Fonts, special characters
You press Ctrl+B expecting bold text, but Word inserts a bullet point instead. This problem starts after you switch your keyboard input language or install a new language pack. Word maps keyboard shortcuts based on the active keyboard layout, not the language of the document. This article explains why the shortcut conflict happens and shows … Read more
When you copy Japanese text from a PDF and paste it into Word, the font often changes to a different one like MS Mincho or Yu Gothic. This happens because PDF files store text with a specific font name that Word cannot find or match correctly on your system. In this article, you will learn … Read more
You have carefully applied ligatures to your text in Word, but after exporting to PDF, they revert to plain characters. This happens because Word and the PDF engine handle advanced typography features differently during conversion. The ligatures are present in the DOCX file but are not always preserved by the default PDF export settings. This … Read more
When you open Word and the default font is suddenly wrong, the Normal template (Normal.dotm) is likely corrupted. This template stores your default styles, including the font family, size, and spacing for the Normal style. A corrupted Normal.dotm can change your default font to something unexpected, such as Times New Roman 12 pt instead of … Read more
Variable fonts allow you to adjust weight, width, slant, and other attributes along a continuous axis instead of choosing separate font files. Standard fonts require you to pick a specific weight like Bold or Light as a separate file, which limits flexibility. Word supports variable fonts natively in Windows 11 and Windows 10, giving you … Read more
If Word takes more than 30 seconds to open or becomes unresponsive after startup, the most likely cause is a large number of installed fonts. Every time Word starts, it enumerates and loads all fonts installed on Windows 10 or Windows 11. When that number exceeds 500, the font enumeration process can delay launch times … Read more
When you apply a right-to-left font property to text in Microsoft Word, such as setting a Hebrew or Arabic font, the formatting may revert or disappear after you close and reopen the document. This often occurs because Word does not store the font direction property as part of the font selection itself but relies on … Read more
When working with East Asian languages such as Japanese, Chinese, or Korean in Word, you need to switch between horizontal text known as 横書き yokogaki and vertical text known as 縦書き tategaki. Word supports both orientations through dedicated layout settings, but many users do not know where to find the switch or how to apply … Read more
You applied an OpenType stylistic set to a font in Word, but after you change the paragraph style or character style, the stylistic set reverts to the regular font appearance. This happens because Word does not store stylistic set selections inside paragraph or character styles by default. This article explains the root cause and provides … Read more
You want to use decorative OpenType ligatures in Word headings to give them a polished, professional look, but you do not want those same ligatures applied to body text where they can reduce readability. Word applies font-level settings globally by default, so turning on ligatures for a heading style also affects every paragraph using that … Read more