Change the default font in word and outlook using intune

Paul McGeady 10 Reputation points
2024-04-04T14:09:24.63+00:00

Hi - now that Microsoft has changed the default to Aptos, i have a requirement to change it back for all users to Calibri in line with our corporate branding. Office templates have already been deployed via a sharepoint document library. The issue I have is for "new" documents. (e.g. start word, File - New... the default font is Aptos

I have tried to deploy a new Normal.dot file as a Win32 app using intune - thinking a pretty straight forward powershell command would copy a new normal.dot file

Copy-Item -Path "$PSScriptRoot\Normal.dotm" -Destination "$env:USERPROFILE\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Templates" -Force

it isnt working. Intune says its successful but the default font hasnt changed so I think the original normal.dot is still in use. Anybody know an easy way I can set all users default font to Calibri in Word and outlook from InTune ?

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  1. John Korchok 4,931 Reputation points
    2024-04-04T15:53:27.1833333+00:00

    Microsoft templates like Normal.dotm do not directly refer to Calibri. Instead, they refer to the major and minor theme fonts. So instead of trying to replace Normal.dotm, replace the font theme that is attached to Normal.dotm.

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  2. Crystal-MSFT 42,961 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
    2024-04-05T01:30:54.8766667+00:00

    @Paul McGeady, Thanks for posting in Q&A. In the command, I notice there's some environment variables which may be different when the command is running with different credentials. I guess the issue can be with the user we run the command.

    Please check what we set for "Install behavior". If we set it to System, then the file maybe under system account. if we set it to User, then the file will be copied to the logging user when apply the app.

    https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/mem/intune/apps/apps-win32-add#step-2-program

    Hope the above information can help.

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