How do I restore original page setup for Word?

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Su2girls - 14 Sep 2006 13:22 GMT

I thought when I hit default it would restore my setup to the original, but
it changed it to what I had entered in error. What are the original settings
for margins, etc, in Word 2002?

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Stefan Blom - 14 Sep 2006 13:42 GMT

To restore the factory defaults, you can rename normal.dot (with Word
closed) and have Word create a new one for you. Look in the article at
http://word.mvps.org/faqs/customization/CustomizeNormalTemplate.htm
for instructions on how to find normal.dot.

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> I thought when I hit default it would restore my setup to the original, but
> it changed it to what I had entered in error. What are the original settings
> for margins, etc, in Word 2002?

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Suzanne S. Barnhill - 14 Sep 2006 14:21 GMT

As Stefan says, you can get back to the factory defaults by renaming
Normal.dot, but you also lose any other customizations you have saved. The
basic defaults are 1.25" left and right margins, 1" top and bottom margins,
0.5" header and footer margins, Portrait orientation, Letter or A4 paper
size, "Default tray" for both first page and other pages, and "New page"
section start, with none of the other options enabled.

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> I thought when I hit default it would restore my setup to the original, but
> it changed it to what I had entered in error. What are the original settings
> for margins, etc, in Word 2002?

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