Right click the Normal box in the Styles portion of the Ribbon Next step is to right click the big normal style button ( Figure H) and click the Modify menu item to get to the Modify Styleĭialog and click the radio button next to New documents based on this template. This is what I want for a normal template.įirst thing to do is to navigate to the Home tab and click on the expansionĬlick the Options link at the bottom of the list to reveal the Style Pane But how do I save it so each document starts this way. Half-inch margins, 5 above, 5 below paragraph Now this is what I want to see when I start a new document in Word 2007 ( Figure E): Arial font, 10 point, The drop arrow under Margins in the new Ribbon interface reveals ( Figure D) several choices for the Section default is 0 before and 10 after - I prefer 5 before and 5 after. My normal template to be set to half inch margins. The default the Margins are set at one inch from all four directions. Size 11 to the normal-sized Arial (or your favorite font), point sized 10 ( Figure B). Here is how the default page looks when you first start Word 2007.įirst step is to change the default from the pint-sized Calibri font, point Margin, paragraph spacing, and the available buttons on the Quick Access Process I used to change the default settings in Word 2007 for normal font, In Word 2007, the process is slightly different. In WordĢ003, you’d have to create a document with your preferences and then save it asįile. I prefer to use either Arial or Times New Roman. Some reason, Microsoft chose to ship Word with a default normal template that
This article is also available in TechRepublic gallery form. Here is how you permanently change the normal template in Word 2007 to your preferred font, style, and page layout. The normal template in Microsoft Word 2007 defaults to the Calibri font with one inch margins. If you are using Word 2016 for Mac, go to /Users/ username/Library/Group Containers/UBF8T346G9.How do I… Change the normal template in Word 2007 to my preferences? In the Open dialog box, browse to the folder that contains the Normal.dotm file. If you open Normal.dotm from the Finder, Word will create a new blank document based on the template. To make changes to Normal.dotm, you must open the file from Word.
You can customize the Normal template and change default settings for many aspects of a document, such as text formatting, paragraph formatting, document formatting, styles, text, pictures, AutoText entries, and keyboard shortcuts.
On the Format menu, click Document, and then click the Layout tab.Ĭhange other default settings in the Normal template For example, the layout attributes for new blank documents are based on the Normal template. On the Format menu, click Document, and then click the Margins tab.Ĭhanging the default layout in any template means that the section breaks, headers and footers, and other layout attributes are used in every new document that is based on that template.
For example, the margins for new blank documents are based on the Normal template. Make any changes that you want, and then click Default.Ĭhanging the default margins in any template means that the margin settings are used in every new document that is based on that template. On the Format menu, click Font, and then click the Advanced tab. Open the template or a document based on the template whose default settings you want to change. For example, the character spacing for new blank documents is based on the Normal template. Changing the default font also changes the Normal style, which affects any other style that is built on the Normal style.Ĭhanging the default character spacing in any template means that the settings for scale, spacing, position, kerning, and other typographic features are used in every new document that is based on that template. Note: Most of the styles in Word are based on the Normal style.
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