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How do I enter normal text in Microsoft Paint?
Normally I don't have any problems adding text to an image in Paint. But I ran into this problem:
The text is supposed to be "abcdefd" (entered in a text editor and pasted). The same characters appear if typed directly. So apparently it is using some other character set. How do I restore normal operation?
Platform: MS Paint 5.2, Windows XP Professional x64 SP2, 8 GB RAM.
Peter Mortensen
Posted 2009-09-01T01:21:43.743
Reputation: 10 992
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Right click in a text field and choose the "Text Toolbar" option to bring up a font selection menu.
ThisTime
Posted 2009-09-01T01:21:43.743
Reputation: 558
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Looks like you're using Wingdings or some other crazy font. When using the text tool, a toolbar should appear which will let you change the font.
Dan Walker
Posted 2009-09-01T01:21:43.743
Reputation: 8 869
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You have a symbol font, Wingdings or Webdings I believe. Change the font face.
Daniel A. White
Posted 2009-09-01T01:21:43.743
Reputation: 3 428
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Not totally an answer to the question, but rather a suggestion:
A nice and free replacement for MSPaint could be Paint.NET. It offers more and better functionalities than MSPaint.
Natrium
Posted 2009-09-01T01:21:43.743
Reputation: 438