Mass. masters of fonts join forces. expand. Fonts, such as Comic Sans, have become big business, as seen by the $50 million acquisition of Bitstream's font division by Monotype Imaging Holdings.

Calibri has been Word’s default font since 2007, when it replaced Times New Roman. Now it’s being kicked to the kerb for one of five new custom fonts that Microsoft has commissioned.

A change in Microsoft Word’s default typeface, from Calibri to Aptos, didn’t register for everyone, but fans of typography got excited.

I'm not necessarily one of those people, but I don't appreciate change – especially in fonts. Last year, Microsoft announced that it was changing its Microsoft Word default font from Calibri to ...

Everyone knows how to change fonts in Microsoft Word, right? You select your text, then click the Font pull-down menu, scroll to the one you want, and then click it. Just one thing: If you have a ...