- #HOW TO CHANGE DEFAULT FONTS IN WORD 2016 HOW TO#
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To keep it simple we’ll stick with one document and one template.)įor example, the font choice for a paragraph. (yes, there can be multiple templates involved with one template linked to another and so on. This is called inheritance because the document will ‘inherit’ a setting from a template. If there’s nothing, there it’ll look in the template for the setting. Word will check the document for a setting. Document Inheritanceĭocument settings (as opposed to settings for the Word program as a whole) can be saved in template files (dotx or dotm) as well as the document itself. Save the template then open a new document to see the results. Change the styles, page size or orientation and many other things. We strongly suggest you make a backup copy of normal.dotm, just in case your changes have unintended effects. Change the file type to Word Macro-Enabled Templates. User Templates has the location of your main templates. It’s normally atĬ:\Users\\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\TemplatesĬheck the template location at Options | Advanced| General | File Locations The direct way to change defaults is to open the template directly.įirst you have to find normal.dotm. The alternate message (example above) “ All documents based on the Normal.dotm template” is more accurate. The change will apply to all documents which use that template and linked style. It says that the change will only apply to new documents from the template. New documents based on this template – this text is a little misleading.
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Only in this document – save change to document only Just like font settings, you can change a style and then choose whether that change applies to the current document or all documents using the underlying template.Īt the bottom of the Modify Style dialog are the two options: You’ve actually changed the style Normal stored in Normal.dotm. If you want the changes to apply to all future new documents, choose the “ All documents based on the Normal.dotm template” option.
#HOW TO CHANGE DEFAULT FONTS IN WORD 2016 HOW TO#
This is where you choose how to apply the new default.
#HOW TO CHANGE DEFAULT FONTS IN WORD 2016 FULL#
That opens the full Font dialog box that’s little changed for many versions of Word.Ĭhoose the new font, style and size you want then click ‘Set As Default’ at bottom left. Then go to Home | Font and click the little arrow in the bottom right of that section. Put the cursor on a line and make sure the Normal style is selection from Home | Styles. Set As DefaultĪ common request is to change the default font for a blank document. You can use ‘Set as Default’ buttons available in some Word dialogs or edit normal.dotm directly. There are two ways to change the defaults for ‘Blank Document’. The same applies to other templates that are the basis for other documents. We’re going to focus on normal.dotm in this article. But it’s most noticeable in a new document based on that template. That can be great for consistency across many documents. Once you’ve changed a setting in Normal.dotm that setting will take effect in all documents based on that template.
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It has no effect on any other document.Īll documents based on the Normal.dotm template – changes the setting in the template (in this case normal.dotm). This document only – the setting is saved in the current document only. People get confused at this and probably click OK not realizing its importance. Click on that and you’ll get this choice. Do you want it as the default setting for the current document or all documents based on the current template?įor example, the Font settings dialog has a ‘Set as Default’ button. When you make default changes to Word document settings, you’ll given a choice about where to save it. Normal.dotm is the foundation for many Word documents.Ī change to normal.dotm will affect any document (new or past) that’s based on that template. It’s all in Normal.dotm (before Word 2007 it was normal.dot).
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On top of all that, there’s other personal configuration items like AutoText and Building Blocks that have to be saved somewhere.
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All the basic styles (Normal, Heading 1 etc.) need a font, font size, justification and a myriad of other adjustments. It might not have any visible text but Word has to know what page size to use and many other basic settings. When you choose ‘Blank Document’ where does Word get the initial settings from?Īfter all, a ‘blank’ document isn’t really blank. That led to some questions from readers about normal.dotm and why it matters so much.
#HOW TO CHANGE DEFAULT FONTS IN WORD 2016 UPDATE#
Before Christmas, Microsoft made another update blunder which deleted the key Microsoft Word normal.dotm file.