Change the Default Font in a Google Document
When you create a Google document, the default font is Arial. If you'd like to change it, simply select a different font from the font drop-down menu in the toolbar.
If you'd like to choose a different font for a particular section of the document, select the text you'd like to change, click the font menu, and select a font. The changes are applied to the selected text.
Set a default font for your documents
To set a preferred font for all your new documents:
You can change the default font size in the same way -- just follow the steps above and change the size in the toolbar at the same time that you pick your new default font.
If you'd like to choose a different font for a particular section of the document, select the text you'd like to change, click the font menu, and select a font. The changes are applied to the selected text.
Set a default font for your documents
To set a preferred font for all your new documents:
- Open a document and begin typing.
- Highlight the text and select the desired font from the font drop-down menu in the toolbar.
- Click the Format menu, hover over "Paragraph styles," and then "Normal Text," and select Update 'Normal text' to match.
- With the text still highlighted, click the Format menu again, hover over "Paragraph styles," and then "Options," and select Save as my default styles.
You can change the default font size in the same way -- just follow the steps above and change the size in the toolbar at the same time that you pick your new default font.