Uploaded May 2022 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Whether you need to use a certain font for branding purposes, or you just don’t like the standard font used by Microsoft Word, it’s easy to change the default used for all documents.
In this short hands-on tutorial, I’ll show you how to update the default font family not only for a single document, but for all future documents as well.
00:00 – Overviewing the need to change the default font in Microsoft Word
00:16 – Changing the font (currently Calibri) and setting it as the new default (Open Sans) in Word
01:10 – Testing that the new default font is working in a new Word document
Whether you need to use a certain font for branding purposes, or you just don’t like the standard font used by Microsoft Word, it’s easy to change the default used for all documents.
In this short hands-on tutorial, I’ll show you how to update the default font family not only for a single document, but for all future documents as well.
00:00 – Overviewing the need to change the default font in Microsoft Word
00:16 – Changing the font (currently Calibri) and setting it as the new default (Open Sans) in Word
01:10 – Testing that the new default font is working in a new Word document
