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Hiding Data in Microsoft Word. Microsoft Word remains the predominant word processor standard. In fact, many people using a Mac also use Microsoft Word as their word processor. Therefore it serves us well to begin our exploration by investigating the many ways in which data can be hidden within your standard Microsoft Word document. You can change the default settings for new documents by making changes to the Normal template that new documents are based on. You can modify the Normal template to change its default formatting or content so that any new document that you create will use the new settings. Is this the page for you? Word is a complex application, and I tend to occupy its wilder shores. This monologue is about the file that is the Normal Template, about where and how to find it, about how you can control what it is called and where it lives, and about some. How to change Normal.dotm in Word 2016 for Mac I am really becoming frustrated that I can't change the default font, font size and view percentage when I open a new Word document. In every version of Office of Mac prior to 2016 this file could easily be modified, but now I can't even find it.

2020-3-31  The application Microsoft Word quit unexpectedly. Mac OS X and other applications are not affected. Click relaunch to launch the application again. Microsoft Word for Mac 2008 or Later. Step 1: Quit all applications. On the Apple menu, click Force Quit. Locate the file that is named Normal, and move the file to the desktop.


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This document details how to change the default font, font size, and page margins in Word.

Microsoft Word Find And Replace

Word 2016

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  1. Open a new document of the template you would like to update the default settings for. In most cases, this will be Blank document.

  2. Select the expand icon underneath Home > Font as shown below.
  3. Modify the font settings as desired, then select Set As Default as shown below.
  4. Confirm the changes for all documents of this type by selecting All documents based on the Normal template and then selecting Yes.
  5. For more advanced settings, such as character spacing, select Advanced and follow the same procedure to Set As Default.
  6. To modify the default margins, select the expand button underneath Layout > Page Setup and change the settings as desired.
  7. Confirm the changes by selecting Yes when prompted to set as the default for all documents of this type.

Word 2010/2013

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  1. Open a new document, click on the Home tab, click on the Font dialog box button as shown in the screenshot below, and select the Font tab.
  2. Choose the font settings that you would like to make the default and click Set As Default
  3. Select All documents based on the Normal.dotm template? and click OK to update the default for all new documents.
  4. To change Word's default page margins, click on the Page Layout tab and click on the Page Setup dialog box button as shown in the screenshot below.
  5. Set the new margins that you would like to make the default and click Set As Default
  6. Click Yes to apply the new margins to all new documents.

Word 2007

  1. Open a new document, click on the Home tab, click on the Font Dialog Box Launcher (as shown in the screenshot below) and select the Font tab.
  2. Select a new font and size in the Font dialog box, and then click Default.

    Word will ask you if you want these changes to apply to all new documents using the 'Normal template' (normal.dot).

  3. Click Yes to make the changes permanent. The change will apply to Word's Normal/default style and to all styles based on Normal.
  4. To change Word's default page margins, click the Page Setup Dialog Box launcher as shown in the screenshot below.
  5. The first tab should be Margins. Make your changes to the margins here, and then click Default.
  6. Click Yes when Word asks you to confirm the changes. This warning will look exactly like the one shown above.

    Microsoft office for mac warez free. Note:You can also change other settings affecting page layout (including paper orientation and line numbering) in the same dialog box.

Word 2003 and Word XP

  1. Open a new document and select Format > Font.
  2. Select a new font and size in the Font dialog box, and then click Default. Word will ask you if you want these changes to apply to all new documents using the 'Normal template' (normal.dot).
  3. Click Yes to make the changes permanent. The change will apply to Word's Normal/default style and to all styles based on Normal.
  4. To change Word's default page margins, select File > Page Setup. The first tab should be Margins, make your changes to the margins here, and then click Default.
  5. Click Yes when Word asks you to confirm the changes. This warning will look exactly like the one shown above.

    Note: You can also change other settings affecting page layout (including paper orientation and line numbering) in the same dialog box.


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