How can I set a default font for Office apps through Intune?
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I'm looking for an easy way to establish a default font across Word, Excel, and OneNote for devices managed via Intune. For those of you who are managing many devices, is there a single tenant-level setting in Microsoft 365 that actually works for these Office applications? Or are you all still relying on custom templates or registry keys? I'm eager to hear how you're managing this task efficiently without complicating the whole setup. Thanks!
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Don’t go down this road. We tried similar methods before, and it turned into a mess pretty quickly. Custom templates and registry edits are still the most viable routes, even if they're complicated and risky.
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Check out config.office.com—there you can tweak the normal.dotm, but honestly, tread carefully with these configurations!
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While it’s not exactly what you asked for, consider creating an 'Organizational Assets Library' on SharePoint to publish templates. They definitely work for Word, and might for Excel too, showing up under the 'New' menu within the apps.
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You can't really set a default font for web apps, and that’s a big limitation. It’s frustrating, but you have to accept that it falls under the Microsoft way—limited options and lots of workarounds!
FontNinja99: Actually, you can adjust the normal.dotm file, which is the global template for new documents. It’s a bit of a workaround but it can be effective.
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Honestly, the simplest approach often seems like setting up a registry tweak, but these hacks can break with updates, leaving you scrambling. It's frustrating when those workarounds don't hold up over time.
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TemplateEnthusiast21: You’re right! That’s actually applicable and fonts are a new feature for those organizational assets. It'll definitely help manage things better if used alongside Org templates.