Basic Steps to change the font characteristics in Microsoft Word 2016
Steps :
Select the text which you want to change font
Click on the Home Tab
In the Font group click the drop down arrow.(A list of font appears shows all font available in word the fonts appear in alphabetical orders and they are displayed as how they would appear in document.
Select the font. (As you hold the mouse pointer on the required font the text in the document changes to see the font click on that particular font.