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| − | You can set the default font in '''Tools > Options > OpenOffice.org Writer > Basic Fonts (Western)''', but that doesn't change the size of the font. | + | You can set the default font and its size in '''Tools > Options > OpenOffice.org Writer > Basic Fonts (Western)'''. |
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| − | To change the size of the default font as well as the font itself, make the change in the default paragraph style. Then make the document into a template and set it as the default template.
| + | ALTERNATIVE METHOD: Choose '''Format > Styles and Formatting''', right click on '''Default''' and choose '''Modify > Font'''. |
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| − | # Open a blank document.
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| − | # (Optional) Use '''Tools > Options > OpenOffice.org Writer > Basic Fonts (Western)'''. Select the font from the drop-down lists. Click '''OK''' to save.
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| − | # Press '''F11''' to open the '''Styles and Formatting''' window. Click the '''Paragraph Styles''' icon. Right-click on '''Default''' and choose '''Modify'''. On the '''Font''' tab, set the required typeface and size. Click '''OK''' to save.
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| − | # To save this document as a template, use '''File > Templates > Save'''. Give the template a name and save it in the '''My Templates''' folder. (You can put it anywhere you like, but that makes it easy to find again.) Click '''OK'''.
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| − | # To make this template the default template, use '''File > Templates > Organize'''. Select the template you just created, then click '''Commands > Set As Default Template'''.
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| − | Now any text documents you create with '''File > New''' (or the New icon) will have the typeface and size you want.
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| − | You can also set margins, spacing, paragraph spacing, printer setup in the default template.
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| − | If you want different default fonts or sizes for different types of documents, you can set up several templates and use '''File > New > Templates and Documents''' (instead of File > New) to choose one when starting a new document.
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Latest revision as of 12:57, 1 July 2018
How do I change the default font?
You can set the default font and its size in Tools > Options > OpenOffice.org Writer > Basic Fonts (Western).
ALTERNATIVE METHOD: Choose Format > Styles and Formatting, right click on Default and choose Modify > Font.
