Selecting a font for branding, accessibility, and recognition has always been more of an art than a science. However, some fonts are specific to certain uses: graduate students are encouraged to ...

Calibri has been Word’s default font since 2007, when it replaced Times New Roman. Now it’s being kicked to the kerb for one of five new custom fonts that Microsoft has commissioned.

Microsoft has changed the default font in Word with one of the latest updates. Instead of Calibri for normal text and Calibri Light for headings, the fonts Aptos and Aptos Display are now preset.

Comparing the old default Word font with the new one (Image credit: Future). Aptos, though, is none of those things. It manages to be clean and clear, but with just a little style.

Everyone knows how to change fonts in Microsoft Word, right? You select your text, then click the Font pull-down menu, scroll to the one you want, and then click it. Just one thing: If you have a ...

A change in Microsoft Word’s default typeface, from Calibri to Aptos, didn’t register for everyone, but fans of typography got excited. By Victor Mather When you read — a book, a traffic ...