Setting default font for Word, Excel 2016, 2013, 2010, 2007, 2003 is easy to do but it's worth noting that applying default font settings for Word, Excel can significantly impact the usage of Word, Excel and even some old files may be affected by their size, format not being the most eye-pleasing standard.
Setting default font in Word or Excel is quite similar and delving deeper into this part users will discover many features not only how to set font in Word, Excel but also special settings, how to create special font styles in this section.
Setting default font for Word, Excel 2016, 2013, 2010, 2007, 2003
1. Setting default font for Word 2016, 2013, 2010, 2007, 2003
- For Word 2016, 2013 versions
Step 1: To set default font for Word 2016, 2013, simply go to the Setup font section as shown in the image below.
Step 2: Here you choose the following parameters:
- Font: Name of the font type, font style for the default file.
- Font Style: Formatting for bold, italic font.
- Size: Font Size.
- Font color: Color for the font.
- Effect: Effects for the font.
After selecting, click on
Step 3: A prompt appears with 2 options for you:
- This document only: Set default font for Word in this file only.
- All documents based on the Normal.dotm template: Set default font for Word in every file.
- For Word 2010, 2007 versions
Step 1: Similar to Word 2016, 2013 version, click on setup font.
Step 2: Here, select the parameters as explained by Mytour above then press Set As Default to proceed with setting default font for Word.
Step 3: Next, the system will ask whether to set default font for Word for this file only or include all new files.
After this operation, restart Word 2010 software and reopen it.
- For Word 2003 version
Step 1: For Word 2003 version, setting default font for Word is slightly different. Firstly, go to Format > choose Font.
Step 2: In the Font section, configure it similar to the instructions for Word 2016, 2013, then finish by clicking Default.
Finally, click Yes to confirm the new default font setting for Word, and after this operation, restart your Word 2003 software.
2. Setting default font for Excel 2016, 2013, 2010, 2007, 2003
- For Excel 2016, 2013 versions
Step 1: To set default font for Excel 2016, 2013, first click on File.
Step 2: In File, choose Options.
Step 3: Here, find the line named When creating new workbooks and adjust the font, font size on this line.
Then, there is a request to restart Excel, simply close and reopen it to complete the default font setting for Excel.
- For Excel 2010, 2007 versions
Step 1: Similar to Excel 2016, 2013, click on the File tab on the menu bar first.
Step 2: Here, scroll down and select Options to choose Excel options.
Step 3: Then in the General section, find When creating new workbooks and adjust the font, font size here.
After this operation, you will be prompted to restart Excel 2010 and reopen it.
- For Excel 2003
Step 1: For Excel 2003 version, setting default font for Excel is slightly different. Firstly, go to Tool > choose Options.
Step 2: Then go to the General section and choose the font type and size as shown below.
Finally, you just need to restart Excel.
Here, Mytour would like to conclude the guide to set default font for Word, Excel 2016, 2013, 2010, 2007, 2003. With the above instructions, you can customize default font and a variety of other settings regardless of which version you're using.
However, be careful with the fonts you set because not all fonts fully support Vietnamese and they may cause some errors during usage. Furthermore, if you're interested, you can explore more about font troubleshooting in Word, which will help us gain more experience in fixing font issues in Word or similar problems.