How to Specify Font in Microsoft Word

Customize your documents with a little design element. You can do this by following these steps to specify the font you wish to use in Microsoft Word--part of the Microsoft Office Suite.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Microsoft Word (Office Suite) software installed on computer

1. Open Microsoft Word Program by clicking the appropriate icon on your desktop or in the Start menu.

2. Create a "New Document" by clicking the blank document icon.

3. It is standard for the "Formatting Toolbar," the toolbar that controls font, to be open upon the creation of a new document.

4. If Formatting Toolbar is not open, go to the top menu and click "View," "Toolbars" and select "Formatting."

5. Now that you see the Formatting Toolbar, you will see the font box. Times New Roman is the standard font that new documents are set to, unless this has been otherwise specified by user.

6. Click on the name of the font and a list will drop down, displaying all of the fonts from which you are able to choose for your document.

7. Click on your font of choice to select this font for use.

Tips & Warnings

• Remember, you can change fonts throughout your document and always highlight text to convert to a new font. Simply highlight the text and then go to the font bar to select your desired font. Highlighted text will be converted.