Restoring default settings in Word 2007

[CindiSu]

I was wondering if there is any way to restore all of the default settings
for Word 2007. DH had changed such things as tabs, fonts, spacing, etc. when
he set it up. However I have enrolled in a computer class and I need Word
back to the original default settings.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance,
CindiSu

 

[Jay Freedman]

I was wondering if there is any way to restore all of the default settings
for Word 2007. DH had changed such things as tabs, fonts, spacing, etc. when
he set it up. However I have enrolled in a computer class and I need Word
back to the original default settings.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance,
CindiSu

With Word closed down, go to the folder %appdata%\Microsoft\Templates and rename
the file Normal.dotm to something else, such as Normal_save.dotm. Then restart
Word.

That will take care of all the default formatting (except for a few things that
probably weren't changed, such as numbered lists). It also won't reset options
that are stored in the registry, but restoring those is a bit more difficult.