The Modify Style dialog box will be displayed.Ĭhange the font size to the required size, click New documents based on this template and click OK.įind details of our Microsoft Word training in the London area or our Microsoft Word training in Dorset, Wiltshire and Hampshire.įind details of our Microsoft Word training in the Sydney area of Australia. Now right-click the name of the Footnote Text style and click Modify.
Your Styles pane will now show a lot longer list of styles. You may also want to change the sort order from As recommended to Alphabetical. Change the Select styles to show dropdown from Recommended to All styles. The Styles Pane Options dialog box will be displayed. In the dialog box that appears, choose the All documents based on the Normal template option. In the Font dialog box, select your preferred typeface and any other settings you want to change (e.g., font size).
If you cannot see Footnote Text in the list of styles, click the Options link in the bottom right corner of the pane. Right-click somewhere in the document and choose Font. To set the default font size for footnote text, on the Home ribbon, in the Styles group, there is a small square button in the bottom right corner below the Change Styles button – the dialog box launcher.Ĭlick that button, or press its shortcut combination Ctrl+Alt+Shift+S. I was asked by a client how she could change the default font size of her footnotes.
