If you are looking to deploy these settings in the OCT, here is how to accomplish that. Attached is a .zip file with a sample Blank.potx (For PPT), Normal.dotm (For Word), and a reg file with the settings for Outlook, Excel, and Access. These sample files change the font to arial for all the products. This attachment (fonts.zip) is at the bottom of this blog post.
Changing Default Font for Access 2007: To change the default font as Arial for Access, use this registry key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0\Access\Settings Name: “Default Font Name” Type: “REG_SZ” Value: “Arial” Changing Default Font for Excel 2007: To change the default font as Arial for Excel, use this registry key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0\Excel\Options Name: “Font” Type: “REG_SZ” Value: “<Font Name>,<Font size> ie “Arial,11” Here, the font size is also set within the same key. Changing Default Font for Word 2007: In order to change the default Font for Word 2007, we have to create a ‘Normal.dotm’ file for the user. Please follow the steps below to create and save a new normal.dotm file and see if that will meet you requirements. 1. Open up Word 2007; On the Styles quick access bar, right click the Normal style and select "Modify" 2. In the "Modify Style" window, select the "New documents based on this template" radio button. 3. Click on the Format button and arrow down; select Font… 4. Set the font as Arial and click OK 5. Click on the Format button and arrow down; select Paragraph… 6. Change the line spacing as Single and click OK twice 7. At this point, the Normal.dotm has been changed in the %Appdata%\Microsoft\Templates, so we should be able to add it to the OCT tool for deployment. For your testing, attached a sample Normal.dotm file based on your requirement. Changing the Default Font for PowerPoint: In order to change the default font for PowerPoint 2007, we have to create a base template and save it in default templates folder. Please follow the steps mentioned below to create and save a base template and see if that will meet your requirements. 1. Start PowerPoint 2007. 2. Select View tab ; then select Slide Master 3. On the Slide Master (Slide Master: the slide that stores information about the design template applied, including font styles, placeholder sizes and positions, background design, and color schemes.), make the changes that you want to be reflected in every new presentation. You have to make the changes to each slide of the slide master. 4. Then click Close Master View. 5. Click Office Button and then click Save As > Other formats 6. Pick PowerPoint Template from the Save As Type list box 7. Save the template as Blank.potx. PowerPoint will automatically chooses the folder as %Appdata%\Microsoft\Templates, so accept the default location. The default location would be <Drive>\Documents and Settings\<User Profile>\Application Data\Microsoft\Templates. 9. Close the file and start a new presentation to verify the font. For your testing, attached a sample Blank.potx file based on your requirement. Changing Default Font for Outlook 2007: The Font information for Outlook is held within the registry. However, this is a little more complex to get than the previous applications. The registry information that holds the Font information for Outlook is in binary format. Also, Outlook has 3 main Font settings, each with a complex and simple setting. I have detailed the registry keys below: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0\Common\MailSettings Name: "ComposeFontComplex" Type: “Hex” Value: value is in Binary format Name: “ComposeFontSimple” Type: “Hex” Value: value is in Binary format Name: “ReplyFontComplex” Type: Hex” Value: value is in Binary format Name: “ReplyFontSimple” Type: “Hex” Value: value is in Binary format Name: “TextFontComplex” Type: “Hex” Value: value is in Binary format Name: “TextFontSimple” Type: “Hex” Value: value is in Binary format I have attached a reg file (font.reg) which contains the Outlook binary information for the default Font for each group. I have set this to Arial. By double clicking on this registry file, it will enter the information into the registry thus changing the default Font to Arial. I did the following to create the registry file to set the default Font to Arial in Outlook 2007: - Launch Outlook - Select “Options” from the “Tools” menu - Select the “Mail Format” tab - Select the “Stationary and Fonts” button - Change the Font setting to Arial for each of these options: New Mail Messages, Replying and forwarding messages, Composing and reading plain text messages Then exporting the Outlook Default Font registry information using these steps: - Select the “Start” Button, select “Run” and type “Regedit” - Browse to the following key - “HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0\Common\MailSettings” - Right click on the key and select “Export” - Export the file to desktop - Browse to Reg file on the desktop - Right click on the Reg file and select “Edit” - In Notepad remove any additional keys which are not needed and save the .reg file
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Thank you so much on how to change the default font in the Powerpoint 2007 version. This worked perfectly!
Is there no way to change the default lettertype with the "Office Customization Tool"?
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The term "lettertype" is often used with the term "font". When you say lettertype, do you mean the effects of the font? IE.. font size, bold, underlined? Or do you mean the actual Font? Since this blog post you are commenting on describes how to set the default font with the OCT, I am assuming that you are referring to the font charectaristics/effects. IE... font size, bold, underlined
If this is the case, then I would direct you to the blog post on how to deploy an normal.dotm (for Word) to demenstrate how one would deploy the customizations that are stored in the template. Like font effects, line spacing, etc.. http://blogs.technet.com/odsupport/archive/2009/04/24/how-to-deploy-a-customized-normal-dotm-with-office-2007.aspx If you could clarify further your question that would be most helpful.
I have a company font we need to use for Outlook emails but they won't make it the default in Outlook (bizarre)... so you have to edit each message and change the font (as each time you log off/on again gp kicks in and puts it back to the wrong font).. Your registry file to change it to arial worked brilliantly! Do you know how I obtain the binary information for my installed company font to replace the arial binary info in the .txt file to convert to .reg? When I view the binary information for other fonts in the registry and try and paste it in your .txt file/convert to .reg it doesn't work. Thanks! That way I can run the registry key on startup.
ADMIN COMMENT - Here is how to obtain a .reg with the binary info from other Fonts.
I did the following to create the registry file to set the default Font to Arial in Outlook 2007: - Launch Outlook - Select “Options” from the “Tools” menu - Select the “Mail Format” tab - Select the “Stationary and Fonts” button - Change the Font setting to Arial for each of these options: New Mail Messages, Replying and forwarding messages, Composing and reading plain text messages Then exporting the Outlook Default Font registry information using these steps: - Select the “Start” Button, select “Run” and type “Regedit” - Browse to the following key - “HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0\Common\MailSettings” - Right click on the key and select “Export” - Export the file to desktop - Browse to Reg file on the desktop - Right click on the Reg file and select “Edit” - In Notepad remove any additional keys which are not needed and save the .reg file
Hi, Can you please upload the Outlook.txt file which you have mentioned.
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The file was already attached, but it was named fonts.reg. Thanks for pointing out that I referrenced it incorrectly. I have modified the blog to referrence it as fonts.reg. Thanks