I am using Office 2013 on a Windows 7 platform. When I open Word the font is set to Calibri size 11. I would like the default to be Times Roman size 12. I cannot seem to find this as an option.
In the old days, you would modify the Normal style and click the "New documents based on this template" option in the Modify Style dialog to make it change Normal.dotm. While that still sorta works, it now has some nasty side effects (such as not taking
effect in tables). The right way:
Open a new blank document.
Click the Design tab.
Click the Fonts button (near the right end of the Document Formatting group) and click Customize Fonts at the bottom of the gallery.
Change the Body Font box to Times New Roman, and optionally change the Heading Font and the Name entries. Click OK
Click the Set as Default button (to the right of the Fonts button) and OK the prompt.
To change the size, first display the Styles pane (Ctrl+Alt+Shift+S) and click the Manage Styles button (third from left at the bottom).
Go to the Set Defaults tab of the dialog. With the "+Body" entry selected in the Font box, select 12 in the Size box. Click the "New documents based on this template" option and click OK.
Close Word. If you're prompted to save the Normal template, say yes.
