Nobody likes change, no matter how small that change may be. For example, some of us are very particular about our fonts. Remember Times New Roman? I had a love affair with that font, and when Word 2007 forced me to use Calibri as the default, I almost swore off technology altogether.

Word 2010 also uses Calibri 11 as the default font, but it’s pretty easy to change this setting. Here’s how:

1)      Over in the “Styles” section of your “Home” tab, click the icon in the bottom right-hand corner.

2)      This will open up the “Styles” box. At the bottom of this box are three icons. Click the “Manage Styles” icon, located third from the left.

3)      A “Manage Styles” window should have popped up. Select the “Set Defaults” tab at the top.

4)      You can pick which font you would like to use as your default under the “Font:” pull-down—I’ve picked the lovely Times New Roman—and you can adjust the font size under the “Size:” pull-down—I’ve picked 12 because I want my Times New Roman to easily read without glasses.

Note that I’ve selected “Only in this document” at the bottom of this window. This allows me to only apply my new default font to this particular document, but I could just as easily make this my default font for all future documents.

5)      Click “OK,” close the “Styles” box, and start typing in your new default font!