How to Change the Default Settings in Microsoft Word 2007

Posted on 26. May, 2008 by Kyle Judkins in How To, MS Office

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Word 2007 has some interesting default settings to say the least, and I’m sure that I am not the only one that would like to change them. Today, I’m going to show you how to change those awful settings to something that suits you better.

First, you want to open up Word 2007, and open the font settings box by clicking on the bottom right corner of the font options part of the home tab.

expand font

Now that the font settings are up, change all of the settings to what you like and click the default button in the bottom left corner. It will ask you if you are sure, but of course you are!

font window

Next, you will open up the paragraph settings by clicking on the bottom right of the paragraph options in the home tab.

expand paragraph

You should have just opened the options window for paragraph. Change the settings to what you want and click the default button.

paragraph window

No longer do you have to change the settings every time you open Word 2007.

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21 Responses to “How to Change the Default Settings in Microsoft Word 2007”

  1. Link Bytes #9

    30. May, 2008

    [...] How to change default settings in Microsoft Word 2007? - Change some of the common settings in Word to adjust to your style. [...]

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  2. Barbara Fox

    04. Jun, 2008

    I would like some assistance in Microsoft Word. I have a default setting for the ‘Thumbnails, Tiles, Icons, List and Details’ icon. Every time I open a folder, it defaults to ‘Tiles’. I would like to know how to change to default to ‘List’ if that is at all possible. I am so used to that format, that I find it frustrating to change the ‘Tiles’ to ‘List’ every time I am in a document.

    I would appreciate the help you can give me in resolving this issue. Thanking you in advance, Barbara Fox

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  3. Michelle Moore

    18. Jun, 2008

    I have a problem with Adobe reader being the default even though I am saving all of my documents to Word. How do I change the default from Adobe Reader to Microsoft Word? I am in school and my documents have to be saved in Word not adobe reader, it seems like nothing I do is working. So if someone could help me with this I would so greatly appreciate this!!

    Thank You
    Michelle Moore

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  4. Scott

    18. Jun, 2008

    A colleague of mine at work has MS Word 2007 on his home computer and has somehow managed to change the defaults somehow that all he can open is MS WORKS files. Do you know how to change it back so he may open any type of Word file?

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  5. Word Settings

    24. Jun, 2008

    There are some other options you should uncheck in Word as well. There’s a nice article about it here:

    http://www.microsystems.com/tipstricksdisplay.php?tipNo=023

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  6. RAKESH KUMAR

    23. Sep, 2008

    I am using MS Word in this i am unable to change fonts as i am getting only one font option i e Device Fonts. I am unable to get fonts like courier,ariel or any other fonts. I tried to change the default fonts settings but i am unable to change the fonts there also as i am getting only one font there, kindly help me in this matter. i am sending one link in which there iit is showing all the fonts in the font option ………..kindly help me at the earliest

    http://www.lostintechnology.com/how-to/how-to-change-the-default-settings-in-microsoft-word-2007

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  7. Scott Butler

    10. Nov, 2008

    I have changed the paragraph default settings again and again and they will not stay. I work on the same document without closing it and the paragraph spacing option continually goes back to the original setting. It is very frustrating! Why is this?

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  8. Kyle Judkins

    11. Nov, 2008

    I’m not sure why it would change while you are working on it. Have you tried opening a new document and starting form scratch?

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  9. Kyle Green

    05. Dec, 2008

    Kyle your a life saver! Thanks for the help on changing the defaults. I should also add your a computer saver as I will no longer be on the verge of destroying mine in frustration! Thanks!

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  10. Barbara

    21. Jan, 2009

    I have been using Word 2007 now for about 2 years. I have always been able to change the font and paragraph defaults. I’ve just received a new computer and now those particular default buttons do not work. I’ve tried changing the “Normal” style and use it, but every setting defaults to Calibri (Body) 11pt. What am I missing? Never had this problem in the past. Thanks for any help you can provide.

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  11. Noelia

    01. Feb, 2009

    Thanks for the advice! Now I don’t have to change the settings every time…

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  12. RJ

    16. Feb, 2009

    I have changed my default settings in Word 2007 to pretty much look like Word 2003. However, on last default setting eludes me. Whenever I hit enter to move down to the next line while creating a document the first letter of that line is capitalized. How do I change the default setting in Word 2007 so that the first letter is not capitalized? Thanks for any help you can provide.

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  13. Grateful

    16. Feb, 2009

    Thank you very much!!!!!!!!!! Your tip will save countless minutes of changing their ridiculous defaults.

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  14. Tim

    18. Feb, 2009

    I want to change the paragraph option of “Don’t add a line between paragraphs of the same style,” to keep that box checked but every time I check the box and click default it doesn’t keep it set to that. Any suggestions?

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  15. Hope

    05. Apr, 2009

    Thanks these tips have been really helpful!
    Here are some more q’s maybe I could get some answers on

    I have the same problem with the “add a line” button. It drives me crazy! How can I get the default to keep it checked?

    Also the tool bar at the top always hides how and I have to re-open it every time I want to change something. This always drives me insane. One day it suddenly changed and started doing that. Suggestions?

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  16. MyMath

    01. May, 2009

    I use the drawing tool bar to create drawings for math and need to reset the defaults so the alignment is for the page not the margin and the drawing in always behind the text . can this be done. It is annoying having to reset it before and after grouping and ungrouping pictures together.
    Thank you for your help.

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  17. cjk26

    13. May, 2009

    first thing i saw gave me the help i needed

    thank you very much!!

    :)

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  18. Loz

    03. Jun, 2009

    Thankyou so much!
    I had so much trouble, I had no idea how to adjust the settings to suit my needs but now it’s all customised. Thankyou!

    x

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  19. ahmed

    19. Jun, 2009

    the items (file,edit,view,favourites,tools,help) do not appear on the top of my word document ,plz how to make these items appear

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  20. Bonnie

    01. Jul, 2009

    Every time I use “Find” and “Replace” Word sets the Find function to search from the point I am in the document, downward. I want it to search the entire document. How do I change what appears to be a really stubborn default setting?

    Thanks!

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  21. Shai

    02. Jul, 2009

    Enumerate the Default settings of the Microsoft Word 2007.

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