If you do not locate the file, the program is using the default preferences already. On the Go menu, click Home. Open the Preferences folder. Open the Microsoft folder. Locate the file that is named com.microsoft.Word.prefs.plist. Move the file to the desktop. Open word and check if the settings are now in default mode. Open the template or a document based on the template whose default settings you want to change. On the Format menu, click Font, and then click the Font tab. Make any changes that you want, and then click Default. Note: Most of the styles in Word are based on the Normal style.

Cara Memulihkan Setelan Pabrik di Microsoft Word. Setelah menggunakan Microsoft Word untuk berbagai pekerjaan, Anda mungkin merasa bahwa program tidak lagi berjalan seperti saat kali pertama dipasang. To reset any view to its default settings, click the Task tab to display the Task ribbon. In the View section of the Task ribbon, click the Gantt Chart pick list button and select the Reset to Default item on the menu, such as shown in Figure 2. That’s the Microsoft default which may not suit you. Personally, we prefer no fill because the shape will be filled with text or other objects. Text Wrapping Square or Tight is easier to manage at first. There are two ways to change the shape defaults. Once set, any new shape will start with your choices, not Microsoft’s.

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Changing your default settings in Word

There may be certain settings in Word that get on your nerves, like default settings that you find yourself changing over and over—the paragraph spacing, the font size—each time you start a new document.

Maybe you prefer a different font style instead of the default Calibri. Maybe you like all of your documents to have narrower margins so you can fit more information on the page. Maybe you even work for a company that has very specific document standards—regarding the color scheme or layout—and you're tired of changing these settings every time.

How To Reset Microsoft Office Word To Default Settings For Mac

Luckily, you can customize many of the default settings in Word. You just have to know where to look.

Using Set as Default

You can't change the default settings for everything in Word, but there are certain tools and features that give you this option. Popular examples include:

• Font
• Paragraph spacing
• Line spacing
• Margins
• Page orientation

To find out if you can customize the default settings for a certain element, look for an arrow in the bottom-right corner of the group. This will open a dialog box where you can access all of the basic settings, plus some more advanced ones that you won't find on the Ribbon.

Next, look for a button near the bottom of the dialog box that says Set as Default. All you have to do is click this button, and Word will assign your current settings—like the font or font size you've chosen—as the new default for this particular element.

Finally, Word will ask whether you want to set this as the default for this document only, or for all documents based on the Normal template (in other words, all documents in the future). Choose the second option, and Word will use these settings from now on.

If you don't have a lot of experience with Word, you may want to stick with the original default settings—any changes you make will be permanent, unless you change them back manually. But for more experienced users, this can be a great way to set up Word exactly the way you want.

If you are experiencing a problem getting your default changes to save, it might be an issue with your computer or your copy of Word. For help, we recommend visiting Microsoft's support site.

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How To Reset Word To Default Settings (mac 2020)

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NOTE: These products are not supported by the Help Desk. This document is provided for self help purposes only. Please contact the manufacturer or system developer for help.

This document explains how to reset and back up Office 2008

1. Ensure all Office applications are closed.
2. Navigate to ~User/Library/Preferences folder and drag all the files to desktop that starts with com.microsoft.xxx.plist (xxx=name of Office app)


3. Additionally delete/Move following files:
   • Application/Microsoft Office 2008/Office/OfficePID.plist
   • ~ User/Library/Preferences/Microsoft/Office 2008/Microsoft Office 2008 Settings.plist
The user will be prompted to re-enter the product key the next time Word is used.

4. If user is having problem with font then delete 'Office Font Cache (12)', located in the same folder as Microsoft Office 2008 Settings.plist.
5. Office is now successfully reset.
6. If all is well, trash the old file otherwise, quit all Office apps again, trash the new files and drag the original files back to where they belong.

Additional information on troubleshooting Microsoft Office fonts can be found here.

Backups

How to enable automatic save in Microsoft Office 2008?

1. Open Microsoft Word (or any other Office App).
2. Hold Command and Comma key.
3. System Preferences window would open.


4. In System Preferences > Save > enable 'Always create a backup copy' and 'Save AutoRecover info every 2 Min'.

Template Backups

Normal.dotm

When newly blank document crashes, it is possible the problem persists in normal.dotm. Try renaming the existing normal.dotm to oldnormal.dotm and reopen word to recreate a new normal.dotm.

The location for normal.dotm are as follows:

• Office 2008: ~/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/Office/User Templates/Normal.dotm
• Word 2004: ~/Documents/Microsoft User Data/Normal
• Word X, Word 2001, Word 98: /Applications/Microsoft Office ***/Templates/Normal (where *** stands for your version of Office)

If by chance the normal.dotm location is changed, the normal.dotm can be located by opening Microsoft Office Word>Preferences>File Locations> dialog to confirm its location.

If the old normal.dotm is corrupt and there are customizations in old Normal that you don't want to lose – such as macros, AutoText, custom toolbars, and styles – you can transfer them from OldNormal to your new Normal using Organizer.

Reset Microsoft Word Mac To Default Settings Windows 10

Restore customization from old Normal to new Normal

1. Open Word
2. Use File>Open to navigate to the template location noted above.
3. Change the Show drop-down list to Word Templates.


4. Choose Normal or Normal.dotm and click Open.


5. Title Bar at the top of the Word window must show 'Normal' otherwise, repeat from step 1.


6. Click on Tools>Templates and Add-ins dialog, click the Organizer button.


7. Just below the left window, Organizer should be showing Styles available In: Normal (global template) Otherwise you've got the wrong one open. Start again from step 1.


8. The right window of the Organizer should be blank. There is a Close File button below the left-hand window, and a Close File button below the right-hand window. Click the button on the right.


9. You should now be able to see your old Normal Template in the directory; if you cannot, search until you find it. Choose it, and Open it.


10. At the top of the Organizer dialog, above both windows, there is a row of tabs, one for each kind of resource the Organizer can copy. Click the tab for the kind of item you want to bring back. Let’s assume you want to bring your styles back: Click the Styles tab.


11. Organizer now shows you a list of the items available within each kind (if you clicked the Styles tab in the previous step, you see a list of the styles in each template). The left window lists the items in your new template, the right window lists the items in the old template. In the right-hand window, choose the item(s) you want to restore. You can select more than one.


12. Click copy
13. Repeat for each additional kind of resource you wish to copy.
14. Click Close File under both windows.
15. Hold down your Shift key and choose Save All from the File menu. Save All does not appear unless you hold down your shift key.
16. Quit Word and restart it (to force it to update its preferences).
17. All the settings should be transfered.

Keywords:	Microsoft Office 2008, Reset, MacSuggest keywords	Doc ID:	10168
Owner:	Jeff W.	Group:	DoIT Help Desk
Created:	2009-05-31 19:00 CDT	Updated:	2019-08-21 13:20 CDT
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