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andrewlb
Sep 16, 2025Copper Contributor
Default font for footnotes
How can I change the default font for footnotes, so that I don't have to change the font every time I add a new one?
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Take this:
- Open the Styles Pane:
- Press Ctrl + Shift + S to open the Apply Styles dialog.
- Type Footnote Text into the box and hit Enter.
- Modify the Style:
- Click the Modify button.
- In the Modify Style dialog:
- Choose your desired font, size, and formatting.
- At the bottom, select “New documents based on this template” to make it stick for future documents.
- Save Changes to Template:
- When you close Word, it may prompt you to save changes to the Normal.dotm template.
- Click Save to lock in your new footnote style.