Changing the Main Font color

[Rory]

When I open a new publication, my main font color is always Red. Is there a
way I can change the main font color to black?

 

[Mary Sauer]

Setting Text Defaults using Normal.pub

http://ed.mvps.org/Static.aspx?=Publisher/normal.pub

 

[Ed Bennett]

When I open a new publication, my main font color is always Red. Is there a
way I can change the main font color to black?

Have you fiddled with the normal.pub file?