Word 2000

[dc forbes]

Suddenly my Word program will not default to black font. It always comes up purple. Also shortcuts using the Alt key no longer work e.g. Alt +0169 does not show as copyright symbol although it still works in Photoshop. I am operating with Vista.
Help appreciated

[soybean]

Try this: http://www.elamb.org/howto/normal-dot.htm