Changing Default Font
How can I change the default font
from Times New Roman 10pt to something
else?
Here we'll discuss two methods.
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 formatting (space before, indents,
tab settings, etc.)
- (Format (button) > Paragraph).
- Click on the OK button. Click on the OK button (different
OK button)
- Click on the Apply button.
- Type the letter "a" or any character and then press backspace
(forcing Word to recognize that you have changed Normal.dot).
- Save and close Normal.dot.
The first method is quick and easy. The second method will make it
much more likely that if you give your documents to someone else that
they will see what you sent them.
For more about styles, see
Understanding Styles. For more about the Normal.dot template
(and other templates) see
Template Basics.
Keyboard Shortcuts of the Month for Word
Formatting and Styles
|
Key |
What |
|
Ctrl-SpaceBar |
Remove character formatting from selection |
|
Ctrl-Q |
Remove direct paragraph formatting. |
|
Ctrl-Shift-S |
Style Dropdown or dialog |
|
Ctrl-* |
Show All non-printing characters toggle |
|
Shift-F1 |
Show formatting source (click on a character after pressing
Shift-F1 to see what formatting comes from where). |
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