Hi, Paul...it just so happens that I stuck my little toe into the dark side and got Office 2011 for Mac just yesterday. Here's what I did..I typed out some text, formatted it as Times, then highlighted it, control-clicked it, Selected "Font" and at the bottom of the resulting dialog is the word "Default…" Click on that and you get a box saying "Do you want to make Times the default font?" or words to that effect...plus a warning that all new documents will respect this change based on the NORMAL template. Pretty simple and lickety-split. Happy formatting! cat On Nov 17, 2011, at 12:17 PM, Paul Moortgat wrote: > How can one set Times as the font when one open Word 2008 and 2011? > > Paul Moortgat > _______________________________________________ > X4U mailing list > X4U at listserver.themacintoshguy.com > http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/mailman/listinfo/x4u