<P> Calibri ( / kəˈliːbri / ) is a sans - serif typeface family designed by Luc ( as ) de Groot in 2002 -- 2004 and released to the general public in 2007 , with Microsoft Office 2007 and Windows Vista . In Office 2007 , it replaced Times New Roman as the default typeface in Word and replaced Arial as the default in PowerPoint , Excel , Outlook , and WordPad . Creator de Groot described its subtly rounded design as having `` a warm and soft character '' . </P>
<P> Calibri ( / kəˈliːbri / ) is a sans - serif typeface family designed by Luc ( as ) de Groot in 2002 -- 2004 and released to the general public in 2007 , with Microsoft Office 2007 and Windows Vista . In Office 2007 , it replaced Times New Roman as the default typeface in Word and replaced Arial as the default in PowerPoint , Excel , Outlook , and WordPad . Creator de Groot described its subtly rounded design as having `` a warm and soft character '' . </P>
when was calibri font made available for use
when was calibri font made available for use
2007
2007