Writer: Default Fonts
In OpenOffice v2.0.1 and earlier, the default western fonts in OpenOffice Writer are Albany for headings (or Arial, if Albany is not present on the machine), and Thorndale for everything else (or Times New Roman, if Thorndale is not present on the machine).
The defaults can be changed to fonts more typical for Windows. For example, to change the default fonts to Times New Roman:
In org.openoffice.Office.Writer/DefaultFont
set Caption to Times New Roman
set Heading to Times New Roman
set Index to Times New Roman
set List to Times New Roman
set Standard to Times New Roman
The font heights are expressed in millimeters*100, which corresponds to the point size multiplied by 35.2777. For example, to set font size to 11 points, set StandardHeight to 388.
Document fonts can also be set by creating a default template for new documents. For more information, see Default styles for new documents.