To set a default Font in OpenOffice Writer
- Open a new document in OpenOffice and click on the "tools"menu.
- Here, you select the "settings".
- In the Sub menu of Writer, you find the fifth, the "basic fonts Western."
- Here you can select a default Font and then the Change by "Ok" to confirm.

OpenOffice: Default Font
The guide is based on OpenOffice.org 4.0.1. Under OpenOffice 3.4, you can find the settings for the Font under "tools" > "options" > "open office writer" > "basic fonts".