You can customize Normal.dot to your preference (see
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customizat...alTemplate.htm), but
often a better approach is to create specific document templates that
contain the styles (and sometimes the text) that you want in a specific type
of document; see
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customizat...platePart1.htm

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
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"Jen Klenda" Jen wrote in message
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Can I change the style default in Normal.dot so every time I start a new
document the styles I chose will be there and not the original styles? If
not, what would be the easiest way to accomplish a standardized list of
styles?