Thread: Change the DefauLt Font in Microsoft Word 2007

MICROSOFT LOADS up Word 2007 with a generous array of new and attractive type fonts, which the word processing pro¬gram uses for some of its default styles. For example, the Normal style in Word 2007 is ll-point Calibri, which many people consider to be a very clean, no-nonsense sansserif font. But perhaps you would prefer to display your documents in a more classical type-face-a serif font like Times New Roman in 12 point, say. Luckily it's fairly easy to pick another font as the default for your documents.

Start by typing some text in a new gocument; then select the entire block of text by pressing <Ctrl>-A. Click the Home tab on the Ribbon menu, and then use the boxes in the Font section of the Ribbon to change the text to the font settings you prefer. Right-click the Normal button in the Styles section of the Ribbon, and then choose Update Normal co Match Selection (as shown in the screen shot above). This procedure will reset the Normal style in the document to your new settings.



The next phase of the default-resetting operation may seem a bit strange at first glance, but bear with me. Change to the View tab on the Ribbon, and open the Macros window by clicking on the top half of the Macros button at the far right of the Ribbon. Choose the Organizer button on the Macros window to open the Organizer window. Then switch to the Sryles tab. There you should see two lists of styles: one of them for your current document on the left, and the other for the Normal.dotm document on the right. Select the Normal style in your current document, and then click the Copy button.

Word will respond with a message box that asks you whether you want to overwrite the Normal style in the Normal template. Choose Yes, and the pro¬gram will change the default font for your documents. The next time you open a blank document, your new font choice will show up as the Normal style font.