Changing default tab spacing in Word

[Jolson46]

Hello,

I've noticed that the default tabs setting in Word is 0.5 in, which I almost
always have to change to 0.25 because I prefer it smaller. Is there any way
to permanently change this default so I don't have to do it in every document
individually?

Thanks!
Jen

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

You can change the tab interval in a specific document, as you have found,
but there's no Default... button for this, so you need to actually modify
Normal.dot to do this (see
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/AppErrors/BlankDocNotBlank.htm for instructions on
finding and editing Normal.dot). Or you could just set the tabs you need in
the appropriate styles.

 

[Graham Mayor]

Such a small tab interval suggests that the user is going to format using a
lot of tabs. I receive a regular newsletter which is formatted entirely with
tabs. Should it require editing it would be a major undertaking. Use of
styles with appropriate tabs would make the work much simpler, but the
sender is simply not interested. You can lead horses to water ......

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[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Agreed. Which is why I suggested appropriate styles. Not to mention
first-line indents, hanging indents, etc.