Re: Where can I find normal.awt in Mac OS 10.4?

David Van Edwards wrote:
>
> Dear Mark,
>
> Thank you for butting in!
>
> I'll try to describe the exact sequence.
>
> 1 I open AbiWord, up comes the default empty page with Times New Roman
> 12 point.
You should here open "normal.awt" or you're just editing a new document.
> 2 I go to drop down menu Format and select "Create and Modify Styles"
> 3 A pane opens with a list on the left containing one entry "Normal"
> below it is a dropdown menu showing "In Use" and offering "All" and
> User-defined styles" I have tried all three in turn.
> 4 I highlight Normal in the list and click on modify.
> 5 Another pane drops down showing various text fields: Style name,
> Style type, Based on, Style for following paragraph, Preview and
> Dscription. Below is a dropdown menu marked Format, I select Font from
> this and yet another pane opens with the fonts and point sizes. I
> select Palatino and 14 point and click OK
> 6 That pane closes leaving the previous pane visible, I click OK on
> this pane.
> 7 That pane closes and I'm left with the original Styles pane in which
> I click the live button marked Apply. Nothing happens.
The apply button here does not do what you'd think - it applies the
selected style to the selected text. There is no need to click it.
> 8 I close that pane and I'm left with the open page now showing
> Palatino 14 point.
Wouldn't hurt here to do a "Select All" then choose the "Normal" style.
(Actually the "Apply" above essentially does this, but I'm not sure if
there's a difference.)

At this point, save the new normal.awt over the old one. Close AbiWord
(possibly not necessary, but it won't hurt)

Start AbiWord again, and your changes should take effect.

Hope this helps!

-- 
Ryan Pavlik
www.cleardefinition.com
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