MS Word 2003 Help Needed


  1. bigmck
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    MS Word 2003 Help Needed


    I have been battling this for a while and am hoping someone can help. I need to change my default margins in Word. If I hit "File", "Page Setup", I can change it for the page I am typing, but how can I change my default so that it comes up with the margins I want everytime? Thanks,
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  3. hoganth
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    Open "normal.dot"
    make desired changes
    save file with same name "normal.dot"
    all new documents will have format you set in normal.dot
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  4. bigmck
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    hoganth said:
    Open "normal.dot"
    make desired changes
    save file with same name "normal.dot"
    all new documents will have format you set in normal.dot
    Where is "normal.dot"?
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  6. PooMan UK
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    Actually there's an easier way

    Create a new document, change the margins to the way you want then click "default" then click "yes" when when prompted
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  7. bigmck
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    Well, as they say in Florida, Sunny Beaches. Thanks for the help.
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