How To Set A Default Font In Word 2016

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Microsoft Discussion (Win) - Setting the Default Font, Font Size, and Margins

This document details how to change the default font, font size, and page margins in Word.

Open a new certificate of the template y'all would like to update the default settings for. In most cases, this will exist Blank certificate.

Select the expand icon underneath Dwelling > Font as shown beneath.
Modify the font settings equally desired, and then select Set As Default every bit shown below.
Confirm the changes for all documents of this type past selecting All documents based on the Normal template and then selecting Yes.
For more advanced settings, such as graphic symbol spacing, select Advanced and follow the same procedure to Prepare As Default.
To modify the default margins, select the expand push button underneath Layout > Page Setup and change the settings as desired.
Ostend the changes by selecting Yeah when prompted to set as the default for all documents of this type.

Open a new document, click on the Home tab, click on the Font dialog box button as shown in the screenshot below, and select the Font tab.
Choose the font settings that you would similar to brand the default and click Set Equally Default
Select All documents based on the Normal.dotm template? and click OK to update the default for all new documents.
To change Word'southward default page margins, click on the Page Layout tab and click on the Page Setup dialog box button every bit shown in the screenshot below.
Fix the new margins that you would like to brand the default and click Set up As Default
Click Yes to apply the new margins to all new documents.

Open a new document, click on the Home tab, click on the Font Dialog Box Launcher (as shown in the screenshot beneath) and select the Font tab.
Select a new font and size in the Font dialog box, and then click Default.

Give-and-take will ask you if you want these changes to apply to all new documents using the "Normal template" (normal.dot).
Click Aye to make the changes permanent. The change will apply to Give-and-take's Normal/default style and to all styles based on Normal.
To modify Word'southward default page margins, click the Folio Setup Dialog Box launcher as shown in the screenshot beneath.
The first tab should be Margins. Brand your changes to the margins hither, and then click Default.
Click Yes when Discussion asks you to confirm the changes. This warning volition look exactly like the one shown above.
Notation:You tin also change other settings affecting page layout (including paper orientation and line numbering) in the same dialog box.

Open a new certificate and select Format > Font.
Select a new font and size in the Font dialog box, and then click Default. Word will ask you if you want these changes to utilise to all new documents using the "Normal template" (normal.dot).
Click Yes to brand the changes permanent. The modify will utilize to Give-and-take's Normal/default style and to all styles based on Normal.
To change Give-and-take's default page margins, select File > Folio Setup. The outset tab should be Margins, make your changes to the margins here, and then click Default.
Click Yeah when Word asks you to confirm the changes. This alert volition wait exactly similar the ane shown above.
Note: Y'all tin can also change other settings affecting page layout (including paper orientation and line numbering) in the same dialog box.

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Possessor:	Jeff W.	Grouping:	DoIT Help Desk
Created:	2000-08-twenty 19:00 CDT	Updated:	2019-03-25 thirteen:09 CDT
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