WD98: Changing Default Formatting (Font, Margins, and So On)

• Microsoft Word 98 Macintosh Edition

SUMMARY

This tells you how to change the default formatting in Microsoft Word 98 Macintosh Edition. There are many places to change the way Word works or your documents appear. This article deals with the most basic defaults for the documents overall appearance and the way to make the changes apply to all future documents based on the Normal template.

MORE INFORMATION

For the purpose of this article, all procedures will start with the insertion point (the flashing bar that indicates where typed characters will appear) in an unsaved blank document; however, these changes can be made at any time in any document.

For more information about templates, click the Office Assistant, type "What is a template" in the query area of the Office Assistant and click Search.

NOTE: If the Assistant is hidden, click the Office Assistant button on the Standard toolbar. If Word Help is not installed on your computer, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q120802
   TITLE     : Office: How to Add/Remove a Single Office
               Program or Component

To permanently change the formatting for all new documents use the following procedures.

FONT FORMATTING

To change the default font characteristics, follow these steps:

1. On the Format menu, click Font.

2. Make all of the desired changes in the Font dialog box.

3. Click Default.

4. When prompted with the following, click Yes:

   Do you want to change the default font to < list of changes>? This change will affect all new documents based on the NORMAL template.

MARGINS, PAGE SIZE, PAGE ORIENTATION, ETC.

To change the default page characteristics, follow these steps:

1. On the Format menu, click Document.

2. Make all of the desired changes in the Document dialog box.

3. Click Default.

4. When prompted with the following, click Yes:

   Do you want to change the default settings for your document layout?

LANGUAGE

To change the default document language, follow these steps:

1. On the Tools menu, under Language, click Set Language.

2. Click to select the language desired from the list under Mark Selected Text As in the Language dialog box.

3. Click Default.

4. When prompted with the following, click Yes:

   Do you want to change the default language to <selected language>? This change will affect all new documents based on the NORMAL template.

DATE AND TIME FORMAT

To change the default date and time format, follow these steps:

1. On the Insert menu, click Date And Time.

2. Click to select the date and time format desired from the list under Available Formats in the Date And Time dialog box.

3. Click Default.

4. When prompted with the following, click Yes:

   Do you want to change the default date format to match <sample>?

REFERENCES

For information about how to create and use a template, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q179631
   TITLE     : WD98: How To Create And Use Templates

NOTE: If the Assistant is hidden, click the Office Assistant button on the Standard toolbar. If Word Help is not installed on your computer, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q120802
   TITLE     : Office: How to Add/Remove a Single Office
               Program or Component

Version           : MACINTOSH:98
Platform          : MACINTOSH
Issue type        : kbhowto