

Hope this helps,
Janet Russeau


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