Arial 24 pt jumps in every time I click for a new text entry despite default size is set to Arial 12 (X7 Version 17.6 on Windows 10 Pro ).Pressing F8 when nothing selected properly shows Arial 12 pt, but as soon as I click to the page for actual new text entry it reverts back to Arial 24 pt. I need then manually set it to 12 pt each time. Restarting computer or updating to a new version does not help.
It is quite annoying feature, please help.
Try change Document - Styles
I have Corel 2017 and have the same problem. When I go to Document, I have all those options except "Styles". This doesn't work for me. I've clicked "save settings as default" countless times.
I have the same problem in CorelDraw X7 Home & Student V17.1.0.572
I have tried all the suggestions regarding setting the default font size but whatever I try as soon as I click somewhere to place text it reverts to Arial 24 point.Unfortunately it appears the Home & Student edition does not have an Object Styles docker - only Object Properties which appears not have the Default Object Properties option.
Has anyone any idea how to set the default font size or is it just something I have to live with in this cut down version?
I have never used Home & Student, and I don't know all of the differences between that and the "full" version of CorelDRAW.
You can try doing it using this method:
Here's a video where I demonstrate that with X7:
This may seem simple to some users, but it can get complicated in a number of ways - and I have no personal experience with how it works (or not) in Home & Student.
Thanks for the reply Eskimo
I have done the the first suggestion and if I create a new document and click the text tool the font size shown is what I set it to, 12pt as you can see in this image.
But as soon as I click on the document to insert some text it automatically changes to 24pt as you can see here
If I change the font size without clicking on the document I do not get a pop-up dialogue box you mention.
Ashleyj said:I have done the the first suggestion and if I create a new document and click the text tool the font size shown is what I set it to, 12pt as you can see in this image.
Ashleyj said:But as soon as I click on the document to insert some text it automatically changes to 24pt as you can see here
There are two independent default font sizes - one for Artistic Text, and one for Paragraph Text.
When the Text tool is active, and nothing is selected, the font size box shows the default font size for Paragraph text.
What you describe is normal when the default font size for Artistic text is 24 points, and the default font size for Paragraph text is 12 points.
CorelDRAW does not "know" whether you are going to create Paragraph text or Artistic text. If you just click, then it creates Artistic text. If you click and drag, then it creates Paragraph text.
Thanks for that information Eskimo - that is new to me.
So now all I need to do is set the default font size for Artistic Text.
I have tried adjusting some Artistic Text to 12pt and then clicking on Save Settings as Default under the Tools tab but it has no effect.
Also there does not seem to be an option in the Object Properties docker to set the default for Artistic Text.
It is starting to look as if this is not an option in the Home & Student version.
Thanks for your help