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customize default to full justification
How do i change my default to full justification in Word?
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There's no simple button to click for justification defaults as there
is for margins and fonts. But you can update the Normal style in your Normal.dot master template. Or you can just learn to hit Ctrl + A to select all and hit Ctrl + J to justify after a doc is done...or hit Ctrl + J before you start to set it. (FYI...Ctrl + R = right align, Ctrl + L = left align, Ctrl + E = center align, Ctrl + J = full justification.) Here are a couple TechTrax article that will provide info about how to handle styles and the Normal.dot that should provide further insight. Getting Started with Styles http://www.mousetrax.com/styles.html Normal.dot Template-Explained http://pubs.logicalexpressions.com/P...cle.asp?ID=151 Good luck... Dian D. Chapman, Technical Consultant Microsoft MVP, MOS Certified Editor/TechTrax Ezine Free MS Tutorials: http://www.mousetrax.com/techtrax Free Word eBook: http://www.mousetrax.com/books.html Optimize your business docs: http://www.mousetrax.com/consulting Learn VBA the easy way: http://www.mousetrax.com/techcourses.html On Tue, 22 Feb 2005 12:57:03 -0800, gjr wrote: How do i change my default to full justification in Word? |
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You really don't want to do this (at least not in Normal style, and probably
not in Normal.dot). See http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customizat...alTemplate.htm -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "gjr" wrote in message news How do i change my default to full justification in Word? |
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Oh you're no fun, Suzanne...you try to save people from themselves too
much!eg Dian ~ On Tue, 22 Feb 2005 17:38:48 -0600, "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: You really don't want to do this (at least not in Normal style, and probably not in Normal.dot). See http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customizat...alTemplate.htm |
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Too true! But if the user modified Normal style to be justified, then he/she
would soon be back asking why labels were justified (they use Normal style), or why any of the other styles based on Normal were justified. Just trying to save us some work! -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Dian D. Chapman, MVP" wrote in message ... Oh you're no fun, Suzanne...you try to save people from themselves too much!eg Dian ~ On Tue, 22 Feb 2005 17:38:48 -0600, "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: You really don't want to do this (at least not in Normal style, and probably not in Normal.dot). See http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customizat...alTemplate.htm |
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True...but sometimes that's a good way to learn WHY things should not
be done versus just telling someone. HA...I think I'm in a mood due to a client recently telling me what HE wanted...against my advice. NOW he's requesting a quote to fix what he wanted to return it back to what I original said he should do!lol (Personally, I'd NEVER set Justification as a default in the first place...but some peole like/need it...even if it rarely looks good and make reading more difficult in most cases?!?!?) In school...you learn the lessons and then are tested. In life...we are tested and then we learn the lessons! wink Good luck... Dian D. Chapman, Technical Consultant Microsoft MVP, MOS Certified Editor/TechTrax Ezine Free MS Tutorials: http://www.mousetrax.com/techtrax Free Word eBook: http://www.mousetrax.com/books.html Optimize your business docs: http://www.mousetrax.com/consulting Learn VBA the easy way: http://www.mousetrax.com/techcourses.html On Wed, 23 Feb 2005 08:47:02 -0600, "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: Too true! But if the user modified Normal style to be justified, then he/she would soon be back asking why labels were justified (they use Normal style), or why any of the other styles based on Normal were justified. Just trying to save us some work! |
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I have no objection to justification per se and use it in my books, but not
in Normal style (I apply it to Body Text and let that ripple down to the styles based on Body Text). And I don't make *any* style changes in Normal.dot, as I learned long ago that it is more satisfactory to keep it pristine for reference. I don't ever base anything but scratch documents on Normal, either; I have a set of generic templates (Letter Portrait, Letter Landscape, Legal Portrait, Legal Landscape, 4x6 Card, 5x8 Card, various envelope sizes, etc.) that I use for documents for which I don't have a specific template. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Dian D. Chapman, MVP" wrote in message ... True...but sometimes that's a good way to learn WHY things should not be done versus just telling someone. HA...I think I'm in a mood due to a client recently telling me what HE wanted...against my advice. NOW he's requesting a quote to fix what he wanted to return it back to what I original said he should do!lol (Personally, I'd NEVER set Justification as a default in the first place...but some peole like/need it...even if it rarely looks good and make reading more difficult in most cases?!?!?) In school...you learn the lessons and then are tested. In life...we are tested and then we learn the lessons! wink Good luck... Dian D. Chapman, Technical Consultant Microsoft MVP, MOS Certified Editor/TechTrax Ezine Free MS Tutorials: http://www.mousetrax.com/techtrax Free Word eBook: http://www.mousetrax.com/books.html Optimize your business docs: http://www.mousetrax.com/consulting Learn VBA the easy way: http://www.mousetrax.com/techcourses.html On Wed, 23 Feb 2005 08:47:02 -0600, "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: Too true! But if the user modified Normal style to be justified, then he/she would soon be back asking why labels were justified (they use Normal style), or why any of the other styles based on Normal were justified. Just trying to save us some work! |
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True...in books it's good.
With the dozens of Normal.dots I have...I don't personally worry about messing with that style. Although I never BASE any styles on others...so that saves me from the problem of having changes trickle down. Dian ~ On Wed, 23 Feb 2005 16:53:38 -0600, "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: I have no objection to justification per se and use it in my books, but not in Normal style (I apply it to Body Text and let that ripple down to the styles based on Body Text). And I don't make *any* style changes in Normal.dot, as I learned long ago that it is more satisfactory to keep it pristine for reference. I don't ever base anything but scratch documents on Normal, either; I have a set of generic templates (Letter Portrait, Letter Landscape, Legal Portrait, Legal Landscape, 4x6 Card, 5x8 Card, various envelope sizes, etc.) that I use for documents for which I don't have a specific template. |
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