If the version of Word on your business computer is displaying grayed-out options, or if your paragraph styles are changing for unknown reasons or if all the tab settings are not looking correct, it is time to hit the reset button.Unfortunately, there is no button in Word to reset the program to its default settings.If Word continues to have issues or it runs very slow, another option is to delete Words registry key.Rename the Global Template File 1 Close Word and any other Microsoft Office programs you are running.
Right-click the Windows Start button and select Open Windows Explorer. Browse to C:Users(your username)AppData RoamingMicrosoftTemplates. You can type the full path into your Explorer address window and press Enter to go to the Templates subdirectory. Right-click on the Normal.dot file and choose Rename. Open Word. The program will recreate the Normal.dot file based on its default settings. How Do I Reset Microsoft Word To Default Settings? Download The FixMicrosofts FixIt Wizard 1 Launch a Web browser and navigate to Microsofts support page to download the Fix It program (see Resources). This option should be used if Word is running very slow or if renaming the global template did not fix your Word issues. Close Word or other Office products before you run the Fix It wizard. Click the Microsoft Fix It button in the middle of the page. How Do I Reset Microsoft Word To Default Settings? Download Dialog BoxClick Run, in the File Download dialog box and follow the steps in the Fix it Wizard. Open Word after you have run the Fix It program. Fix It Manually 1 Close Word and any Microsoft Office programs you have running. Click the Windows Start button, type regedit in the Search field and press Enter to open the Registry Editor. Browse through the registry keys by double-clicking on the registry names in the left pane to expand them in the right. According to Microsoft, the key for Word 2010 is located in HKEYCURRENTUSERSoftwareMicrosoftOffice14.0Word. Select the key that you want to delete, click the File drop-down menu and choose Export. Type a name for the file and click Save so you have a backup of the Word registry entry you are about to delete. Select the registry key again, click Edit and click Delete. Click Yes to confirm your decision and close the Registry Editor. Open Word and allow the computer to rebuild the registry key from the Setup program. Warnings Making changes to your registry is not for technology novices. Deleting an incorrect registry key can result in your computer crashing or may render your computer inoperable. This will preserve any macros styles or AutoText entries you created in case you need them again. References Microsoft: How to Reset User Options and Registry Settings in Word Resources Microsoft: How to Reset User Options and Registry Settings in Word Photo Credits Photos.comPhotos.comGetty Images About the Author Translating technical jargon into everyday English is one of Anni Martins specialties. She is an educator and writer who spent over 13 years teaching and creating documentation at the University of Missouri. She holds a Masters Degree in educational technology as well as Bachelors degrees in journalism and political science from the University of Missouri. Related How to Reset Word 2007 MS Word Will Not Start How to Delete a Registry Entry to Reconfigure Office PowerPoint How to Recover Unsaved Office Word Documents in 2007 How to Remove Requesting Viral Scan in Microsoft Word How to Enable Spell Check in MS Office 2007 Most Popular How to Fix Application Not Found on Windows 7 Five Ways to Open Microsoft Word How to Convert TIFF to MS Word Starting Microsoft Word Causes it to Sit at the Splash Screen for a Long Time How to Recover a Corrupt RTF File Trending Now 1 How to Reset Word 2007 2 MS Word Will Not Start 3 How to Delete a Registry Entry to Reconfigure Office PowerPoint 4 How to Recover Unsaved Office Word Documents in 2007 Most Popular 1 How to Remove Requesting Viral Scan in Microsoft Word 2 How to Enable Spell Check in MS Office 2007 3 How to Fix Application Not Found on Windows 7 4 Five Ways to Open Microsoft Word 5 How to Convert TIFF to MS Word Logo Return to Top About Privacy Notice Your California Privacy Rights Interest Based Ads Terms of Use Our Company Careers Advertise with Us Ad Choices Contact Customer Service Newsroom Contacts Connect Email Newsletter Facebook Twitter Pinterest Google Instagram Subscribe iPad app HoustonChronicle.com Houston Chronicle Archives eEdition Demo Todays eNewspaper Hearst Newspapers Copyright 2020 Hearst Newspapers, LLC.
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