See http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customizat...alTemplate.htm, but
note that you do not want to (for example) format Normal style as Justified.
Instead, modify the formatting of Body Text style (or some other) and apply
that style to the default empty paragraph in Normal.dot.

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