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How to change the default font in Word document?

Author Xiaoyang Last modified

May be, you would like to prefer another font style than default font the Word provides when typing the contents in a Word document. In this case, you need to change the default font to the font you desired each time when editing a new document. This article, I will talk about how to change the default font style, font size or font color to your need.

Change the default font style / font size / font color to another with Font feature


Change the default font style / font size / font color to another with Font feature

To change the default font style, font size or font color to another you need, the Font feature in Word document can help you. Please do as this:

1. Open a new blank Word document, and then click Home > Font launcher, see screenshot:

Font options launcher on the ribbon

2. In the Font dialog box, under the Font tab, set the font style, font size and font color to your like, see screenshot:

Font dialog box

3. And then, click Set As Default button, a prompt message box is popped out, check All documents based on the Normal.dotm template? option, see screenshot:

Message box

4. Then, click OK to close the dialogs, from now on, when typing text in a new document, the specified font style, font size or font color will be applied as default.

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