#How to change default font word how to

Now, whenever you open Word or create a new document, your default font settings should be set exactly to what you want.

In Word 2007, simply click Ok to save these settings as default. Click the bullet beside вЂњAll documents based on the Normal.dotm template?вЂќ, and then click Ok. In Word 2010, you will be given the option to set these settings for this document only or for all documents. You will be asked to confirm that you want these settings to be made default. When youвЂ™ve made your selections, click the вЂњSet as DefaultвЂќ button in the bottom left corner of the dialog. Here we left all the default settings, except we selected 12 point font in the Latin text box (this is your standard body text users of Asian languages such as Chinese may see a box for Asian languages). If youвЂ™d prefer to choose a specific font to be the default, just select one from the drop-down box and this selection will override the font selection in your document style. So, if your style uses Calibri, then your font will be Calibri at the size and style you chose. Notice in the Font box it says вЂњ+BodyвЂќ this means that the font will be chosen by the document style you choose, and you are only selecting the default font style and size. In the Font dialog box, choose the default font settings you want.

To change the default font settings, click the small box with an arrow in the lower right corner of the Font section of the Home tab in the Ribbon.

#How to change default font word how to

Whether you want to change your default to 12 point Calibri or to 48 point Comic SansвЂ¦hereвЂ™s how to change your default font settings in Word 20. Although it can be easily overlooked, there are ways in Word to change the default settings to anything you want. Microsoft changed the default font font to 11 point Calibri in Word 2007 after years of 12 point Times New Roman being the default. Are you frustrated by always having to change the font size before you create a document it Word? HereвЂ™s how you can end that frustration and set your favorite default font size for once and for all!