Configuring the NOVAthesis template to use the Arial font: 10 simple steps

1. Start by downloading the NOVAthesis ZIP file from the repository and expand the ZIP file.
2. Compile the template without changing anything at all.
3. In your text editor, change the LaTeX compiler to "LuaLaTeX" (instead of "pdfLaTeX"). Ask Google how to configure your text editor or Overleaf to use LuaLaTeX.
4. Delete the template.pdf file and recompile again the template, this time using LuaLaTeX, without changing anything at all.
5. Download the Arial font from: https://github.com/joaomlourenco/novathesis-extras/raw/refs/heads/main/Fonts/Calibri.zip
6. Create a folder Fonts as NOVAthesisFiles/FontStyles/Fonts/. If you are using Overleaf, you still need to create this folder in the left pane.
7. Unzip the file and copy the files Calibri.ttf, Calibrib.ttf, Calibrii.ttf, and Calibriz.ttf to the NOVAthesisFiles/FontStyles/Fonts/ folder. Is you are using Overleaf, upload the four files to the Fonts folder.
8. Open Config/1_novathesis.tex and near line 140 uncomment the \ntsetup{style/font=…} command and change it to

\ntsetup{style/font=calibri}

9. Compile the tempalte and confirm that you got the main text in Arial font.
10. Now, and only now, customize the tempalte to your school, etc…