How to change the default font setting in Word 2003

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When you open a new blank document in Word 2003, Times New Roman is the font setting that displays as you start to type. You can easily change that setting for all future new blank documents to a font setting of your choice.

Instructions

Difficulty: Easy

Things You’ll Need:

  • Microsoft Office Word 2003

Step1
Open Microsoft Word.
Step2
Font dialogue box In the blank document, RIGHT click your mouse. The Font dialogue box will display.
Step3
In the Font dialogue box, make any changes you want, and that can include the font, its style and size, as well as color and effects, and that’s just on the Font tab.
Step4
Lower left Default button After you have made the changes you want, click on the Default button in the lower left corner of the Font dialogue box.
Step5
Click Yes to finish By clicking the Yes button on the pop-up, you will finish the action to make your newly chosen settings the default for each future blank document.

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on 3/28/2008 This is a great article and very useful, thank you.

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