How to Change Default Font in Windows Xp

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Tired of the same old font on Windows Notepad? Want to infuse a little more personality into your text files? Change the font in Windows Notepad for a more personalized feel.

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1. 1

   Open Notepad. There will be different ways to find and launch Notepad depending on which Windows version you have.

   • Windows Vista and XP: Click the "Start" buttons in the bottom left-hand corner on your task bar. Mouseover "Programs", then "Accessories", and click "Notepad" to open.
   • Windows 7: Click the "Start" button in the bottom left-hand corner on your task bar. In the search box, type "Notepad", and in the list of results, click "Notepad".^[1]
   • Windows 8: Go to your Start Screen and simply start typing "Notepad". A pop-up should appear on the left-hand side of the screen. Click "Notepad" to open it.

2. 2

   Click "Format". This is located on the menu bar and displays a drop down menu with two options.

3. 3

   Select "Font" from the menu. This will open a separate window that displays font options, font styles, and size.

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   Select the font, style and size you want to use. This will change the font of the entire file. So any bolding or italicizing will be applied to the entire document. Notepad does not have the option of changing fonts of specific sections of text.

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   Press "OK" to save your settings. Now, when you type in Notepad, you will be using your chosen font.

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• Question

  How do I change the font size on Notepad?

  

  Open a new notepad and click "Format" on the top left. In the drop down menu, click "Fonts." You can choose your font size there.

• Question

  Can I change the color of the font?

  

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  Notepad only allows you to change font, font style, and font size. You could use Wordpad for color.

• Question

  Can I change the font of a single word in notepad?

  

  Yes, all you have to do is highlight the word and then select the font you'd like.

• Question

  How can I change different size of different words in notepad?

  

  Go to the far right side and it will have "Size" and click a size you would like, then press ok.

• Question

  How do I bold one sentence in Windows 10 Notepad? When I highlight the sentence (which is the title), the rest of the page becomes bold, too.

  

  Try setting Word Wrap under Format to off.

• Question

  How do I increase the letter size in notepad?

  

  Referred to as "Font Size", this can be changed in the "Font" pop-up box from the "Format" option above. In the pop-up box, navigate to the right side and you will find the "Size" option. Choose the size number you prefer and select "OK". Please note that this will change the font size of all text in every Notepad file you open.

• Question

  I want only one word in italics from whole sentence. How do I do that.

  

  Highlight the word and press ctrl+i. This will make just that work in italics.

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• The default Notepad font is Lucida Console, Regular, 10.

• You can set only one default font, which Notepad will use every time that it opens a file. You cannot set one paragraph in Arial, and another in Times New Roman because the settings are not saved within the text file, but rather in the Windows Notepad program itself.

• If you want to use more than one font, you should use a more complex word processor such as Wordpad or Microsoft Word.

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