Changing the Default Font in Word

When you open Word, it automatically chooses a font for you, usually Times Roman size 12.

But what if you want Word to start with a different font? How about Arial 11?
Well, the way to do this is to change the Normal.dot file, which is the template file that controls this setting. Normal.dot is Word’s default template.

1. Open Word.
2. Find the Normal.dot file. This is usually found in the Office folder.
3. Open Normal.dot.

Don’t open Normal.dot from Windows Explorer – it will simply create a copy of the template. Changing this will make no difference to Normal.dot’s settings.

4. Change the font type and size.
5. Save the file and close Word.

The next time you open Word, it will use the new fonts you selected.

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