How to change the font on a Windows computer: All proven methods. Change the default font size in Word

When you create new document Word, you already have a certain font and its default size. Usually this is Calibri or Times New Roman with a size of 11 or 12. And it's not very convenient to change these settings every time, especially if you use this editor often or every day at work. So in this short tutorial, I'll show you how to change the original font settings to those that are right for you. Just follow the instructions below.

Lesson written with Microsoft Word 2010, but using his example, you can easily change the default size and font in MS Word 2013 and 2007.

Given that there are many students and schoolchildren among the readers of this site, we will change the font to Times New Roman c size 14.

Instructions for changing the default font in MS Word

1. Make sure that in the Word toolbar you are on the Home tab. If not, go for it.

2. In the Font section, click the button to open the Font dialog box, as shown in the figure below. Or press "+D".

3. In this window, select the font you need, its style, size, and you can also select and / or change many other parameters on the "Advanced" tab and clicking on the "Text Effects" button at the bottom of the window.

4. After setting the settings you need, click the "Default" button.

5. Then a small window will open, where you need to select the item "all documents based on the Normal.dotm template" and click "OK".

How to change font size in Word? After the user has downloaded Microsoft Word, he has a lot of questions. One such question is: “I need a larger font size, how can I change it?”. In this article, we will look at how to change the font size in Word.
So, you can change the font size in different ways. You can print first, and only then increase or decrease the font size, or first choose what size the font will be, and only then print, but in the font that you need.

1 way

Let's look at the first way. In this method, you first enable right size font, and then you will print. For this:
1) Open Microsoft Word

2) Further in the "Home" tab you can find different settings for working with text. Below in the picture are numbered, some text settings. The description is below the picture.

1 - what font
2 - font size
3 - bold font (on or off)
4 - italics (on or off)
5 - text underlining
6 - text alignment (left, right, center)
7 - item numbering
We are interested in item 2 of our list. In this window (indicated by the number 2 in the picture and 11 is written in it), you can enter from the keyboard or select the size you need.
3) Choose or drive in the desired size:

Done, now you will print in a different font size (example in the picture below).

2 way

Now let's look at the second method. This method is useful to you if you have ready-made text and want to change the font size. For example, they brought you an already printed text, but it is printed small and you cannot read anything, but using this method you can enlarge the text and read everything!
So let's get started:
1) Open the typed text in Microsoft Word.

2) Select the text that you want to increase or decrease (this can be either the entire text or part of the text).

MS Word has a fairly large set of built-in fonts available for use. The problem is that not all users know how to change not only the font itself, but also its size, thickness, and a number of other parameters. It is about how to change the font in Word that will be discussed in this article.

Word has a special section for working with fonts and changing them. In new versions of the program, the group "Font" located in tab "Home", in earlier versions of this product, the font tools are on the tab "Page layout" or "Format".

1. In a group "Font"(tab "Home") expand the box with the active font by clicking on the small triangle next to it, and select the one you want to use from the list

Note: In our example, the default font is − Arial, it may be different for you, for example, Open Sans.

2. The active font will change and you can start using it immediately.

Note: The name of all fonts presented in the standard MS Word set is displayed in the form in which the letters printed in this font on the sheet will be displayed.

How to change the font size?

Before changing the font size, you need to learn one nuance: if you want to change the size of already typed text, you must first select it (the same applies to the font itself).

Click "Ctrl+A", if this is all the text in the document, or use the mouse to select a fragment. If you want to change the size of the text you plan to type, you don't need to select anything.

1. Expand the menu of the window located next to the active font (numbers are indicated there).

Note: In our example, the default font size is − 12 , yours may be different, for example, 11 .

2. Choose an appropriate font size.

Advice: Standard size Fonts in Word are presented with a certain step of several units, or even tens. If you are not satisfied with specific values, you can enter them manually in the active font size window.

3. The font size will change.

Advice: Next to the numbers showing the value of the active font, there are two buttons with the letter "BUT"- one of them is larger, the other is smaller. By clicking on this button, you can change the font size step by step. A large letter increases the size, and a smaller one decreases it.

In addition, next to these two buttons is another one − "Aa"- by expanding its menu, you can choose the appropriate type of writing text.

How to change font weight and slant?

In addition to the standard appearance of large and small letters in MS Word, written in a particular font, they can also be bold, italic (italic - with a slope), and underlined.

To change the font type, select the desired piece of text (do not select anything if you only plan to write something in the document with a new type of font), and click one of the buttons located in the group "Font" on the control panel (tab "Home").

Letter button "F" makes the font bold (instead of pressing the button on the control panel, you can use the keys "Ctrl+B");

"TO"- italics ( "Ctrl+I");

"H"- underlined ( "Ctrl+U").

Note: Bold font in Word, although it is indicated by the letter "F", is actually bold.

As you can see, text can be bold, italic, and underlined at the same time.

Advice: If you want to choose the thickness of the underline, click on the triangle next to the letter "H" in a group "Font".

next to the letters "F", "TO" and "H" there is a button in the font group "abc"(crossed out Latin letters). If you select text and then click this button, the text will be strikethrough.

How to change font color and background?

In addition to the appearance of the font in MS Word, you can also change its style (text effects and design), color and background on which the text will be.

Changing the font style

To change the font style, its design, in the group "Font", which is located in the tab "Home"(previously "Format" or "Page layout") click on the small triangle located to the right of the translucent letter "BUT"(“Text Effects and Design”).

In the window that appears, select what you would like to change.

Important: Remember if you want to change appearance existing text, first select it.

As you can see, this tool alone allows you to change the color of the font, add a shadow, outline, reflection, highlight and other effects to it.

Change the background behind the text

In a group "Font" next to the button discussed above, there is a button “Text Highlight Color”, with which you can change the background on which the font is located.

Just select a piece of text whose background you want to change, and then click on the triangle next to this button on the control panel and select the appropriate background.

Instead of the standard white background, the text will be in the background of the color you chose.

Change text color

Next button in group "Font" — "Font Color"- and, as the name implies, it allows you to change this very color.

Select the piece of text whose color you want to change, and then click on the triangle next to the button "Font Color". Choose the right color.

The color of the selected text will change.

How to set the font you like as the default one?

If you often use the same font for typing, different from the standard font available directly when you start MS Word, it will not be superfluous to set it as the default one - this will save you some time.

1. Open the dialog box "Font" by clicking on the arrow located in the lower right corner of the group of the same name.

2. Section "Font" choose the one you want to set as the standard one available by default when you start the program.

In the same window, you can set the appropriate font size, style (regular, bold or italic), color, and many other options.

3. Having made the necessary settings, click the button "Default" located at the bottom left of the dialog box.

5. Press the button "OK" to close the window "Font".

6. The default font, as well as any additional settings you may have made in this dialog box, will change. If you applied it for all subsequent documents, then every time you create / start a new Word document, your font will be installed immediately.

How to change the font in a formula?

We have already written about how to add formulas to Microsoft Word and how to work with them, you can learn more about this from our article. Here we will talk about how to change the font in the formula.

If you just select the formula and try to change its font in the same way as you do with any other text, nothing will work. In this case, you need to act a little differently.

1. Go to the tab "Constructor", which appears after clicking on the formula area.

2. Highlight the contents of the formula by clicking "Ctrl+A" within the region in which it is located. You can also use the mouse for this.

3. Open the group dialog "Service" by clicking on the arrow located in the lower right part of this group.

4. A dialog box will open in front of you, where in the line “Default font for formula areas” You can change the font by choosing the one you like from the available list.

Note: Despite the fact that Word has a fairly large set of built-in fonts, not every one of them can be used for formulas. Also, you may not be able to select any other font for the formula besides the standard Cambria Math.

That's all, now you know how to change the font in Word, also from this article you learned how to set up other font parameters, including its size, color, etc. We wish you high productivity and success in mastering all the subtleties of Microsoft Word.

How to set a new default font in Word 2007 2010?
Everyone knows how you can change the font in the Microsoft Word software product. It is enough to select the "Home" tab in the "Menu" and specify the desired one among the drop-down list of fonts.
But what to do when you need to work with a large number of documents and there is simply no time to edit the font every time (selecting the appropriate font, its size, indents, paragraphs).

All this can be done by configuring the appropriate style by default.
To do this, we need to click on the icon for editing styles in the "Home" tab. In the window that appears, you need to select "Create a new style."

Another window will appear in front of us, in which we can select the default font and its size from the drop-down list.

In addition, by clicking the format at the bottom, we can select more detailed font settings, as well as set up such elements as paragraph, tabulation, border, frame, numbering, keyboard shortcuts.

After setting the desired settings, you should check the button to apply this template in all new documents and click OK (so that our settings are saved). Close Word (Word) and start it again. Now we have all the font settings we have chosen and we can work safely without being distracted by editing the font.
Depending on the situation and preferences, the document can be made, say, ornate, bold or semi-bold, the letters can look like ordinary capital letters, or they can look like printed letters, in general, there are a lot of variations.

Let's imagine the most elementary situation that happens to everyone who works in Word: you are typing text, and you understand that this font does not fit this document in its style. There is a desire to change the font, which we, in fact, will do now.
Do the following:
Select all the text or fragment for which you want to change the font. This can be done, for example, by simultaneously holding down the key combination on the keyboard Ctrl + A. Or you can work the old fashioned way: hold down the left mouse button and move it down until the end of the text.

So in Word 2010 this is the Calibri font, but if there are those who like Arial or another standard Windows font, then you can make it the Default font.

After the text is selected, open the "Home" section, the "Font" category. There you will see a line with an arrow that you need to click on. You will see a very long list with standard fonts for the Word program. If you move the arrow on one of them, you will see how your selected text changes. Or, if you know what font you need, you can immediately start looking for it without being distracted by other options.

Please note that you can set the desired font even before you start typing the text. Accordingly, before starting the process, simply select the desired font in the same way as described above. How to set default font
If you work with only one font all the time, you can set it as the default so you don't waste time changing it every time.
To do this, open the "Home" tab, the "Font" block, in the lower right corner of which there is a small arrow. In the window that appears, set the desired font, and then click on the "Default" button, which is located at the very bottom. Done, from now on all your files will be printed with this font. However, at any time you can change it by selecting another one, and use the previous paragraph of this material as tips.

Method 1 Windows

1 Download fonts from reliable sources. Font files may contain malicious codes, so download fonts from reputable and trusted sites. Delete EXE font files. In most cases, fonts are downloaded in ZIP, TTF, or OTF formats. Reliable sites where you can download fonts are the following:
dafont.com
fontspace.com
fontsquirrel.com
1001freefonts.com

2 Unpack the downloaded archive with fonts (if necessary). If the font files are packaged in a ZIP format, you will need to extract them from the archive in order to install and use the fonts. To do this, right-click on the archive (ZIP file) and select "Extract All". This will create a new folder with the font files that were packaged in the archive.

The archive (ZIP file) packs font files in TTF or OTF format. These font formats are supported by Windows. Do not install fonts that are downloaded in EXE format.
3 Open the font folder. Find the folder with the downloaded and unpacked font files. Leave the folder window open.

4 Open the control panel. You can install fonts using the control panel. The way you start the Control Panel depends on the version of Windows you are using:
In Windows 7, Vista, XP, click "Start" - "Control Panel".
In Windows 10, 8.1, right-click on the Start button and select Control Panel.
In Windows 8, press ⌘ Win+X and select Control Panel.

5 Switch to icon display mode. If your control panel is in category view, switch to icon view (small or large). This will make it easier for you to find the Fonts icon. In the upper right corner of the Control Panel window, open the View menu and select either Small Icons or Large Icons.
6 Click Fonts. A window will open with a list of all installed fonts.

7 Drag the downloaded font files to the Fonts window. Drag and drop TTF or OTF files into the Fonts window to install the new font. If you are logged in as a normal user, you may be prompted for an administrator password. It will take some time to copy the fonts. Look for the new font in the Fonts window to make sure it has been installed.

Click Save.

Check the Embed fonts in file box. Select an open document from the drop-down menu.
Consider whether you want to embed only those characters that are used in the current document. This will allow you to reduce the file size of your document, especially if you are only using a few characters of the new font.
Save and share the document with other users. The fonts will be automatically embedded into the document when it is saved.

Method 2 MacOS

1 Find the font you want to download. On the Internet you will find many sites with fonts that you can download for free (for use on your home computer). Mac OS supports both OTF and TTF font formats (these are the most common font formats). Many fonts are downloaded as archives (ZIP files). Popular sites where you can download fonts are the following:

dafont.com
fontspace.com
fontsquirrel.com
1001freefonts.com

2 Unzip the archive (ZIP file) containing the font files. Some fonts are distributed as archives, especially if there are multiple files for the same font. To unpack the archive, double-click on it, and then drag the fonts to your desktop or to a separate folder.

3 Double-click the font file you want to install. The font will open in a preview window.
4 Click Install Font. Now you can use the font in any program that has the ability to change fonts.
5 Start Word and select a new font. To do this, open the Font menu in Word. This menu displays fonts in alphabetical order.

Adviсe
The installed font will be available in all Microsoft Office programs.

Main formats of computer fonts:

Type 1 (or PostScript) - created by Adobe in the PostScript description language. Font Type 1 is implemented as a set of 3-4 files: pfb-file - contains information about the contours needed for printing; atm file - contains information about the width of characters and the spacing between them (kerning); inf file contains installation information.
During the font installation process, Windows creates a pfm file (it serves as a bitmap representation of characters on the monitor screen) using information from the .atm and .inf files. In what follows, only .pfb and .pfm files are used.
Type 1 fonts do not come standard with Windows and are used primarily in design and printing. As an example of a font implementation in the PostScript language, these are PDF documents.

TrueType is a font developed by Microsoft and Apple. Adequately renders character font characters to the monitor and printer. Was developed as an alternative format to Type 1 (or PostScript) fonts.
These fonts consist of 1 .ttf file (on Windows).

OpenType was created by Microsoft and Adobe. Includes features from previous formats. Implemented in Unicode, i.e. the font is capable of containing more than 65,000 characters. These fonts, like the previous ones, consist of 1 file with the .ttf extension (on Windows).

How to install the font.

1. Find the desired font (it's very easy to search through a search engine). Fonts can be in the following formats:

Acfm - Adobe Composite Font Metrics - Adobe Composite font measurements file

Amfm - Adobe Multiple Font Metrics - Adobe Multiple Font Metrics File

Afm - Adobe Font Metrics (font file format) - contains information about the metric

Bdf - Bitmap Distribution Format - ASCII Font

Ccf - Compact Font Format - also known as Type 2 or CFF/Type 2, Type 1 lossless compressed format

Chr - Borland Character Set

Eot - embedded-opentype - OpenType font file

Gdr - Symbian OS font file

Inf - Info (Informational) - Installation file in some fonts

Pfa - PostScript Font File

Pfb - Print Font Binary (font file format) - contains information about outlines. Print Font Binary

Pfm - Print Font Metrics (font file format) - contains information about the metric

Pfr - Portable Font Resource - Portable font resource file

Xfn - X/Open Federated Naming - Corel Ventura Printer Font File (Xerox Printer Font)

Xft - X FreeType - ChiWriter printer font file

Fnt - Font - regular Windows font file

Fon - Font - fixed size bitmap font

Otf - Open Type Font - open type font file

Ttf - True Type Font - TrueType font

Ttc - True Type Collection - an extension of the TrueType format that includes tables that allow you to store several TrueType fonts in one font file (font file).

2. The downloaded font must be unzipped (if it was in the archive).

3.You can install the font in several ways, for example:

1) Open the Fonts folder (Start-Control Panel-Fonts). And now just copy the desired font to this folder. The font will be installed automatically.

2) Open the Fonts folder, click on the "File" menu bar and select the line. "Install font". In the window that opens, select the directory where the font that has not yet been installed is stored and click Ok.

In general, you need to transfer the downloaded font to the C: WINDOWSFonts folder in any way.

How to remove a font.

Open the folder with fonts (directory C: WINDOWSFonts), select the font and press Delete.

Do not forget that:

If you install a new font on your computer and use it in a document, the document will display correctly on another computer only if it has the same font installed. Otherwise, text written in this font will be displayed in the default font (usually Calibri or Times New Roman).

In Microsoft Word, you can embed the font you want to keep the character style in your document. This will increase the size of the Word document, but will display the fonts used correctly. Only TrueType and OpenType fonts can be embedded.

How to embed a font in a Word document.

In the window that opens, check the box "Embed fonts in file" and click Ok.>

You have probably noticed more than once that text in Microsoft Word documents can be displayed in different fonts. Some documents have more readable fonts, while others are made "antique". In general, there are a lot of fonts in the Microsoft Word text editor, but, unfortunately, not all of them “work” with Russian or Ukrainian texts.

In Russia and Ukraine, the main fonts used in documents, books or magazines are Arial and Times New Roman. The latter, in turn, is used in business documents (for acts, reports, term papers or theses), but Arial can most often be found in journalistic texts.

Let's see how you can change the font type of the text. There are several ways to do this, but we will consider only two of the most common.

First way

1. Select part of the text (or all text) whose font needs to be changed.
2. In the tab " home"Find the section" Fonts».

3. Click on the drop-down list of fonts. In my case, the main font (by default) is Calibri. And we will change it to Verdana and apply it to the selected part of the text.

As you can see in the image above, when you click on the section with available font types, a list will open in which I chose the one I need. When you hover over different fonts, the text will automatically change - a preview of the changes.
4. After selecting the desired font type, click on it and the text will be converted.

Second way

1. As in the first method, select the text.
2. Right-click on the highlighted text.
3. In the called context menu, click on the section " Fonts».

4.The " Font". In it you will see an area where you can select the font you need using the scroll wheel.

After you find the desired font - click on it (it will be highlighted in blue), then click " OK».