set font to default in microsoft word 2016 for mac

The listing in the Word dialog isn’t entirely clear with some strange wrapping (e.g. Here are the default settings as seen above for Word 365/2019 for Windows. ‘(no style)’ means that the settings from ‘Normal’ are copied into ‘Body Text’ (copied not linked) to make a standalone style which inherits no settings from any other style.

Switching to ‘(no style)’ reveals all the style settings as listed below. This is important and the first thing we’ll change. Microsoft knows this, but still the ‘Body Text’ style is based on Normal. The main reason you use ‘Body Text’ instead of ‘Normal’ for most paragraphs is to avoid any inheritance problems if you change the main paragraph settings. This is an area which has not changed much for many versions of Office/Word. Your ‘Body Text’ style may well be different but the settings and options will be the same (or almost the same).

Your mileage may vary a little, but not much There are other differences like Line Spacing is Single. Word 365 for Mac has Body Text style also with the style is based on Normal, instead of (no style). This is the current Word 2019/365 for Windows default Body Text style, at least on our test machines. It depends on the version of Office, Windows or Mac, changes made previously and, perhaps, your horoscope. The default Body Text style in a Blank Document/normal.dotm might be different on your computer. Here’s some suggestions for things to alter or check to make sure they suit your, er, style.Ĭan’t see a Body Text style? See Make Body Text style appear in Microsoft Word Body Text style can be different The default ‘Body Text’ style in Word needs some changes to suit your needs.

Set font to default in microsoft word 2016 for mac