How do you re-set defaults in Word?

Question

I wanted to know how to re-set my settings in Microsoft Word 2002 to the factory defaults. I've managed to change my background to blue, have a weird looking page set-up, etc. and I can't get any of it to permanently change back.

I want to go back to the factory defaults, by I don't want to delete any saved files. Anyone know how to do this?

Answer 1

Don't know how to do a complete reset, but here's how to get rid of the white-on-blue color scheme:

1. Click the Tools->Options menu item.

2. Click the General tab.

3. The topmost checkbox will be the one you want to clear: Blue Background, White Text.

4. Press OK.

To change your page setup, do this.

1. Open a new document.  If there's any text on it, press CTRL/A and delete it.

2. Click the File->Page Setup menu item.

3. On the Margins tab, set the margins the way you want.

4. On the other tabs, make any changes you want to become permanent also.

5. When you're done, click the Default button to save the changes to your Normal.dot template.

Hope that helps.