Step 1
Launch Microsoft Word and open a new blank document.
Step 2
Click “Font” on the Format menu and then click the “Font” tab.
Step 3
Click the Font pull-down menu and select the name of the font you want to set as the new default.
Step 4
Click “Default” and "OK."
Step 5
Quit Word and then relaunch the application. New documents that you create will use the font you selected.