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# Google Docs: Steal My Default Font Styles
- URL: https://www.jeffsu.org/newsletter-172/
- Published: 2024-07-26T01:00:38.000Z
- Updated: 2024-07-26T01:00:37.000Z
- Description: #172
- Author: Jeff
- Tags: #newsletter, Google Docs

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Hey friends - This week, I'm sharing a simple trick that will save you a ton of time and frustration in the long run: setting up **professional-looking default font styles** in Google Docs.

This might seem like a small thing, but trust me, it's a game-changer.

## A bit of context

If you were to create a new Google Doc right now (type [doc.new](http://doc.new/?ref=jeffsu.org) in your browser address bar) and type “##” followed by a space, you would get something (ugly) like this:

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/db/85/db858a9d-1c4f-4993-8042-faa87b9bb3c1/content/images/2024/07/CleanShot-2024-07-24-at-14.24.12.gif)

Sure you can keep using the default settings but don’t you want your documents to look like this:

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/db/85/db858a9d-1c4f-4993-8042-faa87b9bb3c1/content/images/2024/07/CleanShot-2024-07-24-at-14.29.27.gif)

## Instructions

1. First, open up a new Google Doc (doc.new)
2. Make a copy of my updated [Google Docs Notes Template](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OmS2V888hNuPoFtFLxU54eGZfCTv2VkZITBI7SdLlVw/copy?ref=jeffsu.org).
3. Scroll all the way down to the “Font Formatting” section.
4. Copy and paste all the text from that section into your blank Google Doc.

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/db/85/db858a9d-1c4f-4993-8042-faa87b9bb3c1/content/images/2024/07/CleanShot-2024-07-24-at-14.33.44@2x.png)

1. Highlight the Heading 2 text > Dropdown > Heading 2 > Update Heading 2 to match

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/db/85/db858a9d-1c4f-4993-8042-faa87b9bb3c1/content/images/2024/07/CleanShot-2024-07-24-at-14.35.07.gif)

1. Rinse and repeat for Heading 3, Heading 4, Heading 5, and Normal text.
2. The last step is to go back to the dropdown menu > Options > Save as my default styles

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/db/85/db858a9d-1c4f-4993-8042-faa87b9bb3c1/content/images/2024/07/CleanShot-2024-07-24-at-14.36.30@2x.png)

1. All documents you create from now on will use these new font styles!

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