Microsoft wants you to choose the new default font to replace Calibri in Word docs Apr 28, 2021, 09:38 PM
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Microsoft s Design Team is asking typographophiles to vote for a new default font for Office 365.
The team commissioned designers to make 5 new choices: Tenorite, Bierstadt, Skeena, Seaford, and Grandview.
The classic Times New Roman is not an option, and hasn t been the default since 2007.
Move over, Calibri, there s a new font in town - though which one will be the choice of voters.
On Wednesday, Microsoft s Design Team put out a call asking for typographophiles to choose the new default font for the Office 365 software suite, which includes mainstay workplace apps like Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
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It s not often that Microsoft changes the default font for its software, but that time has come for Office, and the company wants your help choosing the new default.
As the Microsoft Design Team explains, the default Office font used to be Times New Roman before that was replaced in 2007 with Cailibri. However, Microsoft believes, it’s time to evolve and has commissioned five new custom fonts in a bid to find one to replace Calibri.
Tenorite, Grandview, Skeena, Seaford, and Bierstadt (Images: Microsoft)
The five new fonts are Tenorite, Bierstadt, Skeena, Seaford, and Grandview. All will be available in the font menu for Office, but only one can be the default, and Microsoft is asking everyone to have their say via social media. Whichever font is most popular will be the one all Office users see (unless they change the default).