Need MS Word 2008 help

[Yohanna18]

I am working with OS 10.9.5, upgraded about a month ago. Some of this may be related to the upgrade. For a while I've been very frustrated with the default font when I open MS Word. The defaults are fonts I never use. And in order to use a different font, I have to select it each time I open the program. I would LOVE to change the default. Recently (perhaps after the system upgrade) documents I open appear with no type visible. I have to select the document and then select the font, which is a royal pain when the document has more than one font and font size. I haven't noted whether certain fonts disappear. Any clues? All speculation, as well as actual solutions, are welcome.

 

[Weaselboy]

https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/help/291291/how-to-set-the-default-font-in-word

I have not used MS Word in a while, but as I recall you need to setup a new document then select the font you want to use then save that document as your new default template. There are some instruction at this link that might help.

 

[chscag]

Weaselboy is correct. Actually the procedure he outlined is the same for Office 2011.