How can I change the default font from Times New Roman 10pt to something else?
Here we’ll discuss two methods. • Open a new document. • Call up the Font dialog box: • Format > Font Set your preferred font and click on the “Default” button (lower left of dialog box). This is easiest method but is not complete. It is the method recommended by Microsoft in their Knowledge Base at: http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q211/6/68.ASP To complete your change you could change not only the default font but also the default style. To do this, open the Normal.dot template either from within Word or if in Windows, right-click on Normal.dot and select “Open.” Open the Style dialog box – Format > Styles… • Choose the Body Text style. • Click on the Modify button. • Where it says “Based On” Normal scroll up to the top of the list where it says (no style). Change the Font to what you want • (Format (button) > Font) • Change the language back from (no proofing) to English (or whatever your language) • (Format (button) > Language). • Set up your default paragraph for
