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Set default style - Word 2007
I'm trying to change the default style to Word 2003. I can select the style
and font however the "Set as Default" button is greyed out. Does anybody know how I can get this button enabled? Thanks! |
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Jeff,
Goto Format - Font rather than Format - Style See also: http://www.addbalance.com/word/defaultfont.htm http://support.microsoft.com/kb/291291 Steven Craig Miller "JeffB" wrote: I'm trying to change the default style to Word 2003. I can select the style and font however the "Set as Default" button is greyed out. Does anybody know how I can get this button enabled? Thanks! |
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Thanks Steven. That works for the font but I'd really like to be able to get
the Word 2003 style applied. Any idea how I can get the "Set as Default" button enabled? "StevenM" wrote: Jeff, Goto Format - Font rather than Format - Style See also: http://www.addbalance.com/word/defaultfont.htm http://support.microsoft.com/kb/291291 Steven Craig Miller "JeffB" wrote: I'm trying to change the default style to Word 2003. I can select the style and font however the "Set as Default" button is greyed out. Does anybody know how I can get this button enabled? Thanks! |
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I think what you mean is that when you use File New to get a blank
document, you want the style of the single empty paragraph to be something other than Normal style. There is no "Default" button for that. To do the job, open the Normal.dot template itself (use File Open, navigate to the Templates folder within your profile, and select Normal.dot). Select the style you want and apply it to the single empty paragraph. To be absolutely sure Word will save the file, insert a space and delete it to "dirty" the template. Save and close. More information is at http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/Custom...alTemplate.htm. -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. JeffB wrote: Thanks Steven. That works for the font but I'd really like to be able to get the Word 2003 style applied. Any idea how I can get the "Set as Default" button enabled? "StevenM" wrote: Jeff, Goto Format - Font rather than Format - Style See also: http://www.addbalance.com/word/defaultfont.htm http://support.microsoft.com/kb/291291 Steven Craig Miller "JeffB" wrote: I'm trying to change the default style to Word 2003. I can select the style and font however the "Set as Default" button is greyed out. Does anybody know how I can get this button enabled? Thanks! |
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Set default style - Word 2007
Hi Jay. Thanks for your response but now I'm confused. Maybe I'm not
describing my issue properly. When I open a new Word 2007 document I want to change the style to Word 2003. I can select the style but I can't make it default. I used this article from MS http://support.microsoft.com/kb/921174 but I can't do step 3. The Set as Default button is not enabled. "Jay Freedman" wrote: I think what you mean is that when you use File New to get a blank document, you want the style of the single empty paragraph to be something other than Normal style. There is no "Default" button for that. To do the job, open the Normal.dot template itself (use File Open, navigate to the Templates folder within your profile, and select Normal.dot). Select the style you want and apply it to the single empty paragraph. To be absolutely sure Word will save the file, insert a space and delete it to "dirty" the template. Save and close. More information is at http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/Custom...alTemplate.htm. -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. JeffB wrote: Thanks Steven. That works for the font but I'd really like to be able to get the Word 2003 style applied. Any idea how I can get the "Set as Default" button enabled? "StevenM" wrote: Jeff, Goto Format - Font rather than Format - Style See also: http://www.addbalance.com/word/defaultfont.htm http://support.microsoft.com/kb/291291 Steven Craig Miller "JeffB" wrote: I'm trying to change the default style to Word 2003. I can select the style and font however the "Set as Default" button is greyed out. Does anybody know how I can get this button enabled? Thanks! |
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Set default style - Word 2007
You're right, I did misinterpret your question.
The Set As Default button should be enabled. The fact that it isn't may point to some problem in the Normal.dotm template or elsewhere. As a troubleshooting step, with Word closed, go to the Templates folder, %appdata%\Microsoft\Templates and rename Normal.dotm to something else, such as OldNormal.dotm. Then start Word, which will build a new template from its internal defaults. Try again to set the Word 2003 style set as the default. Is the button enabled now? If it's still disabled, the cause could be an add-in. Try disabling them one at a time (in Office button Word Options Add-Ins, select an add-in type and click Go, and uncheck a box) to see whether that makes a difference. JeffB wrote: Hi Jay. Thanks for your response but now I'm confused. Maybe I'm not describing my issue properly. When I open a new Word 2007 document I want to change the style to Word 2003. I can select the style but I can't make it default. I used this article from MS http://support.microsoft.com/kb/921174 but I can't do step 3. The Set as Default button is not enabled. "Jay Freedman" wrote: I think what you mean is that when you use File New to get a blank document, you want the style of the single empty paragraph to be something other than Normal style. There is no "Default" button for that. To do the job, open the Normal.dot template itself (use File Open, navigate to the Templates folder within your profile, and select Normal.dot). Select the style you want and apply it to the single empty paragraph. To be absolutely sure Word will save the file, insert a space and delete it to "dirty" the template. Save and close. More information is at http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/Custom...alTemplate.htm. -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. JeffB wrote: Thanks Steven. That works for the font but I'd really like to be able to get the Word 2003 style applied. Any idea how I can get the "Set as Default" button enabled? "StevenM" wrote: Jeff, Goto Format - Font rather than Format - Style See also: http://www.addbalance.com/word/defaultfont.htm http://support.microsoft.com/kb/291291 Steven Craig Miller "JeffB" wrote: I'm trying to change the default style to Word 2003. I can select the style and font however the "Set as Default" button is greyed out. Does anybody know how I can get this button enabled? Thanks! |
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That was it Jay! I renamed the normal template and the set as default button
is working now. Thanks for your help! jeff "Jay Freedman" wrote: You're right, I did misinterpret your question. The Set As Default button should be enabled. The fact that it isn't may point to some problem in the Normal.dotm template or elsewhere. As a troubleshooting step, with Word closed, go to the Templates folder, %appdata%\Microsoft\Templates and rename Normal.dotm to something else, such as OldNormal.dotm. Then start Word, which will build a new template from its internal defaults. Try again to set the Word 2003 style set as the default. Is the button enabled now? If it's still disabled, the cause could be an add-in. Try disabling them one at a time (in Office button Word Options Add-Ins, select an add-in type and click Go, and uncheck a box) to see whether that makes a difference. JeffB wrote: Hi Jay. Thanks for your response but now I'm confused. Maybe I'm not describing my issue properly. When I open a new Word 2007 document I want to change the style to Word 2003. I can select the style but I can't make it default. I used this article from MS http://support.microsoft.com/kb/921174 but I can't do step 3. The Set as Default button is not enabled. "Jay Freedman" wrote: I think what you mean is that when you use File New to get a blank document, you want the style of the single empty paragraph to be something other than Normal style. There is no "Default" button for that. To do the job, open the Normal.dot template itself (use File Open, navigate to the Templates folder within your profile, and select Normal.dot). Select the style you want and apply it to the single empty paragraph. To be absolutely sure Word will save the file, insert a space and delete it to "dirty" the template. Save and close. More information is at http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/Custom...alTemplate.htm. -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. JeffB wrote: Thanks Steven. That works for the font but I'd really like to be able to get the Word 2003 style applied. Any idea how I can get the "Set as Default" button enabled? "StevenM" wrote: Jeff, Goto Format - Font rather than Format - Style See also: http://www.addbalance.com/word/defaultfont.htm http://support.microsoft.com/kb/291291 Steven Craig Miller "JeffB" wrote: I'm trying to change the default style to Word 2003. I can select the style and font however the "Set as Default" button is greyed out. Does anybody know how I can get this button enabled? Thanks! |
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