[Stefan Blom[_3_]]

Usually, changing the defaults in the Manage Styles dialog box should do the
trick. Create a new, blank document (for example by pressing Ctrl+N). In the
Styles pane (Ctrl+Alt+Shift+S), click the Manage Styles button, and then
click the Set Defaults tab. Make the desired changes, select "New documents
based on this template," and click OK. If/when you are prompted to save
changes to the Normal template, choose to do so. If that doesn't work,
something is preventing you from saving correctly to the Normal template.
This needs separate troubleshooting.

However, as a workaround, open Normal as a document and change the defaults
directly in the file. The easiest way is as follows: In Word, press Alt+F11
to display the Visual Basic Editor. Activate the Immediate window by
pressing Ctrl+G. Type

NormalTemplate.OpenAsDocument

and press Enter. Normal opens in a separate window (and you should now close
the Visual Basic Editor). Make the changes in the Manage Styles dialog, save
and close the template.

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP




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It is still staying the same.