![]() I change the line spacing to Single and the before and after spacing to six points each. I then click the Format button to access the Paragraph options screen ( Figure C). Right-click the Normal Style in the Ribbon to get to the Modify Style options screen shown in Figure B. Personally I like the Arial font and I like my paragraphs spaced evenly, so I change the default Normal Template ( Figure A) right away. ![]() I don’t like the default font and spacing in Word – I haven’t liked it since 2007. This suggestion is probably the most obvious and the most often overlooked. This blog post is also available as a TechRepublic Photo Gallery. A few minutes now can save you some frustration later. And, I mean before you starting using it, not after. Now, the changes I make may not make sense for you and I am not suggesting that everyone do exactly what I do, but I am suggesting that you take a few minutes to adjust the default settings in Word 2013 to make it work the way you want it to work – at least as best you can. However, every new version of Word requires some tweaking to make it work the way I want it to work and Word 2013 is no exception. ![]() Microsoft Word has been the primary tool of my trade for many years now (at one time it was WordPerfect) and for the most part I am happy with the application – well, at the very least, I am comfortable with it. Some of the default settings in Word 2013 just don't work for him, so before he does anything else Mark Kaelin changes them. The first nine things I do to default settings in Word 2013
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