how do I change default font type/size in excel?

[JSF]

When I create a new spreadsheet from desktop right-click>>new>>MS Excel
Worksheet, it starts in Calibri 11 font which I hate. How can I change that
once and for all?

 

[Susan Ramlet]

Does this help?

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/excel/HP012164221033.aspx

 

[JSF]

Thank you for your suggestion, Susan.

I am aware of that option and I've tried it before, only to find out that it
doesn't do the trick. This option ONLY affects new worksheets created from
WITHIN another worksheet, by selecting Office Button >> New. The option does
NOT affect new worksheets created from the "new" template.
Needless to say that setting is useless. Having to open a worksheet in
order to CREATE A NEW worksheet is absolutely counterintuitive.

As I said before, I create new worksheets from the "new" templates by
righ-clicking and selecting new excel spreadsheet (logical). Unfortunately,
the template always starts in Calibri (Body) 11 font, regardless of the
setting in the options.

 

[Gord Dibben]

The default workbook for Right-click>New>Microsoft Office Excel Worksheet is
found in C:\Windows\ShellNew folder.

Named EXCEL12.XLSX

Replace this file by opening Excel first and creating a new workbook with
the desired formatting.

Save as to the name and path as above.


Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP

 

[JSF]

Thank you for the valuable info Gord.

I fixed the problem by creating a custom template using Tweak UI.

Btw, C:\Windows\ShellNew folder contains the Excel and PowerPoint templates,
but not the Word template. Do you know where I can find that one? I
searched the entire C: drive for .docx files but no template was found.

Thank you.

 

[Gord Dibben]

Don't work much with Word so can't answer the question.


Gord

 

[Susan Ramlet]

It's called normal.dotm. To edit it:

Select the big round Office button

Select Open

Select Templates

Select (double-click) the Normal template

The Normal template should open. Make changes as you would to any Word
document. Any changes you make will be applied to all new documents. When
you’re done making changes to the Normal template, click Save on the Quick
Access toolbar.