Default font in Writer

Deb1 · June 19, 2017, 1:47pm

How do I change the default font in Writer to apply to all new documents?

librebel · June 21, 2017, 5:01pm

Hello Deb, to change the default font in Writer:

choose the menu “Tools : Options…” and select the item “LibreOffice Writer > Basic Fonts (Western)”,
in the field called “Default”, select your preferred font.

tigger23 · January 9, 2019, 4:38am

This worked perfect for me. Exactly what I was looking for. Thank you!

XBotChungus · September 1, 2020, 6:07pm

Thank you!

komma4 · June 19, 2017, 2:27pm

Edit your Writer defauilt file template, adjusting the paragraph style Standard to the font of your choise:

File>Templates>Manage Templates or CTRL+Shift+N to show your file templates.

Open the default one with right mouse click>Edit

F11 to show the Styles and Formatting window
Right click on Default Style in the Paragraph styles display.> Edit...
Set you font on the same named tab, save by OK, save template.

Deb1 · June 21, 2017, 1:00pm

I tried doing that. The default style shows Arial 12 now if I open the Default template directly. However if I just open Writer, the template that appears still shows Liberation Serif 12 even though it shows it’s the Default style. Please advise.

gabix · June 21, 2017, 2:37pm

Create your own template with font (and other) settings that you need. Then:

either create new documents on its basis via File → New → Templates,

or make the created template the default template.

mawell · July 12, 2020, 1:45am

wish I had a solution. In my version of LibreOffice ( 6.4.3.2) The menu item TOOLS does not have OPTIONS at all. Now what?

Ratslinger · July 12, 2020, 2:02am

Please do not post an answer unless it answers the original question. Instead use add a comment or post as a new question.

Please delete this and post correctly.

Based upon your question your OS is Mac. It is in all the documentation manuals - LibreOffice>Preferences for Mac

Again, please delete and/or re-post this.

NOmoreMS · August 22, 2020, 9:57pm

try this:
open new document
change font (and any other settings you prefer)
then hit the “save as” button (the small arrow )
scroll to “save as template”
give it a descriptive name
and at the bottom of the naming window is a check box for saving as default.
check that box
save where you want (I usually put it in my templates)
good luck

tusharkumar · March 3, 2022, 4:35am

Quick observation:

I was not able to edit the template when I pressed CTRL+Shift+N.

Now on to the solution:

Most Linux distributions have “Templates” folder in the “home” directory.
Create a new Writer document and select the font of your choice.
Save that new document in the “Templates” folder. Every time you right-click and select new document, a new document will be created with the font selected by you.

Hope that helps.

ajlittoz · March 3, 2022, 8:47am

Ctrl+Shift+N only selects a template to base your document on. To edit a template, File>Templates>Edit Template.
Templates directory as /home/<user>/Templates will work as a template repository known to LO only after you add it to the templates path in Tools>Options, LibreOffice>Paths
I don’t understand your right-click trick: what do you right-click? where? There is no New document contextual menu item under KDE Plasma desktop. In addition, I’m afraid you didn’t create a LO-template which has extension .ott, not .odt like ordinary documents. Templates are best manages through menu File>Templates.