MessagePad 120: Changing the Default Font

I am using an Apple MessagePad 120 and want to change the font from plain 12 to fancy 12. I already made the change in the Styles box, but the new text still appears plain. If I select the text to change, and then change the style, it works. How can I change the style without having to specify the change each time?
The default font for Notes is set in the Styles area of the Extras drawer when a new Note is created. If your default font style was Simple 12 point plain when you created the Note, you can select the type and change it using Styles, but it will not be the default font for that Note. If you set Styles to Fancy 18 point Bold, then create a new Note, the default font will be Fancy 18 point Bold.

The Names, Dates and ToDo font are preset to specific defaults. The default font in these areas cannot be changed.
Published Date: Feb 19, 2012