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Re: Changing default font in WriteNow 2.2

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From: Ian Chai
Date: Tue, 02 Apr 1991 00:16
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In article <1991Apr1.230708.16363@agate.berkeley.edu> steve@violet.berkeley.edu (Steve Goldfield) writes:
>In article <1991Apr1.212752.855@hawk.cs.ukans.edu> chai@hawk.cs.ukans.edu (Ian Chai) writes:
>#>In article <1991Mar31.054934.10890@zip.eecs.umich.edu> lagana@sparky.eecs.umich.edu (Antonio A Lagana) writes:
>#>>WriteNow 2.2, or for that matter anyone who knows.  Is there a way to change
>#>>the default font (Geneva 12)?  If so, how is this done?
>#>Open a blank document and change the font to the desired one, then
>#>save it as Stationery in the same folder as WriteNow.
>#>
>#>Ian Chai        Internet: chai@cs.ukans.edu
>
>The above is a special case of what we usually call a shell.
>There's no reason to leave the shell or Stationery document
>in the same folder as WriteNow. Leave it anywhere you intend
>to use it most. In general, I make shells for a variety of specialized
>documents: memos, letters, faxes, etc. You can not only set the
>font but the interline spacing (leading) and leave in constants
>such as the (updating) date, header/footer, margins, etc.
>
>However you do it, you have to remember to do a Save As in
>order to leave your shell unchanged. Naturally, this technique
>works for any Mac application.
>
>Steve Goldfield

Ah, but with WriteNow, it automatically loads the file, "Stationary" and
then sets your document to "Untitled" when you ask for a new document.
This is called a "Supported template"... 8)

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