Change fonts in Microsoft Word
Say goodbye to struggling with finicky font pickers. With Font Switch you can change fonts in Microsoft Word directly from Typeface.
Selection
You can change the font of a range of characters or selected text objects. Then drag a font from Typeface to your document.Requirements
macOS 10.12+Microsoft Word 2019+
⚠️ Word 2021+ needs to be relaunched to access newly activated fonts. Therefore Font Switch only works for fonts that are already activated.
Activation
Typeface makes the targeted font automatically available to Microsoft Word. The font will be temporarily activated, which means that it will be deactivated when you close Typeface (depending on your current settings). This allows you to freely try and switch fonts and you don't have to worry about cleaning up later.
If you want to keep the font persistently activated, you can click on the activation indicator to deactivate the font. Then click it once more to persistently activate the font.
Example: Switching fonts in Sketch
Initial setup
Drag and drop a font from Typeface to Microsoft Word
When you drag a font to Microsoft Word Typeface will check if it has the necessary permission to switch fonts. The following steps guide you through setting these permissions. If you've already given permission the font of the currently selected text in Microsoft Word will be changed right away.
Allow Typeface to control other apps
The first time you're using Typeface to switch fonts a file access dialog may show up, which asks for permission to communicate with other apps. The correct folder is already preselected, choose Allow to give Typeface access. This has to be done only once. If you have previously given Typeface access you don't have to give access again and the dialog will not show up.
Allow Typeface to change fonts in Microsoft Word
Security restrictions in macOS prevent communication between apps by default. A dialog to request permission will automatically show up. Choose OK to give Typeface access. This has to be done once for every app you want to switch fonts in. After giving permission the dialog will not show up anymore for Microsoft Word and Typeface will continue to be able to switch fonts.
All set!
After following these steps you're ready to switch fonts in Microsoft Word. You can freely drag fonts to your documents and Typeface takes care of activation and changing the selected font.
Restoring permissions
If you aren't able to switch fonts make sure the macOS automation permissions for Typeface are enabled. To see if Typeface is allowed to change fonts in Microsoft Word follow these steps:
- Open
- Choose
- Choose from the list on the right
- Enable the Microsoft Word checkbox underneath
If the checkbox is not available just drag and drop a font to Microsoft Word. The automation permission request should pop up automatically.
