Macos – How to change the default font in PowerPoint

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PowerPoint has this default font called Calibri (Body) and Georgia (Headings). How do I change this, such that I can have, for example, Helvetica Neue Light (Body).

In case you ask why I want this, it's because I'm doing quite a lot of copy-pasting at this point and it's annoying that the pasted text comes out in Calibri (Body).

I'm using PowerPoint 2011 on OS X.

Best Answer

You need to

Select and format a text shape to taste Ctrl+Click (or rightclick) the edge of the text box Choose "Set as Default Text Box" from the popup menu.

This will set the default for the current presentation. It won't affect what happens in other presentations, already created or new.

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