# Default style/format in Word 2007 **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [December 7, 2008, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/default-style-format-in-word-2007/476103 "2008-12-07T05:57:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2008, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/default-style-format-in-word-2007/476103/1 "2008-12-07T05:57:12Z")
I hope this hasn’t been asked before. I’m getting out of memory errors when I try to use the search. When I open a new Word document, I want it to default to Times New Roman, 12pt. I also want Times New Roman and specific indentation for endnotes/footnotes and bibliography defaults. I have tried the Quick Style thing and set as default and so on, but it doesn’t stick. When I’ve set it all up and go to make a new footnote, it’s back to Calibri or whatever stupid font and the wrong indentation. When I update the bibliography, it reverts that, too. At the very least I want it to be the default for the document I’m working on, but even better would be to set it as the program’s default. How do I do it? ☹ I get really frustrated with this sort of thing. ---
**Author:** ![fubbleskag](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c2a13f/32.png) [@fubbleskag](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fubbleskag)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2008, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/default-style-format-in-word-2007/476103/2 "2008-12-07T06:09:31Z")
Not sure about the footnotes stuff, but to set the default font for all newly opened documents, do this: - Open the Font dialog by pressing Alt-O, then F - Choose your desired font/size - Click “Default” - Click “Yes” when prompted that you are changing the NORMAL template I’ll see if I can figure out footnotes on the windows machine…