Step 3: Change paragraph and spacing settingsĬlick on Format | Paragraph. At the bottom of the Modify Style dialog box, select New documents based on this template. If you desire different default font settings, select those instead. In the Formatting section, change the font to Times New Roman and the size to 12. On the Home tab in the Styles section, right click on Normal and select Modify. Step 2: Modify settings for the ‘Normal’ text style Alternatively, you can manually navigate to:Ĭ:\Users\ YourUsername\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Templates At the top of the left-hand navigation pane, expand Microsoft Word, click on Templates, and then select the file Normal.dotm and click Open.
Any changes made to the settings in this document template will become the new default settings in Word. Microsoft Word’s default document settings are saved in a document template file named Normal.dotm. If you prefer a different default configuration, simply adjust these instructions accordingly. In this example, I’ll be setting the defaults to Times New Roman 12, single-spaced, with no extra space between paragraphs. If you are still using Word 2007, the process explained below is similar enough that you should still be able to follow along.
#Word default settings for new document how to
Here’s how to change the default settings for new documents in Word 2010. I can’t count the number of times I’ve looked over someone’s shoulder and have seen them selecting the text in the document and manually setting the font, paragraph, and style settings back to the Word 2003 defaults (or something closely approximating it).
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