Hi Philseok,
I'd like to make a summary of the scenario we talked here:
I'm using a Mac Mini on big flat-screen TV for playing media. The small font size is really annoying when sitting far away. Is there a way to increase the system font size in OS X?
1. The default Font was Calibri 11 pt.
2. When we add some contents, it was Calibri 11 pt. After we change the default font, the contents still Calibri 11 pt if we enter contents via click Enter key. Change previous contents to the target font get the same result.
3. Add a new page and font changed to the new font.
How To Change Font Size On Mac
That's expected results. When we edit contents in a new content box, it will keep using the default font(e.g. Calibri 11 pt). If we enter contents in the same contents box after change font, new contents will still use the old font. Change previous contents' font will not change the font for the contents we will type in the content box. If we enter contents on other places(new content boxes on the same page)/new pages, we can use the new font. Thanks for your understanding.
Regards,
Neo
'When we edit contents in a new content box, it will keep using the default font(e.g. Calibri 11 pt). If we enter contents in the same contents box after change font, new contents will still use the old font. Change previous contents' font will not change the font for the contents we will type in the content box.' - am I the only one thinking this is total nonsense?
All other Office programs do the exact opposite. The moment I change the Font, any new content I type in thereafter is registered in that new Font I selected. Why can't this be the case for OneNote? For example, if I switch the Font in MS-Word, it does not automatically switch back to the Default Font when I hit the Enter/Return key to start a new paragraph. The same thing goes with PowerPoint, Outlook, etc.
'That's expected results.' - So, I assume Microsoft does not intend to change this and believes that the software is supposed to behave like this way despite many complaints by their customers? Something does not make sense here. If it is 'by design', as you implied, your customers need more logical explanations for why this has to be the case only for OneNote while all other Office programs are designed to behave the exact opposite.
Phil
Newer versionsOffice 2011
Which Office program are you using?
Word
Do any of the following:
Make fonts larger
- Select the text that you want to change.
- On the Home tab, click Increase Font Size .
Change font color
- Select the text that you want to change.
- On the Home tab, click the arrow next to Font Color , and then click the font color that you want.
Change default font
- On the Format menu, click Font.
- Select the options you want to use for new documents.
- Click Default.
- When you are prompted to change the default font, click Yes.This changes the Normal template.Tip: The formatting used in new documents is based on settings that are defined in a template. Unless you specify a different template, the settings that are used for new documents are based on the Normal template.
See also
PowerPoint
Do any of the following:
Make fonts larger
- Select the text that you want to change.
- On the Home tab, click Increase Font Size .
Change font color
- Select the text that you want to change.
- On the Home tab, click the arrow next to Font Color , and then click the font color that you want.
See also
Excel
Do any of the following:
Make fonts larger
- Select the text that you want to change.
- On the Home tab, click Increase Font Size .
Change font color
- Select the text that you want to change.
- On the Home tab, click the arrow next to Font Color , and then click the font color that you want.
Which Office program are you using?
Word
Do any of the following:
Make fonts larger
- Select the text that you want to change.
- On the Home tab, click Increase Font Size .
Change font color
- Select the text that you want to change.
- On the Home tab, click the arrow next to Font Color , and then click the font color that you want.
Change default font
- On the Format menu, click Font.
- Select the options you want to use for new documents.
- Click Default.
- When you are prompted to change the default font, click Yes.This changes the Normal template.Tip: The formatting used in new documents is based on settings that are defined in a template. Unless you specify a different template, the settings that are used for new documents are based on the Normal template.
Display font menus in plain text
To speed up the display of font lists, you can display the font names in a standard font instead of as a sample of the font.
- On the View menu, click Print Layout.
- On the View menu, point to Toolbars, and then click Customize Toolbars and Menus.
- Click the Toolbars and Menus tab, and then underneath the list, clear the Show typefaces in font menus check box.Note: This option turns off styled font menus in all Office applications.
See also
PowerPoint
Do any of the following:
Make fonts larger
- Select the text that you want to change.
- On the Home tab, under Font, click Increase Font Size .
Change font color
- Select the text that you want to change.
- On the Home tab, under Font, click the arrow next to Font Color , and then click the font color that you want.
Display font menus in plain text
To speed up the display of font lists, you can display the font names in a standard font instead of as a sample of the font.
- On the View menu, point to Toolbars, and then click Customize Toolbars and Menus.
- Click the Toolbars and Menus tab, and then underneath the list, clear the Show typefaces in font menus check box.Note: This option turns off styled font menus in all Office applications.
See also
Excel
Do any of the following:
Make fonts larger
- Select the text that you want to change.
- On the Home tab, under Font, click Increase Font Size .
Change font color
- Select the text that you want to change.
- On the Home tab, under Font, click the arrow next to Font Color , and then click the font color that you want.
![Font Font](/uploads/1/2/4/8/124818823/263675081.jpg)
Display font menus in plain text
To speed up the display of font lists, you can display the font names in a standard font instead of as a sample of the font.
- On the View menu, point to Toolbars, and then click Customize Toolbars and Menus.
- Click the Toolbars and Menus tab, and then underneath the list, clear the Show typefaces in font menus check box.Note: This option turns off styled font menus in all Office applications.