Change default settings for new documents

You can change the default settings for new documents, including:

  • Font settings: size, color, styles
  • Paragraph settings: alignment, indents, spacing, pagination, tabs 
  • Page settings: page size and orientation, margins 

 

Set or change default font:

1. In the Home tab, CTRL+D or select Font dialog.

2. Select the font. Select size and styles if you want. 

3. Select Set as Default.

 

Set or change default paragraph settings:

1. In the Home tab, select Paragraph dialog.

2. Adjust the settings.

3. Select Set as Default. 

 

Set or change default page settings:

1. In the Page Layout tab, select Page Setup.

2. Adjust the settings with a predefined option or enter your own values. 

3. Select Set as Default. 

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