Best way to set default font for Word / Outlook

Posted by Important-Bake3046@reddit | sysadmin | View on Reddit | 6 comments

Hi Guys,

We have the font "DM Sans" that i've installed on all computers.

I need to figure out how to set it as the default font when using Word / Outlook.

In particular, it shows up as "DM Sans 14pt" from the drop down.

What is the best way for me to go about this?

tia.

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rumforbreakfast@reddit

Do all your external email recipients have this font as well?

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St0nywall@reddit

Setting a default font can be done by editing the Normal.dotm file or use group policy if you have Active Directory or the computers are Entra joined.

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/troubleshoot/microsoft-365-apps/office-suite-issues/set-default-font

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ThenFudge4657@reddit

Piggybacking off of this comment, this is the guide I followed to configure this Word Standard Template with Intune (Normal.dotm) | scloud

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rubber_galaxy@reddit

If you use M365 Exchange Online you can set fonts for OWA via PowrShell. I’ve got a script to set fonts for the full client , DM me on Monday if you are still having issues and I can share.

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We do it by deploying Office templates that have styles with the chosen font(s) https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint/organization-assets-library I don’t know if this does anything with Outlook though. We only use it for Word/PowerPoint, and it only works if people use the template. If they just open a blank doc and start typing then it doesn’t have anything.

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CeC-P@reddit

I remember they dropped normal.doc in favor of the Styles section. So it has something to do with setting a default style, but I don't remember if it's group policy or registry or an XML file or what. But that is the section that controls it.