Default margin settings microsoft word 2007

The normal template in Microsoft Word defaults to the Calibri font with one inch margins. Here is how you permanently change the normal template in Word to your preferred font, style, and page layout.

This article is also available in TechRepublic gallery form. For some reason, Microsoft chose to ship Word with a default normal template that used the Calibri font. I prefer to use either Arial or Times New Roman. In Word , you'd have to create a document with your preferences and then save it as the normal. In Word , the process is slightly different. Here is the process I used to change the default settings in Word for normal font, margin, paragraph spacing, and the available buttons on the Quick Access Toolbar.

The first step is to change the default from the pint-sized Calibri font, point size 11 to the normal-sized Arial or your favorite font , point sized 10 Figure B.

Just use the dropdown menu to choose your font and point size. On the Page Layout tab Figure C note that the default the Margins are set at one inch from all four directions. I prefer my normal template to be set to half inch margins. Also note the Spacing section default is 0 before and 10 after -- I prefer 5 before and 5 after. Clicking the drop arrow under Margins in the new Ribbon interface reveals Figure D several choices for the margin settings.

I prefer the Narrow setting. Select "Size" under Orientation. Go all the way to the bottom and click on "More Paper Sizes. Set the margins you want. I'm not sure of the standard, but I set the top, bottom, inside and outside margins to one inch.

Click on the "Default" button at the bottom of the Page Setup window. A dialog box will ask you if you want to change the default settings for page setup. Click "Yes. Related Articles. For example, if your organization requires all documents to have one-inch margins, you can set it once, and then make it the default setting for all new documents.

Follow these steps to make the changes stick:. All new documents based on your document's template will have one-inch margins. If you need to temporarily change the margins to one of the standard choices -- for example, two-inch left and right margins -- follow these steps:.

The left and right margins for the document you are currently working on will adjust to two inches. Check out the Microsoft Word archive , and catch up on our most recent Word tips. Help users increase productivity by automatically signing up for TechRepublic's free Microsoft Office Suite newsletter, featuring Word, Excel, and Access tips, delivered each Wednesday. Note: Most of the styles in Word are based on the Normal style.

Changing the default font also changes the Normal style, which affects any other style that is built on the Normal style. Changing the default character spacing in any template means that the settings for scale, spacing, position, kerning, and other typographic features are used in every new document that is based on that template. For example, the character spacing for new blank documents is based on the Normal template.

On the Format menu, click Font , and then click the Advanced tab. Changing the default margins in any template means that the margin settings are used in every new document that is based on that template. For example, the margins for new blank documents are based on the Normal template. On the Format menu, click Document , and then click the Margins tab. Changing the default layout in any template means that the section breaks, headers and footers, and other layout attributes are used in every new document that is based on that template.

For example, the layout attributes for new blank documents are based on the Normal template. On the Format menu, click Document , and then click the Layout tab. You can customize the Normal template and change default settings for many aspects of a document, such as text formatting, paragraph formatting, document formatting, styles, text, pictures, AutoText entries, and keyboard shortcuts.

To make changes to Normal. If you open Normal.