Transition to Office 2007/2008 - Default Fonts

The new Microsoft Office versions have new default fonts:

  • Calibri for Office 2007 (PC)
  • Cambria for Office 2008 (Mac)

The default font may be changed if desired by following the steps below.

  1. If your document already contains text formatted with the properties you want to use, select that text.
  2. On the Format menu, click Font, click default.
  3. Answer OK to accept as default font.
  4. Any new document you open will use the font settings you selected.

Note: The default font applies to new documents based on the active template (template: A file or files that contain the structure and tools for shaping such elements as the style and page layout of finished files. For example, Word templates can shape a single document, and FrontPage templates can shape an entire Web site.). Different templates might use different default font settings.