

The next dialogue box asks whether you want these changes to affect only the document you are currently editing or all future documents you create based on the normal.dotm template. When you’ve changed all the font settings you want, click Set As Default. In the Font window, make all the changes you want regarding font family, font size, style and effects. To change the default font settings in Word, go to the Home tab and click the Font dialogue box launcher (in the bottom right of the Font group).


Fortunately, it’s an easy task to change the default font in Word so you can say goodbye forever to 11 point Calibri. Having any kind of default value that isn’t the one you want is frustrating because you keep having to change it. However, with the introduction of Word 2007, the default font changed to 11 point Calibri. Since time began, and even before that, the default font in Microsoft Word was 12 point Times New Roman.
