The Font Trick

The Font Trick

I received a mail from my friend. The message contained several pictures and instructions to reveal the secret message in the pictures. I followed the instructions and copied the entire message and pasted it to a text editor window. The picture transformed into a stupid message.

Now I reveal the secret behind the trick. You could also fool your friends using the below instructions.

1. Open a Document Editor like OpenOffice.org writer. If you are rich enough and have access to Microsoft Word or Wordpad you can do it on your Windows computer too. Anyway, you just need a document editor.
2. Type the text message. The more you reprimand the reader the more humorous it is. When I completed the steps in included in the e-mail I received I found the following text:
"STUPID!!
YOU WILL DO EVERYTHING THAT IS SAID , USE YOUR BRAIN!!!!
THIS FOR WHAT YOUR COMPANY PAYZ!!!!
DON'T WASTE TIME ..
GET ON TO YOUR WORK.."

3. Select all the text you type. Hit CTRL+A or Click Edit->Select All or whatever combination is easier for you.
4. Change the font to Webdings
5. Copy the entire text and send it to your friends in an e-mail. Include instructions to copy and paste the text into a simple text editor like Gedit(Notepad on Windows if Gedit is not available)

You are all set. Take feedback from your friends and laugh to your heart's content.

There are two files attached to this post. Download them and copy the text from the document and paste it in a simple text editor like gedit(Notepad). See what happens.

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