First open Word 2007. Click on the "HOME" tab and look to the font section. Click on the little black arrow in the bottom right corner next to the word "FONT". This will open the Font dialog box.
Once the Font dialog box is open, set the FONT, FONT STYLE, and SIZE as you see below. Click on the button that says "DEFAULT".
When the new dialog box appears, click on "YES". YOUR DONE....now you will never have to worry about changing the font for your academic papers. Everytime you open Word, the font will automatically be set to 12 point Times New Roman!



