Aptos Narrow

Was there a feature request that had tons of votes, all demanding a default font change from Calibri to Aptos Narrow and that it would be a wonderful change that would significantly enhance the lives of Microsoft Office users across the globe?

If there was such a feature request, then I apologize for the rest of this post.

Or was the "extensive research and testing" something that was performed internally in a lab at Microsoft with insufficient outside influence?

My dear Excel team (I love Excel), please try to keep new features focused on the things that people in the community are requesting. The Power BI team does a great job of this. They work on the things that people are requesting rather than forcing "ivory tower" decisions on the product.

Honestly, this is the kind of thing that "Steve Ballmer Microsoft" would have done. Did Steve Ballmer make a visit to the Microsoft campus recently and wield his influence with the old-timers on the Excel team? 😀

Microsoft made the decision to switch to Aptos Narrow as the default font for Microsoft Office because it is a modern, clean, and legible font that is optimized for on-screen reading. It was chosen based on extensive research and testing to improve the overall user experience.

However, we understand that some users may prefer a different font, and we encourage you to customize your font settings to your liking.