How do I remove a font from the font menu in word?

I share a computer. I use fonts off a thumb drive that I do not copy onto the
hard drive. These fonts continue to be on the drop down menu even when the
thumb drive isn't in the machine. I would like to take these out of the menu.
How is that done?

Navigate to the font folder through Control Panel Fonts. Highlight the
font(s), right mouse click and choose delete. Remember that the font
might be listed more than once, once for each style (Regular/Roman,
Italic, Bold, Bold Italic).

If you did not choose to copy the files to the fonts directory, the
shortcut to the font will be deleted. If the font was copied to the font
directory (and that is the default action), the font file is deleted from
the fonts directory.

Let us know.

Tom
MSMVP
Windows Shell/User

"WordKing" wrote in message
...
:I share a computer. I use fonts off a thumb drive that I do not copy
onto the
: hard drive. These fonts continue to be on the drop down menu even when
the
: thumb drive isn't in the machine. I would like to take these out of the
menu.
: How is that done?

"Tom Ferguson" wrote:

Navigate to the font folder through Control Panel Fonts. Highlight the
font(s), right mouse click and choose delete. Remember that the font
might be listed more than once, once for each style (Regular/Roman,
Italic, Bold, Bold Italic).

If you did not choose to copy the files to the fonts directory, the
shortcut to the font will be deleted. If the font was copied to the font
directory (and that is the default action), the font file is deleted from
the fonts directory.

Let us know.

Tom
MSMVP
Windows Shell/User

"WordKing" wrote in message
...
:I share a computer. I use fonts off a thumb drive that I do not copy
onto the
: hard drive. These fonts continue to be on the drop down menu even when
the
: thumb drive isn't in the machine. I would like to take these out of the
menu.
: How is that done?

Hi Tom, Thanks for responding so quickly. The fonts do not show up in the font folder. The thumb drive has been removed but the fonts that I previously used still are in the drop down menu. They no longer work because the thumb drive is not in the machine but they are still listed. I would like to get them out of the list. Thanks, WordKing

Do these fonts appear in the list for new documents or just for the
documents in which they have been used? If a document uses a font that is
not present on the computer, it will still show up in the font box when the
insertion point is in a paragraph that uses that font (even though Word will
substitute another font for display and printing). If the fonts are showing
up in new documents, does this happen even after you restart Word or
Windows? Word should be querying the printer driver on startup and
displaying the fonts the printer can print (as listed in the Fonts folder).

If you're seeing the font listed "above the line" (in the Font MRU list),
see the appropriate article for your version of Word:

"WD2000: How to Turn off the Font Most Recently Used (MRU) List" at
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=199785

"How to use the Registry Options (RegOptions) macro to examine Word settings
and to make changes to Word settings in the Windows registry" at
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=318796

"How to change Word options in the Windows registry for Word 2003" at
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=820917

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"WordKing" wrote in message
...


"Tom Ferguson" wrote:

Navigate to the font folder through Control Panel Fonts. Highlight the
font(s), right mouse click and choose delete. Remember that the font
might be listed more than once, once for each style (Regular/Roman,
Italic, Bold, Bold Italic).

If you did not choose to copy the files to the fonts directory, the
shortcut to the font will be deleted. If the font was copied to the font
directory (and that is the default action), the font file is deleted
from
the fonts directory.

Let us know.

Tom
MSMVP
Windows Shell/User

"WordKing" wrote in message
...
:I share a computer. I use fonts off a thumb drive that I do not copy
onto the
: hard drive. These fonts continue to be on the drop down menu even when
the
: thumb drive isn't in the machine. I would like to take these out of
the
menu.
: How is that done?

Hi Tom, Thanks for responding so quickly. The fonts do not show up in
the font folder. The thumb drive has been removed but the fonts that I
previously used still are in the drop down menu. They no longer work because
the thumb drive is not in the machine but they are still listed. I would
like to get them out of the list. Thanks, WordKing

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

Do these fonts appear in the list for new documents or just for the
documents in which they have been used? If a document uses a font that is
not present on the computer, it will still show up in the font box when the
insertion point is in a paragraph that uses that font (even though Word will
substitute another font for display and printing). If the fonts are showing
up in new documents, does this happen even after you restart Word or
Windows? Word should be querying the printer driver on startup and
displaying the fonts the printer can print (as listed in the Fonts folder).

If you're seeing the font listed "above the line" (in the Font MRU list),
see the appropriate article for your version of Word:

"WD2000: How to Turn off the Font Most Recently Used (MRU) List" at
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=199785

"How to use the Registry Options (RegOptions) macro to examine Word settings
and to make changes to Word settings in the Windows registry" at
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=318796

"How to change Word options in the Windows registry for Word 2003" at
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=820917

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"WordKing" wrote in message
...


"Tom Ferguson" wrote:

Navigate to the font folder through Control Panel Fonts. Highlight the
font(s), right mouse click and choose delete. Remember that the font
might be listed more than once, once for each style (Regular/Roman,
Italic, Bold, Bold Italic).

If you did not choose to copy the files to the fonts directory, the
shortcut to the font will be deleted. If the font was copied to the font
directory (and that is the default action), the font file is deleted
from
the fonts directory.

Let us know.

Tom
MSMVP
Windows Shell/User

"WordKing" wrote in message
...
:I share a computer. I use fonts off a thumb drive that I do not copy
onto the
: hard drive. These fonts continue to be on the drop down menu even when
the
: thumb drive isn't in the machine. I would like to take these out of
the
menu.
: How is that done?

Hi Tom, Thanks for responding so quickly. The fonts do not show up in
the font folder. The thumb drive has been removed but the fonts that I
previously used still are in the drop down menu. They no longer work because
the thumb drive is not in the machine but they are still listed. I would
like to get them out of the list. Thanks, WordKing

The fonts always appear even when I close word and open it again for a new document. (I have not tried rebooting the machine) Not only over the line but under the line in the regular font list. If I reinsert the thumbdrive into the machine then I can use the fonts again but I don't ever plan to use them again. When the drive is out of the machine the fonts are still listed but a substitute font takes their place. The machine would not let me copy the fonts to the fonts folder with a message that they were already being used by windows.
Thanks WordKing

I would suggest you try rebooting Windows.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"WordKing" wrote in message
...


"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

Do these fonts appear in the list for new documents or just for the
documents in which they have been used? If a document uses a font that
is
not present on the computer, it will still show up in the font box when
the
insertion point is in a paragraph that uses that font (even though Word
will
substitute another font for display and printing). If the fonts are
showing
up in new documents, does this happen even after you restart Word or
Windows? Word should be querying the printer driver on startup and
displaying the fonts the printer can print (as listed in the Fonts
folder).

If you're seeing the font listed "above the line" (in the Font MRU
list),
see the appropriate article for your version of Word:

"WD2000: How to Turn off the Font Most Recently Used (MRU) List" at
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=199785

"How to use the Registry Options (RegOptions) macro to examine Word
settings
and to make changes to Word settings in the Windows registry" at
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=318796

"How to change Word options in the Windows registry for Word 2003" at
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=820917

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"WordKing" wrote in message
...


"Tom Ferguson" wrote:

Navigate to the font folder through Control Panel Fonts. Highlight
the
font(s), right mouse click and choose delete. Remember that the font
might be listed more than once, once for each style (Regular/Roman,
Italic, Bold, Bold Italic).

If you did not choose to copy the files to the fonts directory, the
shortcut to the font will be deleted. If the font was copied to the
font
directory (and that is the default action), the font file is deleted
from
the fonts directory.

Let us know.

Tom
MSMVP
Windows Shell/User

"WordKing" wrote in message
...
:I share a computer. I use fonts off a thumb drive that I do not
copy
onto the
: hard drive. These fonts continue to be on the drop down menu even
when
the
: thumb drive isn't in the machine. I would like to take these out
of
the
menu.
: How is that done?

Hi Tom, Thanks for responding so quickly. The fonts do not show up
in
the font folder. The thumb drive has been removed but the fonts that I
previously used still are in the drop down menu. They no longer work
because
the thumb drive is not in the machine but they are still listed. I would
like to get them out of the list. Thanks, WordKing

The fonts always appear even when I close word and open it again for
a new document. (I have not tried rebooting the machine) Not only over the
line but under the line in the regular font list. If I reinsert the
thumbdrive into the machine then I can use the fonts again but I don't ever
plan to use them again. When the drive is out of the machine the fonts are
still listed but a substitute font takes their place. The machine would not
let me copy the fonts to the fonts folder with a message that they were
already being used by windows.
Thanks WordKing

why dont you just shoot the guy who you share the computer with and then
permanenlty personalise it?
--
Myron Godinho


"WordKing" wrote:

I share a computer. I use fonts off a thumb drive that I do not copy onto the
hard drive. These fonts continue to be on the drop down menu even when the
thumb drive isn't in the machine. I would like to take these out of the menu.
How is that done?

I share a computer with someone at work myself. It's not the computer that I
mind sharing, it's that when she comes into work, I have to move all of my
stuff into a small breakroom with a small table. If it wasn't that I use my
own craptop (which I volunteered to use) I'd have no computer. I have no
network access, no printer access, and no phone. May I use your advice so I
can stop moving my stuff for two days a week?

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]



"Magnum.07" wrote in message
...
why dont you just shoot the guy who you share the computer with and then
permanenlty personalise it?
--
Myron Godinho


"WordKing" wrote:

I share a computer. I use fonts off a thumb drive that I do not copy onto
the
hard drive. These fonts continue to be on the drop down menu even when
the
thumb drive isn't in the machine. I would like to take these out of the
menu.
How is that done?

no phone.

Bliss.

--
Enjoy,
Tony


"JoAnn Paules [MSFT MVP]" wrote in message
...
I share a computer with someone at work myself. It's not the computer that
I
mind sharing, it's that when she comes into work, I have to move all of my
stuff into a small breakroom with a small table. If it wasn't that I use
my
own craptop (which I volunteered to use) I'd have no computer. I have no
network access, no printer access, and no phone. May I use your advice so
I
can stop moving my stuff for two days a week?

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]



"Magnum.07" wrote in message
...
why dont you just shoot the guy who you share the computer with and
then
permanenlty personalise it?
--
Myron Godinho


"WordKing" wrote:

I share a computer. I use fonts off a thumb drive that I do not copy
onto
the
hard drive. These fonts continue to be on the drop down menu even when
the
thumb drive isn't in the machine. I would like to take these out of the
menu.
How is that done?

I rarely get calls at work so that part isn't a big issue. It's the no
printer access which really gets to me.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]



"Tony Jollans" My Forename at My Surname dot com wrote in message
...
no phone.

Bliss.

--
Enjoy,
Tony


"JoAnn Paules [MSFT MVP]" wrote in message
...
I share a computer with someone at work myself. It's not the computer
that
I
mind sharing, it's that when she comes into work, I have to move all of
my
stuff into a small breakroom with a small table. If it wasn't that I use
my
own craptop (which I volunteered to use) I'd have no computer. I have no
network access, no printer access, and no phone. May I use your advice so
I
can stop moving my stuff for two days a week?

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]



"Magnum.07" wrote in message
...
why dont you just shoot the guy who you share the computer with and
then
permanenlty personalise it?
--
Myron Godinho


"WordKing" wrote:

I share a computer. I use fonts off a thumb drive that I do not copy
onto
the
hard drive. These fonts continue to be on the drop down menu even when
the
thumb drive isn't in the machine. I would like to take these out of
the
menu.
How is that done?