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Q161810: WD97: Font MRU List Not Retained After You Quit Word

Article: Q161810
Product(s): Word 97 for Windows
Version(s): WINDOWS:97
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbdta word97
Last Modified: 14-NOV-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Word 97 for Windows 
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SYMPTOMS
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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
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When you restart Word, only the fonts that are used in the predefined styles for
Word are listed.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products that are
listed at the beginning of this article.

This problem was corrected in Microsoft Word 2000.

MORE INFORMATION
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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

Additional query words: built-in built in

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Keywords          : kbdta word97 
Technology        : kbWordSearch kbWord97 kbWord97Search kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : WINDOWS:97
Issue type        : kbbug

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