Then how come I can copy from a rootsweb site, specifically http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:2444957&id=I588129855
that is in Times New Roman into WP and the copy IS in Calibri 13 pt (my WP default font)? Pat On Thu, Jun 5, 2014 at 10:24 AM, Gene Young <[email protected]> wrote: > On 6/4/2014 8:24 PM, Pat Hickin wrote: > > Why is it that anything I copy into a new file in my word processor > (Word Perfect) from a note or event in Legacy appears in Times New Roman 10 > pt font? > > > > This despite the fact that I have the Notes font in Legacy set as > Calibri 12pt and the default font in WP set as Calibri 13pt. > > > > Thanks, > > Pat > > > One of two reasons. > > 1. When you copy and paste you are copying the text as pure ascii text. > That is the only way that text can be assured to be compatible with > whatever program you are pasting it into. > > 2. Your default template in Word perfect is set to Times New Roman 10 pt. > > I have just copied text from a note field set to Arial 10 pt and pasted it > into Libre Office and it pasted as Arial 10 pt. I changed the font in > Legacy and tried again and it pasted in the new font. > > Given the above I would tend to believe it is a function of Word Perfect > rather than Legacy. Perhaps a Word Perfect user group may yield the answer. > > -- > > Gene Young > Researching Young, Harer, Cox & Sallada > With Legacy Family Tree > http://myyoungs.atspace.com/index.htm > > --- > This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus > protection is active. > http://www.avast.com > > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and > on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). > To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
