diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 01606063..810a7b0a 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ Thumbs.db
 Desktop.ini
 composer.phar
 phpunit.xml
+phpword.ini
 /.buildpath
 /.idea
 /.project
diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 02065d10..d4f511da 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ script:
     ## PHPUnit
     - phpunit -c ./ --coverage-text --coverage-html ./build/coverage
     ## PHPDocumentor
-    - vendor/bin/phpdoc.php -d ./src -t ./build/docs --ignore "*/src/PhpWord/Shared/PCLZip/*" --template="responsive-twig"
+    - vendor/bin/phpdoc.php -d ./src -t ./build/docs --ignore "*/src/PhpWord/Shared/*/*" --template="responsive-twig"
 
 after_script:
     ## PHPDocumentor
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 3bed3012..4f687b9d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ This release marked the change of PHPWord license from LGPL 2.1 to LGPL 3; new r
 - Table: Ability to define table width (in percent and twip) and position - @ivanlanin GH-237
 - RTF: Ability to add links and page breaks in RTF - @ivanlanin GH-196
 - ListItemRun: Remove fontStyle parameter because ListItemRun is inherited from TextRun and TextRun doesn't have fontStyle - @ivanlanin
+- Config: Ability to use a config file to store various common settings - @ivanlanin GH-200
 
 ### Bugfixes
 
diff --git a/phpunit.xml.dist b/phpunit.xml.dist
index 09524450..fb511bd2 100644
--- a/phpunit.xml.dist
+++ b/phpunit.xml.dist
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
          syntaxCheck="false">
     <testsuites>
         <testsuite name="PhpWord Test Suite">
-            <directory>./tests/PhpWord/</directory>
+            <directory>./tests/PhpWord</directory>
         </testsuite>
     </testsuites>
     <filter>
@@ -18,13 +18,11 @@
             <directory suffix=".php">./src</directory>
             <exclude>
                 <directory suffix=".php">./src/PhpWord/Shared/PCLZip</directory>
+                <directory suffix=".php">./src/PhpWord/Shared/Spyc</directory>
             </exclude>
         </whitelist>
     </filter>
     <logging>
-        <!--
-            For http://phpoffice.github.io/PHPWord/coverage/ and Scrutinizer
-        -->
         <log type="coverage-html" target="./build/coverage" charset="UTF-8" highlight="true" />
         <log type="coverage-clover" target="./build/logs/clover.xml" />
     </logging>
diff --git a/phpword.ini.dist b/phpword.ini.dist
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4a51ee11
--- /dev/null
+++ b/phpword.ini.dist
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+; Default config file for PHPWord
+; Copy this file into phpword.ini and use Settings::loadConfig to load
+
+[General]
+
+compatibility   = true
+zipClass        = ZipArchive
+pdfRendererName = DomPDF
+pdfRendererPath =
+
+[Font]
+
+defaultFontName = Arial
+defaultFontSize = 10
diff --git a/samples/Sample_Header.php b/samples/Sample_Header.php
index e7a24b19..fdada151 100644
--- a/samples/Sample_Header.php
+++ b/samples/Sample_Header.php
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 /**
  * Header file
  */
+use PhpOffice\PhpWord\Autoloader;
+use PhpOffice\PhpWord\Settings;
+use PhpOffice\PhpWord\IOFactory;
+
 error_reporting(E_ALL);
 define('CLI', (PHP_SAPI == 'cli') ? true : false);
 define('EOL', CLI ? PHP_EOL : '<br />');
@@ -9,16 +13,14 @@ define('SCRIPT_FILENAME', basename($_SERVER['SCRIPT_FILENAME'], '.php'));
 define('IS_INDEX', SCRIPT_FILENAME == 'index');
 
 require_once '../src/PhpWord/Autoloader.php';
-\PhpOffice\PhpWord\Autoloader::register();
+Autoloader::register();
+Settings::loadConfig();
 
 // Set writers
 $writers = array('Word2007' => 'docx', 'ODText' => 'odt', 'RTF' => 'rtf', 'HTML' => 'html', 'PDF' => 'pdf');
 
 // Set PDF renderer
-$rendererName = \PhpOffice\PhpWord\Settings::PDF_RENDERER_DOMPDF;
-$rendererLibraryPath = ''; // DomPDF library path
-
-if (!\PhpOffice\PhpWord\Settings::setPdfRenderer($rendererName, $rendererLibraryPath)) {
+if (Settings::getPdfRendererPath() === null) {
     $writers['PDF'] = null;
 }
 
@@ -60,7 +62,7 @@ function write($phpWord, $filename, $writers)
     foreach ($writers as $writer => $extension) {
         $result .= date('H:i:s') . " Write to {$writer} format";
         if (!is_null($extension)) {
-            $xmlWriter = \PhpOffice\PhpWord\IOFactory::createWriter($phpWord, $writer);
+            $xmlWriter = IOFactory::createWriter($phpWord, $writer);
             $xmlWriter->save("{$filename}.{$extension}");
             rename("{$filename}.{$extension}", "results/{$filename}.{$extension}");
         } else {
diff --git a/src/PhpWord/PhpWord.php b/src/PhpWord/PhpWord.php
index a56578b0..a3abb869 100644
--- a/src/PhpWord/PhpWord.php
+++ b/src/PhpWord/PhpWord.php
@@ -22,24 +22,22 @@ use PhpOffice\PhpWord\Collection\Footnotes;
 use PhpOffice\PhpWord\Collection\Titles;
 use PhpOffice\PhpWord\Element\Section;
 use PhpOffice\PhpWord\Exception\Exception;
-use PhpOffice\PhpWord\Style;
 
 /**
  * PHPWord main class
  */
 class PhpWord
 {
-    const DEFAULT_FONT_COLOR        = '000000';  // HEX
-    const DEFAULT_FONT_CONTENT_TYPE = 'default'; // default|eastAsia|cs
-    const DEFAULT_FONT_NAME         = 'Arial';
-
     /**
-     * Default font size, in points.
+     * Default font settings
      *
-     * OOXML defined font size values in halfpoints, i.e. twice of what PhpWord
-     * use, and the conversion will be conducted during XML writing.
+     * @const string|int
+     * @deprecated 0.11.0 Use Settings constants
      */
-    const DEFAULT_FONT_SIZE = 10;
+    const DEFAULT_FONT_NAME = Settings::DEFAULT_FONT_NAME;
+    const DEFAULT_FONT_SIZE = Settings::DEFAULT_FONT_SIZE;
+    const DEFAULT_FONT_COLOR = Settings::DEFAULT_FONT_COLOR;
+    const DEFAULT_FONT_CONTENT_TYPE = Settings::DEFAULT_FONT_CONTENT_TYPE;
 
     /**
      * Document properties object
@@ -76,19 +74,6 @@ class PhpWord
      */
     private $endnotes;
 
-    /**
-     * Default font name
-     *
-     * @var string
-     */
-    private $defaultFontName;
-
-    /**
-     * Default font size
-     * @var int
-     */
-    private $defaultFontSize;
-
     /**
      * Create new
      */
@@ -98,8 +83,6 @@ class PhpWord
         $this->titles = new Titles();
         $this->footnotes = new Footnotes();
         $this->endnotes = new Endnotes();
-        $this->defaultFontName = self::DEFAULT_FONT_NAME;
-        $this->defaultFontSize = self::DEFAULT_FONT_SIZE;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -220,7 +203,7 @@ class PhpWord
      */
     public function getDefaultFontName()
     {
-        return $this->defaultFontName;
+        return Settings::getDefaultFontName();
     }
 
     /**
@@ -230,7 +213,7 @@ class PhpWord
      */
     public function setDefaultFontName($fontName)
     {
-        $this->defaultFontName = $fontName;
+        Settings::setDefaultFontName($fontName);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -240,7 +223,7 @@ class PhpWord
      */
     public function getDefaultFontSize()
     {
-        return $this->defaultFontSize;
+        return Settings::getDefaultFontSize();
     }
 
     /**
@@ -250,7 +233,7 @@ class PhpWord
      */
     public function setDefaultFontSize($fontSize)
     {
-        $this->defaultFontSize = $fontSize;
+        Settings::setDefaultFontSize($fontSize);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/PhpWord/Reader/ODText/AbstractPart.php b/src/PhpWord/Reader/ODText/AbstractPart.php
index 7a91e12d..688ad9eb 100644
--- a/src/PhpWord/Reader/ODText/AbstractPart.php
+++ b/src/PhpWord/Reader/ODText/AbstractPart.php
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@
 
 namespace PhpOffice\PhpWord\Reader\ODText;
 
-use PhpOffice\PhpWord\Shared\XMLReader;
 use PhpOffice\PhpWord\Reader\Word2007\AbstractPart as Word2007AbstractPart;
+use PhpOffice\PhpWord\Shared\XMLReader;
 
 /**
  * Abstract part reader
diff --git a/src/PhpWord/Settings.php b/src/PhpWord/Settings.php
index ebd79cd9..17bc3429 100644
--- a/src/PhpWord/Settings.php
+++ b/src/PhpWord/Settings.php
@@ -48,14 +48,25 @@ class Settings
      * - Indentation: left, right, firstLine, hanging
      * - Spacing: before, after
      *
-     * @const int|float
+     * @const string
      */
-    const UNIT_TWIP  = 1; // = 1/20 point
-    const UNIT_CM    = 567;
-    const UNIT_MM    = 56.7;
-    const UNIT_INCH  = 1440;
-    const UNIT_POINT = 20; // = 1/72 inch
-    const UNIT_PICA  = 240; // = 1/6 inch = 12 points
+    const UNIT_TWIP  = 'twip'; // = 1/20 point
+    const UNIT_CM    = 'cm';
+    const UNIT_MM    = 'mm';
+    const UNIT_INCH  = 'inch';
+    const UNIT_POINT = 'point'; // = 1/72 inch
+    const UNIT_PICA  = 'pica'; // = 1/6 inch = 12 points
+
+    /**
+     * Default font settings
+     *
+     * OOXML defined font size values in halfpoints, i.e. twice of what PhpWord
+     * use, and the conversion will be conducted during XML writing.
+     */
+    const DEFAULT_FONT_NAME = 'Arial';
+    const DEFAULT_FONT_SIZE = 10;
+    const DEFAULT_FONT_COLOR = '000000';
+    const DEFAULT_FONT_CONTENT_TYPE = 'default'; // default|eastAsia|cs
 
     /**
      * Compatibility option for XMLWriter
@@ -71,13 +82,6 @@ class Settings
      */
     private static $zipClass = self::ZIPARCHIVE;
 
-    /**
-     * Name of the classes used for PDF renderer
-     *
-     * @var array
-     */
-    private static $pdfRenderers = array(self::PDF_RENDERER_DOMPDF);
-
     /**
      * Name of the external Library used for rendering PDF files
      *
@@ -99,6 +103,19 @@ class Settings
      */
     private static $measurementUnit = self::UNIT_TWIP;
 
+    /**
+     * Default font name
+     *
+     * @var string
+     */
+    private static $defaultFontName = self::DEFAULT_FONT_NAME;
+
+    /**
+     * Default font size
+     * @var int
+     */
+    private static $defaultFontSize = self::DEFAULT_FONT_SIZE;
+
     /**
      * Return the compatibility option used by the XMLWriter
      *
@@ -119,12 +136,10 @@ class Settings
      */
     public static function setCompatibility($compatibility)
     {
-        if (is_bool($compatibility)) {
-            self::$xmlWriterCompatibility = $compatibility;
-            return true;
-        }
+        $compatibility = (bool)$compatibility;
+        self::$xmlWriterCompatibility = $compatibility;
 
-        return false;
+        return true;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -145,8 +160,7 @@ class Settings
      */
     public static function setZipClass($zipClass)
     {
-        if (($zipClass === self::PCLZIP) ||
-            ($zipClass === self::ZIPARCHIVE)) {
+        if (in_array($zipClass, array(self::PCLZIP, self::ZIPARCHIVE))) {
             self::$zipClass = $zipClass;
             return true;
         }
@@ -186,7 +200,8 @@ class Settings
      */
     public static function setPdfRendererName($libraryName)
     {
-        if (!in_array($libraryName, self::$pdfRenderers)) {
+        $pdfRenderers = array(self::PDF_RENDERER_DOMPDF);
+        if (!in_array($libraryName, $pdfRenderers)) {
             return false;
         }
         self::$pdfRendererName = $libraryName;
@@ -222,7 +237,7 @@ class Settings
     /**
      * Get measurement unit
      *
-     * @return int|float
+     * @return string
      */
     public static function getMeasurementUnit()
     {
@@ -232,7 +247,7 @@ class Settings
     /**
      * Set measurement unit
      *
-     * @param int|float $value
+     * @param string $value
      * @return bool
      */
     public static function setMeasurementUnit($value)
@@ -247,6 +262,102 @@ class Settings
         return true;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Get default font name
+     *
+     * @return string
+     */
+    public static function getDefaultFontName()
+    {
+        return self::$defaultFontName;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Set default font name
+     *
+     * @param string $value
+     * @return bool
+     */
+    public static function setDefaultFontName($value)
+    {
+        if (is_string($value) && trim($value) !== '') {
+            self::$defaultFontName = $value;
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get default font size
+     *
+     * @return integer
+     */
+    public static function getDefaultFontSize()
+    {
+        return self::$defaultFontSize;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Set default font size
+     *
+     * @param int $value
+     * @return bool
+     */
+    public static function setDefaultFontSize($value)
+    {
+        $value = intval($value);
+        if ($value > 0) {
+            self::$defaultFontSize = $value;
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Load setting from phpword.yml or phpword.yml.dist
+     *
+     * @param string $filename
+     * @return array
+     */
+    public static function loadConfig($filename = null)
+    {
+        // Get config file
+        $configFile = null;
+        $configPath = __DIR__ . '/../../';
+        if ($filename !== null) {
+            $files = array($filename);
+        } else {
+            $files = array("{$configPath}phpword.ini", "{$configPath}phpword.ini.dist");
+        }
+        foreach ($files as $file) {
+            if (file_exists($file)) {
+                $configFile = realpath($file);
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Parse config file
+        $config = array();
+        if ($configFile !== null) {
+            $config = parse_ini_file($configFile);
+            if ($config === false) {
+                return $config;
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Set config value
+        foreach ($config as $key => $value) {
+            $method = "set{$key}";
+            if (method_exists(__CLASS__, $method)) {
+                self::$method($value);
+            }
+        }
+
+        return $config;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Return the compatibility option used by the XMLWriter
      *
diff --git a/src/PhpWord/Shared/XMLWriter.php b/src/PhpWord/Shared/XMLWriter.php
index fd1f1f60..fdc6e29d 100644
--- a/src/PhpWord/Shared/XMLWriter.php
+++ b/src/PhpWord/Shared/XMLWriter.php
@@ -28,12 +28,13 @@ if (!defined('DATE_W3C')) {
 /**
  * XMLWriter wrapper
  *
- * @method bool writeElement(string $name, string $content = null)
- * @method bool startElement(string $name)
- * @method bool writeAttribute(string $name, string $value)
  * @method bool endElement()
  * @method bool startDocument(string $version = 1.0, string $encoding = null, string $standalone = null)
+ * @method bool startElement(string $name)
  * @method bool text(string $content)
+ * @method bool writeAttribute(string $name, string $value)
+ * @method bool writeElement(string $name, string $content = null)
+ * @method bool writeRaw(string $content)
  */
 class XMLWriter
 {
@@ -135,21 +136,6 @@ class XMLWriter
         }
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Fallback method for writeRaw, introduced in PHP 5.2
-     *
-     * @param string $text
-     * @return bool
-     */
-    public function writeRaw($text)
-    {
-        if (isset($this->xmlWriter) && is_object($this->xmlWriter) && (method_exists($this->xmlWriter, 'writeRaw'))) {
-            return $this->xmlWriter->writeRaw($text);
-        }
-
-        return $this->text($text);
-    }
-
     /**
      * Write element if ...
      *
diff --git a/src/PhpWord/Style/Font.php b/src/PhpWord/Style/Font.php
index 5440f512..07eebdb2 100644
--- a/src/PhpWord/Style/Font.php
+++ b/src/PhpWord/Style/Font.php
@@ -17,8 +17,6 @@
 
 namespace PhpOffice\PhpWord\Style;
 
-use PhpOffice\PhpWord\PhpWord;
-
 /**
  * Font style
  */
@@ -86,30 +84,30 @@ class Font extends AbstractStyle
     /**
      * Font name
      *
-     * @var int|float
+     * @var string
      */
-    private $name = PhpWord::DEFAULT_FONT_NAME;
+    private $name;
 
     /**
      * Font Content Type
      *
      * @var string
      */
-    private $hint = PhpWord::DEFAULT_FONT_CONTENT_TYPE;
+    private $hint;
 
     /**
      * Font size
      *
      * @var int|float
      */
-    private $size = PhpWord::DEFAULT_FONT_SIZE;
+    private $size;
 
     /**
      * Font color
      *
      * @var string
      */
-    private $color = PhpWord::DEFAULT_FONT_COLOR;
+    private $color;
 
     /**
      * Bold
@@ -241,9 +239,9 @@ class Font extends AbstractStyle
      * @param  string $value
      * @return self
      */
-    public function setName($value = PhpWord::DEFAULT_FONT_NAME)
+    public function setName($value = null)
     {
-        $this->name = $this->setNonEmptyVal($value, PhpWord::DEFAULT_FONT_NAME);
+        $this->name = $value;
 
         return $this;
     }
@@ -264,9 +262,9 @@ class Font extends AbstractStyle
      * @param  string $value
      * @return self
      */
-    public function setHint($value = PhpWord::DEFAULT_FONT_CONTENT_TYPE)
+    public function setHint($value = null)
     {
-        $this->hint = $this->setNonEmptyVal($value, PhpWord::DEFAULT_FONT_CONTENT_TYPE);
+        $this->hint = $value;
 
         return $this;
     }
@@ -287,9 +285,9 @@ class Font extends AbstractStyle
      * @param  int|float $value
      * @return self
      */
-    public function setSize($value = PhpWord::DEFAULT_FONT_SIZE)
+    public function setSize($value = null)
     {
-        $this->size = $this->setNumericVal($value, PhpWord::DEFAULT_FONT_SIZE);
+        $this->size = $this->setNumericVal($value, $this->size);
 
         return $this;
     }
@@ -310,9 +308,9 @@ class Font extends AbstractStyle
      * @param  string $value
      * @return self
      */
-    public function setColor($value = PhpWord::DEFAULT_FONT_COLOR)
+    public function setColor($value = null)
     {
-        $this->color = $this->setNonEmptyVal($value, PhpWord::DEFAULT_FONT_COLOR);
+        $this->color = $value;
 
         return $this;
     }
diff --git a/src/PhpWord/Style/Table.php b/src/PhpWord/Style/Table.php
index 90e8282f..68b53463 100644
--- a/src/PhpWord/Style/Table.php
+++ b/src/PhpWord/Style/Table.php
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ class Table extends Border
     /**
      * Get cell margin
      *
-     * @return int[]
+     * @return integer[]
      */
     public function getCellMargin()
     {
diff --git a/src/PhpWord/Writer/HTML.php b/src/PhpWord/Writer/HTML.php
index db1723aa..73c6474b 100644
--- a/src/PhpWord/Writer/HTML.php
+++ b/src/PhpWord/Writer/HTML.php
@@ -19,9 +19,10 @@ namespace PhpOffice\PhpWord\Writer;
 
 use PhpOffice\PhpWord\Exception\Exception;
 use PhpOffice\PhpWord\PhpWord;
-use PhpOffice\PhpWord\Style;
+use PhpOffice\PhpWord\Settings;
 use PhpOffice\PhpWord\Style\Font;
 use PhpOffice\PhpWord\Style\Paragraph;
+use PhpOffice\PhpWord\Style;
 use PhpOffice\PhpWord\Writer\HTML\Element\Container;
 use PhpOffice\PhpWord\Writer\HTML\Element\TextRun as TextRunWriter;
 use PhpOffice\PhpWord\Writer\HTML\Style\Font as FontStyleWriter;
@@ -168,14 +169,13 @@ class HTML extends AbstractWriter implements WriterInterface
      */
     private function writeStyles()
     {
-        $phpWord = $this->getPhpWord();
         $css = '<style>' . PHP_EOL;
 
         // Default styles
         $defaultStyles = array(
             '*' => array(
-                'font-family' => $phpWord->getDefaultFontName(),
-                'font-size' => $phpWord->getDefaultFontSize() . 'pt',
+                'font-family' => Settings::getDefaultFontName(),
+                'font-size' => Settings::getDefaultFontSize() . 'pt',
             ),
             'a.NoteRef' => array(
                 'text-decoration' => 'none',
diff --git a/src/PhpWord/Writer/HTML/Style/Font.php b/src/PhpWord/Writer/HTML/Style/Font.php
index 26d9cc5e..aec36bbb 100644
--- a/src/PhpWord/Writer/HTML/Style/Font.php
+++ b/src/PhpWord/Writer/HTML/Style/Font.php
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
 namespace PhpOffice\PhpWord\Writer\HTML\Style;
 
-use PhpOffice\PhpWord\PhpWord;
+use PhpOffice\PhpWord\Settings;
 use PhpOffice\PhpWord\Style\Font as FontStyle;
 
 /**
@@ -47,9 +47,9 @@ class Font extends AbstractStyle
         $underline = $style->getUnderline() != FontStyle::UNDERLINE_NONE;
         $lineThrough = $style->isStrikethrough() || $style->isDoubleStrikethrough();
 
-        $css['font-family'] = $this->getValueIf($font != PhpWord::DEFAULT_FONT_NAME, "'{$font}'");
-        $css['font-size'] = $this->getValueIf($size != PhpWord::DEFAULT_FONT_SIZE, "{$size}pt");
-        $css['color'] = $this->getValueIf($color != PhpWord::DEFAULT_FONT_COLOR, "#{$color}");
+        $css['font-family'] = $this->getValueIf($font !== null, "'{$font}'");
+        $css['font-size'] = $this->getValueIf($size !== null, "{$size}pt");
+        $css['color'] = $this->getValueIf($color != Settings::DEFAULT_FONT_COLOR, "#{$color}");
         $css['background'] = $this->getValueIf($fgColor != '', $fgColor);
         $css['font-weight'] = $this->getValueIf($style->isBold(), 'bold');
         $css['font-style'] = $this->getValueIf($style->isItalic(), 'italic');
diff --git a/src/PhpWord/Writer/HTML/Style/Paragraph.php b/src/PhpWord/Writer/HTML/Style/Paragraph.php
index 4a77e496..8b326a5c 100644
--- a/src/PhpWord/Writer/HTML/Style/Paragraph.php
+++ b/src/PhpWord/Writer/HTML/Style/Paragraph.php
@@ -17,8 +17,6 @@
 
 namespace PhpOffice\PhpWord\Writer\HTML\Style;
 
-use PhpOffice\PhpWord\Settings;
-
 /**
  * Paragraph style HTML writer
  *
@@ -48,8 +46,8 @@ class Paragraph extends AbstractStyle
         if (!is_null($spacing)) {
             $before = $spacing->getBefore();
             $after = $spacing->getAfter();
-            $css['margin-top'] = $this->getValueIf(!is_null($before), ($before / Settings::UNIT_POINT) . 'pt');
-            $css['margin-bottom'] = $this->getValueIf(!is_null($after), ($after / Settings::UNIT_POINT) . 'pt');
+            $css['margin-top'] = $this->getValueIf(!is_null($before), ($before / 20) . 'pt');
+            $css['margin-bottom'] = $this->getValueIf(!is_null($after), ($after / 20) . 'pt');
         }
 
         return $this->assembleCss($css);
diff --git a/src/PhpWord/Writer/ODText/Part/AbstractPart.php b/src/PhpWord/Writer/ODText/Part/AbstractPart.php
index 4cec6d97..d5397ffd 100644
--- a/src/PhpWord/Writer/ODText/Part/AbstractPart.php
+++ b/src/PhpWord/Writer/ODText/Part/AbstractPart.php
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
 namespace PhpOffice\PhpWord\Writer\ODText\Part;
 
-use PhpOffice\PhpWord\PhpWord;
+use PhpOffice\PhpWord\Settings;
 use PhpOffice\PhpWord\Shared\XMLWriter;
 use PhpOffice\PhpWord\Style;
 use PhpOffice\PhpWord\Style\Font;
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ abstract class AbstractPart extends Word2007AbstractPart
     protected function writeFontFaces(XMLWriter $xmlWriter)
     {
         $xmlWriter->startElement('office:font-face-decls');
-        $arrFonts = array();
+        $fontTable = array();
         $styles = Style::getStyles();
         $numFonts = 0;
         if (count($styles) > 0) {
@@ -77,8 +77,8 @@ abstract class AbstractPart extends Word2007AbstractPart
                 if ($style instanceof Font) {
                     $numFonts++;
                     $name = $style->getName();
-                    if (!in_array($name, $arrFonts)) {
-                        $arrFonts[] = $name;
+                    if (!in_array($name, $fontTable)) {
+                        $fontTable[] = $name;
 
                         // style:font-face
                         $xmlWriter->startElement('style:font-face');
@@ -89,10 +89,10 @@ abstract class AbstractPart extends Word2007AbstractPart
                 }
             }
         }
-        if (!in_array(PhpWord::DEFAULT_FONT_NAME, $arrFonts)) {
+        if (!in_array(Settings::getDefaultFontName(), $fontTable)) {
             $xmlWriter->startElement('style:font-face');
-            $xmlWriter->writeAttribute('style:name', PhpWord::DEFAULT_FONT_NAME);
-            $xmlWriter->writeAttribute('svg:font-family', PhpWord::DEFAULT_FONT_NAME);
+            $xmlWriter->writeAttribute('style:name', Settings::getDefaultFontName());
+            $xmlWriter->writeAttribute('svg:font-family', Settings::getDefaultFontName());
             $xmlWriter->endElement();
         }
         $xmlWriter->endElement();
diff --git a/src/PhpWord/Writer/ODText/Part/Content.php b/src/PhpWord/Writer/ODText/Part/Content.php
index bebc5b86..f5ae1883 100644
--- a/src/PhpWord/Writer/ODText/Part/Content.php
+++ b/src/PhpWord/Writer/ODText/Part/Content.php
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ use PhpOffice\PhpWord\Media;
 use PhpOffice\PhpWord\PhpWord;
 use PhpOffice\PhpWord\Shared\XMLWriter;
 use PhpOffice\PhpWord\Style\Font;
-use PhpOffice\PhpWord\Style;
 use PhpOffice\PhpWord\Style\Paragraph;
+use PhpOffice\PhpWord\Style;
 use PhpOffice\PhpWord\Writer\ODText\Element\Container;
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/PhpWord/Writer/ODText/Part/Styles.php b/src/PhpWord/Writer/ODText/Part/Styles.php
index 7641d94f..0c39607c 100644
--- a/src/PhpWord/Writer/ODText/Part/Styles.php
+++ b/src/PhpWord/Writer/ODText/Part/Styles.php
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
 namespace PhpOffice\PhpWord\Writer\ODText\Part;
 
-use PhpOffice\PhpWord\PhpWord;
+use PhpOffice\PhpWord\Settings;
 use PhpOffice\PhpWord\Style;
 
 /**
@@ -64,17 +64,17 @@ class Styles extends AbstractPart
         // style:text-properties
         $xmlWriter->startElement('style:text-properties');
         $xmlWriter->writeAttribute('style:use-window-font-color', 'true');
-        $xmlWriter->writeAttribute('style:font-name', PhpWord::DEFAULT_FONT_NAME);
-        $xmlWriter->writeAttribute('fo:font-size', PhpWord::DEFAULT_FONT_SIZE . 'pt');
+        $xmlWriter->writeAttribute('style:font-name', Settings::getDefaultFontName());
+        $xmlWriter->writeAttribute('fo:font-size', Settings::getDefaultFontSize() . 'pt');
         $xmlWriter->writeAttribute('fo:language', 'fr');
         $xmlWriter->writeAttribute('fo:country', 'FR');
         $xmlWriter->writeAttribute('style:letter-kerning', 'true');
-        $xmlWriter->writeAttribute('style:font-name-asian', PhpWord::DEFAULT_FONT_NAME . '2');
-        $xmlWriter->writeAttribute('style:font-size-asian', PhpWord::DEFAULT_FONT_SIZE . 'pt');
+        $xmlWriter->writeAttribute('style:font-name-asian', Settings::getDefaultFontName() . '2');
+        $xmlWriter->writeAttribute('style:font-size-asian', Settings::getDefaultFontSize() . 'pt');
         $xmlWriter->writeAttribute('style:language-asian', 'zh');
         $xmlWriter->writeAttribute('style:country-asian', 'CN');
-        $xmlWriter->writeAttribute('style:font-name-complex', PhpWord::DEFAULT_FONT_NAME . '2');
-        $xmlWriter->writeAttribute('style:font-size-complex', PhpWord::DEFAULT_FONT_SIZE . 'pt');
+        $xmlWriter->writeAttribute('style:font-name-complex', Settings::getDefaultFontName() . '2');
+        $xmlWriter->writeAttribute('style:font-size-complex', Settings::getDefaultFontSize() . 'pt');
         $xmlWriter->writeAttribute('style:language-complex', 'hi');
         $xmlWriter->writeAttribute('style:country-complex', 'IN');
         $xmlWriter->writeAttribute('fo:hyphenate', 'false');
diff --git a/src/PhpWord/Writer/RTF.php b/src/PhpWord/Writer/RTF.php
index 77271e96..315e6007 100644
--- a/src/PhpWord/Writer/RTF.php
+++ b/src/PhpWord/Writer/RTF.php
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ namespace PhpOffice\PhpWord\Writer;
 
 use PhpOffice\PhpWord\Exception\Exception;
 use PhpOffice\PhpWord\PhpWord;
+use PhpOffice\PhpWord\Settings;
 use PhpOffice\PhpWord\Shared\Drawing;
 use PhpOffice\PhpWord\Style;
 use PhpOffice\PhpWord\Style\Font;
@@ -153,7 +154,7 @@ class RTF extends AbstractWriter implements WriterInterface
         $content .= '\nowidctlpar'; // No widow/orphan control
         $content .= '\lang1036'; // Applies a language to a text run (1036 : French (France))
         $content .= '\kerning1'; // Point size (in half-points) above which to kern character pairs
-        $content .= '\fs' . (PhpWord::DEFAULT_FONT_SIZE * 2); // Set the font size in half-points
+        $content .= '\fs' . (Settings::getDefaultFontSize() * 2); // Set the font size in half-points
         $content .= PHP_EOL;
 
         // Body
@@ -191,7 +192,7 @@ class RTF extends AbstractWriter implements WriterInterface
     {
         $phpWord = $this->getPhpWord();
         $fontTable = array();
-        $fontTable[] = PhpWord::DEFAULT_FONT_NAME;
+        $fontTable[] = Settings::getDefaultFontName();
 
         // Browse styles
         $styles = Style::getStyles();
@@ -236,7 +237,7 @@ class RTF extends AbstractWriter implements WriterInterface
     private function populateColorTable()
     {
         $phpWord = $this->getPhpWord();
-        $defaultFontColor = PhpWord::DEFAULT_FONT_COLOR;
+        $defaultFontColor = Settings::DEFAULT_FONT_COLOR;
         $colorTable = array();
 
         // Browse styles
diff --git a/src/PhpWord/Writer/RTF/Element/AbstractElement.php b/src/PhpWord/Writer/RTF/Element/AbstractElement.php
index 2f8ab414..337f1ec5 100644
--- a/src/PhpWord/Writer/RTF/Element/AbstractElement.php
+++ b/src/PhpWord/Writer/RTF/Element/AbstractElement.php
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@ use PhpOffice\PhpWord\Shared\String;
 use PhpOffice\PhpWord\Style\Font as FontStyle;
 use PhpOffice\PhpWord\Style;
 use PhpOffice\PhpWord\Style\Paragraph as ParagraphStyle;
+use PhpOffice\PhpWord\Writer\HTML\Element\AbstractElement as HTMLAbstractElement;
 use PhpOffice\PhpWord\Writer\RTF\Style\Font as FontStyleWriter;
 use PhpOffice\PhpWord\Writer\RTF\Style\Paragraph as ParagraphStyleWriter;
-use PhpOffice\PhpWord\Writer\HTML\Element\AbstractElement as HTMLAbstractElement;
 
 /**
  * Abstract RTF element writer
diff --git a/src/PhpWord/Writer/Word2007/Element/Container.php b/src/PhpWord/Writer/Word2007/Element/Container.php
index 244e5234..e16a0e6d 100644
--- a/src/PhpWord/Writer/Word2007/Element/Container.php
+++ b/src/PhpWord/Writer/Word2007/Element/Container.php
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@
 
 namespace PhpOffice\PhpWord\Writer\Word2007\Element;
 
-use PhpOffice\PhpWord\Element\TextBreak as TextBreakElement;
 use PhpOffice\PhpWord\Element\AbstractContainer as ContainerElement;
+use PhpOffice\PhpWord\Element\TextBreak as TextBreakElement;
 
 /**
  * Container element writer (section, textrun, header, footnote, cell, etc.)
diff --git a/src/PhpWord/Writer/Word2007/Part/Numbering.php b/src/PhpWord/Writer/Word2007/Part/Numbering.php
index 6310fbf1..2678ac55 100644
--- a/src/PhpWord/Writer/Word2007/Part/Numbering.php
+++ b/src/PhpWord/Writer/Word2007/Part/Numbering.php
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@
 namespace PhpOffice\PhpWord\Writer\Word2007\Part;
 
 use PhpOffice\PhpWord\Shared\XMLWriter;
+use PhpOffice\PhpWord\Style;
 use PhpOffice\PhpWord\Style\Numbering as NumberingStyle;
 use PhpOffice\PhpWord\Style\NumberingLevel;
-use PhpOffice\PhpWord\Style;
 
 /**
  * Word2007 numbering part writer: word/numbering.xml
diff --git a/src/PhpWord/Writer/Word2007/Part/Styles.php b/src/PhpWord/Writer/Word2007/Part/Styles.php
index 09ee43ed..961e9a55 100644
--- a/src/PhpWord/Writer/Word2007/Part/Styles.php
+++ b/src/PhpWord/Writer/Word2007/Part/Styles.php
@@ -17,11 +17,11 @@
 
 namespace PhpOffice\PhpWord\Writer\Word2007\Part;
 
-use PhpOffice\PhpWord\PhpWord;
+use PhpOffice\PhpWord\Settings as PhpWordSettings;
 use PhpOffice\PhpWord\Shared\XMLWriter;
+use PhpOffice\PhpWord\Style;
 use PhpOffice\PhpWord\Style\Font;
 use PhpOffice\PhpWord\Style\Paragraph;
-use PhpOffice\PhpWord\Style;
 use PhpOffice\PhpWord\Style\Table;
 use PhpOffice\PhpWord\Writer\Word2007\Style\Font as FontStyleWriter;
 use PhpOffice\PhpWord\Writer\Word2007\Style\Paragraph as ParagraphStyleWriter;
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ class Styles extends AbstractPart
      */
     public function write()
     {
-        $phpWord = $this->getParentWriter()->getPhpWord();
         $xmlWriter = $this->getXmlWriter();
 
         $xmlWriter->startDocument('1.0', 'UTF-8', 'yes');
@@ -51,7 +50,7 @@ class Styles extends AbstractPart
 
         // Write default styles
         $styles = Style::getStyles();
-        $this->writeDefaultStyles($xmlWriter, $phpWord, $styles);
+        $this->writeDefaultStyles($xmlWriter, $styles);
 
         // Write styles
         if (count($styles) > 0) {
@@ -155,13 +154,12 @@ class Styles extends AbstractPart
      * Write default font and other default styles
      *
      * @param \PhpOffice\PhpWord\Shared\XMLWriter $xmlWriter
-     * @param \PhpOffice\PhpWord\PhpWord $phpWord
      * @param array $styles
      */
-    private function writeDefaultStyles(XMLWriter $xmlWriter, PhpWord $phpWord, $styles)
+    private function writeDefaultStyles(XMLWriter $xmlWriter, $styles)
     {
-        $fontName = $phpWord->getDefaultFontName();
-        $fontSize = $phpWord->getDefaultFontSize();
+        $fontName = PhpWordSettings::getDefaultFontName();
+        $fontSize = PhpWordSettings::getDefaultFontSize();
 
         // Default font
         $xmlWriter->startElement('w:docDefaults');
diff --git a/src/PhpWord/Writer/Word2007/Style/AbstractStyle.php b/src/PhpWord/Writer/Word2007/Style/AbstractStyle.php
index ae97b62e..17a66e36 100644
--- a/src/PhpWord/Writer/Word2007/Style/AbstractStyle.php
+++ b/src/PhpWord/Writer/Word2007/Style/AbstractStyle.php
@@ -87,11 +87,18 @@ abstract class AbstractStyle
      */
     protected function convertTwip($value, $default = 0)
     {
+        $conversions = array(
+            Settings::UNIT_CM => 567,
+            Settings::UNIT_MM => 56.7,
+            Settings::UNIT_INCH => 1440,
+            Settings::UNIT_POINT => 20,
+            Settings::UNIT_PICA => 240,
+        );
         $unit = Settings::getMeasurementUnit();
-        if ($unit == Settings::UNIT_TWIP || $value == $default) {
-            return $value;
+        if (in_array($unit, $conversions) && $value != $default) {
+            return $value * $conversions[$unit];
         } else {
-            return $value * $unit;
+            return $value;
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/PhpWord/Writer/Word2007/Style/Font.php b/src/PhpWord/Writer/Word2007/Style/Font.php
index 851bca22..0ef22f08 100644
--- a/src/PhpWord/Writer/Word2007/Style/Font.php
+++ b/src/PhpWord/Writer/Word2007/Style/Font.php
@@ -17,8 +17,6 @@
 
 namespace PhpOffice\PhpWord\Writer\Word2007\Style;
 
-use PhpOffice\PhpWord\PhpWord;
-
 /**
  * Font style writer
  *
@@ -72,24 +70,24 @@ class Font extends AbstractStyle
         // Font name/family
         $font = $style->getName();
         $hint = $style->getHint();
-        if ($font != PhpWord::DEFAULT_FONT_NAME) {
+        if ($font !== null) {
             $xmlWriter->startElement('w:rFonts');
             $xmlWriter->writeAttribute('w:ascii', $font);
             $xmlWriter->writeAttribute('w:hAnsi', $font);
             $xmlWriter->writeAttribute('w:eastAsia', $font);
             $xmlWriter->writeAttribute('w:cs', $font);
-            $xmlWriter->writeAttributeIf($hint != PhpWord::DEFAULT_FONT_CONTENT_TYPE, 'w:hint', $hint);
+            $xmlWriter->writeAttributeIf($hint !== null, 'w:hint', $hint);
             $xmlWriter->endElement();
         }
 
         // Color
         $color = $style->getColor();
-        $xmlWriter->writeElementIf($color != PhpWord::DEFAULT_FONT_COLOR, 'w:color', 'w:val', $color);
+        $xmlWriter->writeElementIf($color !== null, 'w:color', 'w:val', $color);
 
         // Size
         $size = $style->getSize();
-        $xmlWriter->writeElementIf($size != PhpWord::DEFAULT_FONT_SIZE, 'w:sz', 'w:val', $size * 2);
-        $xmlWriter->writeElementIf($size != PhpWord::DEFAULT_FONT_SIZE, 'w:szCs', 'w:val', $size * 2);
+        $xmlWriter->writeElementIf($size !== null, 'w:sz', 'w:val', $size * 2);
+        $xmlWriter->writeElementIf($size !== null, 'w:szCs', 'w:val', $size * 2);
 
         // Bold, italic
         $xmlWriter->writeElementIf($style->isBold(), 'w:b');
diff --git a/tests/PhpWord/Tests/PhpWordTest.php b/tests/PhpWord/Tests/PhpWordTest.php
index 479d2285..6a9e6b26 100644
--- a/tests/PhpWord/Tests/PhpWordTest.php
+++ b/tests/PhpWord/Tests/PhpWordTest.php
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ namespace PhpOffice\PhpWord\Tests;
 
 use PhpOffice\PhpWord\DocumentProperties;
 use PhpOffice\PhpWord\PhpWord;
+use PhpOffice\PhpWord\Settings;
 use PhpOffice\PhpWord\Style;
 
 /**
@@ -35,8 +36,8 @@ class PhpWordTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
     {
         $phpWord = new PhpWord();
         $this->assertEquals(new DocumentProperties(), $phpWord->getDocumentProperties());
-        $this->assertEquals(PhpWord::DEFAULT_FONT_NAME, $phpWord->getDefaultFontName());
-        $this->assertEquals(PhpWord::DEFAULT_FONT_SIZE, $phpWord->getDefaultFontSize());
+        $this->assertEquals(Settings::DEFAULT_FONT_NAME, $phpWord->getDefaultFontName());
+        $this->assertEquals(Settings::DEFAULT_FONT_SIZE, $phpWord->getDefaultFontSize());
     }
 
     /**
@@ -69,7 +70,7 @@ class PhpWordTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
     {
         $phpWord = new PhpWord();
         $fontName = 'Times New Roman';
-        $this->assertEquals(PhpWord::DEFAULT_FONT_NAME, $phpWord->getDefaultFontName());
+        $this->assertEquals(Settings::DEFAULT_FONT_NAME, $phpWord->getDefaultFontName());
         $phpWord->setDefaultFontName($fontName);
         $this->assertEquals($fontName, $phpWord->getDefaultFontName());
     }
@@ -81,7 +82,7 @@ class PhpWordTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
     {
         $phpWord = new PhpWord();
         $fontSize = 16;
-        $this->assertEquals(PhpWord::DEFAULT_FONT_SIZE, $phpWord->getDefaultFontSize());
+        $this->assertEquals(Settings::DEFAULT_FONT_SIZE, $phpWord->getDefaultFontSize());
         $phpWord->setDefaultFontSize($fontSize);
         $this->assertEquals($fontSize, $phpWord->getDefaultFontSize());
     }
diff --git a/tests/PhpWord/Tests/SettingsTest.php b/tests/PhpWord/Tests/SettingsTest.php
index 4292c228..d188595e 100644
--- a/tests/PhpWord/Tests/SettingsTest.php
+++ b/tests/PhpWord/Tests/SettingsTest.php
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ class SettingsTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
         $this->assertTrue(Settings::hasCompatibility());
         $this->assertTrue(Settings::setCompatibility(false));
         $this->assertFalse(Settings::hasCompatibility());
-        $this->assertFalse(Settings::setCompatibility('Non boolean'));
     }
 
     /**
@@ -70,4 +69,40 @@ class SettingsTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
         $this->assertTrue(Settings::setMeasurementUnit(Settings::UNIT_INCH));
         $this->assertFalse(Settings::setMeasurementUnit('foo'));
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Test set/get default font name
+     */
+    public function testSetGetDefaultFontName()
+    {
+        $this->assertEquals(Settings::DEFAULT_FONT_NAME, Settings::getDefaultFontName());
+        $this->assertTrue(Settings::setDefaultFontName('Times New Roman'));
+        $this->assertFalse(Settings::setDefaultFontName(' '));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Test set/get default font size
+     */
+    public function testSetGetDefaultFontSize()
+    {
+        $this->assertEquals(Settings::DEFAULT_FONT_SIZE, Settings::getDefaultFontSize());
+        $this->assertTrue(Settings::setDefaultFontSize(12));
+        $this->assertFalse(Settings::setDefaultFontSize(null));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Test load config
+     */
+    public function testLoadConfig()
+    {
+        $expected = array(
+            'compatibility' => true,
+            'zipClass' => 'ZipArchive',
+            'pdfRendererName' => 'DomPDF',
+            'pdfRendererPath' => '',
+            'defaultFontName' => 'Arial',
+            'defaultFontSize' => 10,
+        );
+        $this->assertEquals($expected, Settings::loadConfig(__DIR__ . '/../../../phpword.ini.dist'));
+    }
 }
diff --git a/tests/PhpWord/Tests/Style/FontTest.php b/tests/PhpWord/Tests/Style/FontTest.php
index 68342efd..ca2105fb 100644
--- a/tests/PhpWord/Tests/Style/FontTest.php
+++ b/tests/PhpWord/Tests/Style/FontTest.php
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 namespace PhpOffice\PhpWord\Tests\Style;
 
 use PhpOffice\PhpWord\PhpWord;
+use PhpOffice\PhpWord\Settings;
 use PhpOffice\PhpWord\Style\Font;
 use PhpOffice\PhpWord\Tests\TestHelperDOCX;
 
@@ -55,8 +56,10 @@ class FontTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
         $object = new Font();
 
         $attributes = array(
-            'name' => PhpWord::DEFAULT_FONT_NAME,
-            'size' => PhpWord::DEFAULT_FONT_SIZE,
+            'name' => null,
+            'size' => null,
+            'hint' => null,
+            'color' => null,
             'bold' => false,
             'italic' => false,
             'underline' => Font::UNDERLINE_NONE,
@@ -66,11 +69,8 @@ class FontTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
             'doubleStrikethrough' => false,
             'smallCaps' => false,
             'allCaps' => false,
-            'doubleStrikethrough' => false,
-            'color' => PhpWord::DEFAULT_FONT_COLOR,
             'fgColor' => null,
             'bgColor' => null,
-            'hint' => PhpWord::DEFAULT_FONT_CONTENT_TYPE,
         );
         foreach ($attributes as $key => $default) {
             $get = is_bool($default) ? "is{$key}" : "get{$key}";
@@ -91,6 +91,8 @@ class FontTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
         $attributes = array(
             'name' => 'Times New Roman',
             'size' => 9,
+            'color' => '999999',
+            'hint' => 'eastAsia',
             'bold' => true,
             'italic' => true,
             'underline' => Font::UNDERLINE_HEAVY,
@@ -100,10 +102,8 @@ class FontTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
             'doubleStrikethrough' => false,
             'smallCaps' => true,
             'allCaps' => false,
-            'color' => '999999',
             'fgColor' => Font::FGCOLOR_YELLOW,
             'bgColor' => 'FFFF00',
-            'hint' => 'eastAsia',
             'lineHeight' => 2,
         );
         $object->setStyleByArray($attributes);