How To Change Default Format In Word

By default, Rail Changes inherit preset styles from the body content. However, you can change these styles to make your edits more noticeable or easier to read. For case, yous can change the font and font size of comments in Microsoft Discussion, as shown in this tutorial.

This tutorial can also be used to change other styles in Word comments such equally color, spacing, and indents.

Every bit a bonus, the Pro Tip section at the end explains how to modify the font style of the built-in comment balloon text, such equally the reviewers' names and the Respond and Resolve button labels.

The images shown below are from Discussion for Microsoft 365 (formerly Office 365), which is currently the same as Word 2019. Withal, the steps are the same for Discussion 2016 and similar for Give-and-take 2013 and Word 2010.

How to Change the Font and Font Size of Comments

The following steps alter the advent of comments in balloons and in the Reviewing Pane.

1. Select the Domicile tab.

ii. Select the dialog box launcher in the Styles group.

3. Select the Manage Styles button in the Styles pane. (Annotation that your Styles pane may look longer or shorter than it appears in this image.)

4. Select Alphabetical in the Sort order driblet-down menu in the Edit tab of the Manage Styles dialog box.

5. Select Comment Text in the Select a fashion to edit menu.

Important Update: Equally of February 2020, Word for Office 365 users take to select Airship Text rather than Comment Text to change the font size of text in balloons.

6. Select the Modify push button.

7. Cull the new font and/or font size from the Modify Style dialog box.

8. [Optional Step] Select other styles such equally font color, horizontal and vertical alignment, paragraph spacing, and indents.

nine. Select the OK button in the Modify Styles dialog box.

x. Select the OK button in the Manage Styles dialog box.

11. Save your file in gild to save your new styles.

Pro Tip: How to Change the Font and Font Size of Balloon Labels

The following steps change the born text in balloons such every bit the Reviewers' names and the Reply and Resolve button labels. These steps will besides change the text for formatting changes displayed in balloons.

1. Follow pace 1 through stride 4 in the section in a higher place.

two. Select Airship Text in the Select a mode to edit card.