Microsoft 365 makeover: Office docs are getting new default look

Significant changes are coming to your Office documents with Microsoft 365's new default theme.

- HANS-CHRISTIAN DIRSCHERL

Microsoft Office, which was renamed Microsoft 365 a while ago, is about to release a round of drastic visual changes. Microsoft is giving its Office suite a new standard theme across all individual applications such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook. Everything from fonts to colors to even line weights is getting new default settings.

The changes are intended to make documents created with Microsoft 365 look more modern and accessible, Microsoft says (fave.co/455J2FX). Here’s a brief overview of what Office users will need to adjust to in the new default theme.

NEW STANDARD FONT: APTOS REPLACES CALIBRI 

The first, most obvious change that every Microsoft 365 user will see immediately: Office will soon be using a new default font. Since 2013, Calibri has been the default for Office apps. But Microsoft users will now have five alternatives to choose from for a new default: