To change the spacing in only part of a document: If you do not like those options, click Custom Paragraph Spacing and change the numbers under Paragraph Spacing.Pick which spacing you want (the default is Open) and notice your whole document will preview as you mouse over the different settings.How do I format paragraphs in word? To change spacing between paragraphs in Word, do this: Select all documents based on the Normal template: (if you want your changes to apply to any document based on the Normal template).This document only: (if you want your changes to apply to only the current document).Click Set As Default, and set the scope of your changes:.NOTE: If you selected text in step 1, the properties of the selected text are already set in the dialog box. Select the options that you want to apply to the default font, such as font style and font size.On the Home tab, click the Font Dialog Box Launcher, and then click the Font tab.Start with a blank document, or if your document already contains text formatted with the properties that you want to use, select that text.
To change/set the default in Word, follow these steps: The default font applies to new documents based on the active template, usually Normal.dotm. NOTE: When you set a default font, every new document you open will use the font settings that you selected and set as the default. The default font for new documents in Word 2016 is Calibri, 11 point but you can change/set it to your preference. How do I change or set the default font in microsoft word? NOTE: To remove an effect, click the Clear Formatting button (eraser) on the Home tab in the Font group.