How to open a new doc with the font I want?

[EW_Zuki]

When I open Word 2007 it offers me a Document1 with font MS Mincho size 10.5.
How can I get the initial blank offering to already be set to, say, Verdana
12?

 

[Herb Tyson [MVP]]

Several ways... In the Home tab, click on the Font launcher (lower right
corner of the Font section in the ribbon). There, set the font & size as
desired, then click Default...

Or... press Ctrl+Shift+Alt+S to display the Styles pane. At the bottom,
click the Manage Styles tool; click the Set Defaults tab. Click "New
documents based on this template", set the font & size as desired, and click
OK. Note that the latter approach provides access to setting other defaults,
as well.

Herb Tyson MS MVP
Author of the Word 2007 Bible
Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com
Web: http://www.herbtyson.com

 

[EW_Zuki]

With either of the ways, I end up with the Normal in this image:
<http://www.rcblue.com/Misc/Word_Ribbon_Normal_is_MS_Gothic_12.png>
So I was able to change the font size to 12, but couldn't set Verdana.

And now Style 1, 2, 3, 4, and V12 all give me Verdana 12. (See
<http://www.rcblue.com/Misc/Word_Ribbon_Style1_is_Verdana_12.png>.) If I
can't change Normal to exactly what I want, I can live with V12. But how to
delete the identical Styles 1, 2, 3, and 4?

I have the Language Pack - Japanese ($25 from MS). Is that why Nomal
inisists on giving me an Asian font by default -- and a default that
seemingly can't be changed?