{"id":425717,"date":"2022-04-01T14:28:34","date_gmt":"2022-04-01T11:28:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/how-to-change-the-default-text-formatting-on-google-docs\/"},"modified":"2022-04-01T14:28:34","modified_gmt":"2022-04-01T11:28:34","slug":"how-to-change-the-default-text-formatting-on-google-docs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-change-the-default-text-formatting-on-google-docs\/","title":{"rendered":"#How to change the default text formatting on Google Docs"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3a9596ec3e5\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3a9596ec3e5\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-change-the-default-text-formatting-on-google-docs\/#%E2%80%9CHow_to_change_the_default_text_formatting_on_Google_Docs%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;How to change the default text formatting on Google Docs&#8221;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-change-the-default-text-formatting-on-google-docs\/#How_to_change_the_default_formatting_on_Google_Docs\" >How to change the default formatting on Google Docs<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CHow_to_change_the_default_text_formatting_on_Google_Docs%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;How to change the default text formatting on Google Docs&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n                            I have a problem. Not a big one, mind, but one all the same: I dislike the default formatting on <span id=\"urn:enhancement-4e064414-9bf5-43c8-b6ce-04550d228695\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.thenextweb.com\/tnw\/entity\/google_docs\">Google Docs<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cExcuse me?\u201d I hear you scream. \u201cDo you really care enough about fonts and line spacing and text size on a simple word processor to write a whole damn article about it?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And the answer to that, dear reader, is a resounding yes.<\/p>\n<p>I use Google Docs constantly. Seven days a week, 12 hours a day, your boy is thriving in that word processor, hopping from document to document like the metaverse\u2019s dullest Spiderman.<\/p>\n<p>And here\u2019s where I encounter the problem: whenever I open a new Google Doc, it\u2019s formatted in a way I find neither pleasing, useful, or acceptable. You probably know the set up: Arial, a font size of 11, and a 1.15 line spacing. The words unsophisticated and crude barely come close to how this affronts me.<\/p>\n<p>Yet, foolishly, I accepted this state of affairs for years.<\/p>\n<p>Yeah, it was a hassle to manually change the default formatting each time I opened a new document, but it wasn\u2019t quite enough of one for me to, you know, actually <em>do<\/em> anything about it. But then the day came when I\u2019d had enough. I could no longer live that way \u2014 like an animal, a fool in a jingly bell hat, a vile little trollman living under a dilapidated bridge.<\/p>\n<p>And since I changed Google Docs\u2019 default formatting? <em>Bliss. <\/em>And I\u2019d like to offer you a weighty slice of this wonderful feeling.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_change_the_default_formatting_on_Google_Docs\"><\/span>How to change the default formatting on Google Docs<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>It\u2019s a simple process. First thing you need to do is <strong>write something with the formatting you want<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>It can be a paragraph, a sentence, a couple of words, whatever, really. Just write it and make sure it\u2019s formatted how you\u2019d like. Choose your ideal font, text size, and line spacing in the menu bar.<\/p>\n<p>Next up,<strong> select that text<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Then you want to go to the <strong>Format<\/strong> menu at the top of the screen (it should be just under your document\u2019s title). From there, click on <strong>Paragraph styles<\/strong> and navigate to <strong>Normal text<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>One you\u2019re there, <strong>click Update \u2018Normal text\u2019 to match<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"post-image post-mediaBleed aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1383687 js-lazy\" alt=\"change default formatting on Google Docs step one\" width=\"2630\" height=\"1460\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2630px) 100vw, 2630px\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/04\/change-default-formatting-on-Google-Docs-step-one.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/04\/change-default-formatting-on-Google-Docs-step-one.png 2630w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/04\/change-default-formatting-on-Google-Docs-step-one-280x155.png 280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/04\/change-default-formatting-on-Google-Docs-step-one-243x135.png 243w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/04\/change-default-formatting-on-Google-Docs-step-one-486x270.png 486w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/04\/change-default-formatting-on-Google-Docs-step-one-1536x853.png 1536w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/04\/change-default-formatting-on-Google-Docs-step-one-2048x1137.png 2048w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/04\/change-default-formatting-on-Google-Docs-step-one-796x442.png 796w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/04\/change-default-formatting-on-Google-Docs-step-one-1592x884.png 1592w\"\/><figcaption><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"#\" data-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Feditorial.thenextweb.com%2Fplugged%2F2022%2F04%2F01%2Fhow-to-change-default-text-formatting-google-docs%2F&amp;via=thenextweb&amp;related=thenextweb&amp;text=Check out this picture on: It\u2019s getting close. Real close.\" data-title=\"Share It\u2019s getting close. Real close. on Twitter\" data-width=\"685\" data-height=\"500\" class=\"post-image-share popitup\" title=\"Share It\u2019s getting close. Real close. on Twitter\"><i class=\"icon icon--inline icon--twitter--dark\"\/><\/a>It\u2019s getting close. Real close.<\/figcaption><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1383687\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/04\/change-default-formatting-on-Google-Docs-step-one.png\" alt=\"change default formatting on Google Docs step one\" width=\"2630\" height=\"1460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/04\/change-default-formatting-on-Google-Docs-step-one.png 2630w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/04\/change-default-formatting-on-Google-Docs-step-one-280x155.png 280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/04\/change-default-formatting-on-Google-Docs-step-one-243x135.png 243w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/04\/change-default-formatting-on-Google-Docs-step-one-486x270.png 486w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/04\/change-default-formatting-on-Google-Docs-step-one-1536x853.png 1536w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/04\/change-default-formatting-on-Google-Docs-step-one-2048x1137.png 2048w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/04\/change-default-formatting-on-Google-Docs-step-one-796x442.png 796w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/04\/change-default-formatting-on-Google-Docs-step-one-1592x884.png 1592w\"\/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<p>We\u2019re almost done people, just one more thing.<\/p>\n<p>Go back to the <strong>Format<\/strong> menu. Then, navigate to <strong>Paragraph styles<\/strong> and through to <strong>Options<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Here, you should see something that says \u201c<strong>Save as my default styles<\/strong>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Click it. CLICK IT SO DAMN HARD.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"post-image post-mediaBleed aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1383729 js-lazy\" alt=\"change default formatting on Google Docs step two\" width=\"2628\" height=\"1362\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2628px) 100vw, 2628px\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/04\/change-default-formatting-on-Google-Docs-step-two.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/04\/change-default-formatting-on-Google-Docs-step-two.png 2628w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/04\/change-default-formatting-on-Google-Docs-step-two-280x145.png 280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/04\/change-default-formatting-on-Google-Docs-step-two-260x135.png 260w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/04\/change-default-formatting-on-Google-Docs-step-two-521x270.png 521w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/04\/change-default-formatting-on-Google-Docs-step-two-1536x796.png 1536w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/04\/change-default-formatting-on-Google-Docs-step-two-2048x1061.png 2048w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/04\/change-default-formatting-on-Google-Docs-step-two-796x413.png 796w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/04\/change-default-formatting-on-Google-Docs-step-two-1592x825.png 1592w\"\/><figcaption><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"#\" data-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Feditorial.thenextweb.com%2Fplugged%2F2022%2F04%2F01%2Fhow-to-change-default-text-formatting-google-docs%2F&amp;via=thenextweb&amp;related=thenextweb&amp;text=Check out this picture on: HERE WE GO!\" data-title=\"Share HERE WE GO! on Twitter\" data-width=\"685\" data-height=\"500\" class=\"post-image-share popitup\" title=\"Share HERE WE GO! on Twitter\"><i class=\"icon icon--inline icon--twitter--dark\"\/><\/a>HERE WE GO!<\/figcaption><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1383729\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/04\/change-default-formatting-on-Google-Docs-step-two.png\" alt=\"change default formatting on Google Docs step two\" width=\"2628\" height=\"1362\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/04\/change-default-formatting-on-Google-Docs-step-two.png 2628w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/04\/change-default-formatting-on-Google-Docs-step-two-280x145.png 280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/04\/change-default-formatting-on-Google-Docs-step-two-260x135.png 260w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/04\/change-default-formatting-on-Google-Docs-step-two-521x270.png 521w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/04\/change-default-formatting-on-Google-Docs-step-two-1536x796.png 1536w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/04\/change-default-formatting-on-Google-Docs-step-two-2048x1061.png 2048w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/04\/change-default-formatting-on-Google-Docs-step-two-796x413.png 796w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2022\/04\/change-default-formatting-on-Google-Docs-step-two-1592x825.png 1592w\"\/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<p>Now all that\u2019s left to do is open a new Google Doc to see if it worked. And it did, right? And I bet you\u2019re feeling pretty magnificent about life right now.<\/p>\n<p>What\u2019s that? The default Google Docs formatting I went for? Easy: Helvetica Neue, size 12, 1.5 line spacing.<\/p>\n<p>The choice of kings \u2014 and overgrown manchildren who have too much time on their grubby hands.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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