Change Font From Times New Roman to a Different Font (Add-in)

When you create a new APA, MLA, or Turabian paper with the PERRLA for Word Add-in, the default font is Times New Roman 12-point – the most widely accepted font for APA, MLA, and Turabian papers.

If your professor requires a different font, you can change it in a few steps. This should be the last step you take before turning in your paper – make sure you're finished first.

Desktop Version of Microsoft Word

1. Click the I'm Finished button in the PERRLA ribbon. 
2. Click Create a clean copy.
   This creates a clean copy of your paper without the behind-the-scenes components PERRLA uses to format it. Learn more about Clean Copies.
3. In the clean copy, go to Word's Home tab. 
4. In the Styles section of the Home ribbon, right-click the APA style. 
5. Choose Modify. 
6. In the Formatting section, choose the font you'd like to use. 
7. Click OK. 

The font throughout your paper changes to the font you selected. Any new text you add will also be in the new font.

Word for Web

1. Click the I'm Finished button in the PERRLA ribbon. 
2. Click Create a clean copy.
   This downloads a clean copy of your paper without the behind-the-scenes components PERRLA uses to format it. Learn more about Clean Copies.
3. Open the downloaded clean copy in Word. 
4. Go to Word's Home tab. 
5. In the Styles section of the Home ribbon, right-click the APA style. 
6. Choose Modify. 
7. In the Formatting section, choose the font you'd like to use. 
8. Click OK. 

The font throughout your paper changes to the font you selected. Any new text you add will also be in the new font.