Reverting Aptos +body/+headings font back to Calibri, or using any other font

Anonymous
2024-01-11T01:32:12+00:00

At some point in the last couple of days, the default +body/+headings font on my copy of Office 365 changed to the Aptos font. I honestly find it a bit hard to read, and I'd rather choose my default body font from a choice of whatever fonts I have installed. Failing that, I'd take Calibri again. The Aptos font reminds me a lot of

Since this affects all Office products, I can't say go into Outlook and change the stationery fonts; this doesn't impact the Reading Pane. It also wouldn't impact say Word, where I'd have to come up with my own document template to override the change. It doesn't seem to be a registry edit or template file edit, either. Is there a spot that the Aptos font can be changed?

Microsoft 365 and Office | Install, redeem, activate | For home | Other

Locked Question. This question was migrated from the Microsoft Support Community. You can vote on whether it's helpful, but you can't add comments or replies or follow the question.

0 comments No comments

205 answers

Sort by: Most helpful
  1. Anonymous
    2025-02-06T23:08:18+00:00

    Why do they think people are stupid enough not to care? Oh right, they really are.

    Was this answer helpful?

    2 people found this answer helpful.
    0 comments No comments
  2. Anonymous
    2025-01-28T03:23:17+00:00

    The update automatically changed ALL of my default displays to Aptos 12 points and stopped loading my Normal and Excel start-up templates.

    All of my Draft Outlook emails that previously used multiple fonts and are now unusable.

    Completely unacceptable.

    Was this answer helpful?

    2 people found this answer helpful.
    0 comments No comments
  3. Anonymous
    2025-01-21T14:06:43+00:00

    Stefan,

    Thank very much for responding. It is frustrating that Microsoft insists on imposing Aptos as its default font and refuses to allow users to permanently change the default font. It is a waste of my time having to change the font for every document I send in Outlook.

    Tony

    Was this answer helpful?

    2 people found this answer helpful.
    0 comments No comments
  4. Anonymous
    2025-01-20T14:11:50+00:00

    The help page clearly says that the default font for Office 365 is Calibri 11. If your apps show a different font, there surely must be a system error!
    I expect the Microsoft Office 365 team to provide us with a fix for this ASAP. Although Norton 360 didn't detect any shady activities, I already uninstalled this Aptos font from my system (wasn't easy, these hackers are sketchy!), so it won't plague me anymore.

    Was this answer helpful?

    2 people found this answer helpful.
    0 comments No comments
  5. Stefan Blom 351.5K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2024-11-22T15:12:58+00:00

    When you use the Change Styles commands, make sure that the insertion point is in the text of the e-mail you are composing.

    In particular, the insertion point must not be inside the fields for recipients or subject.

    Was this answer helpful?

    2 people found this answer helpful.
    0 comments No comments