I tried to do this but it seems Word didn't like that and changed it to 12pt. Is this not a doable function?

Alternatively, if I knew how, I would change the normal template so that every new document came with Calibri 12.5 single spaced with no spacing before or after paragraphs.

Not that skilled and too impatient to study lengthy documentation...

Thanks!



Chuck

Chuck, ignorance is curable, but there is no pill.

Yes. This is something that can be done.
To get 12.5 you cannot select it from the drop-down, but you can type in 12.5 and it will be the font size used.


The following will do what you want but is not a good idea!

1. Open the Normal template.
   How to Open the Normal Template
2. Right-Click on the normal style and modify it. Change the font as you want.
3. Change the line spacing in paragraph formatting to meet what you want.
4. OK the style change.
5. Save and close the normal template.

You will likely be unhappy with the result. You might be happier with WordPad. It is much simpler.

Word is a very complex program with a deceptively easy interface. For most documents it is very easy to use. If it is a tool you use, you owe it to yourself to learn how to make it do what you want. Anything else dooms you to frustration.

Some suggested reading to help cure ignorance:

• Basic Concepts of Microsoft Word - from Shauna Kelly
• Change Default Settings by Suzanne Barnhill, MVP
• Importance of Styles in Word
• Templates in Microsoft Word

None of these are short. The shortest are the series of tutorials by Shauna Kelly. The last two are much longer.

I don't know what your macro is but this macro works for me.

Yes, but using such a macro is a particularly poor way of trying to solve the problem as it doesn't address the underlying issue.

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Thank you, all!

Charles I followed your instructions to modify the normal style successfully.

I am curious what you meant by saying I'd likely not like the result. It seems to work perfectly well.

Thanks, again!

Chuck

The normal style does not control everything in a document, it is the most central, though. For example, line spacing for the Heading styles will be different and should be.

I strongly urge you to review the short series of tutorials that starts with:

• Basic Concepts of Microsoft Word - from Shauna Kelly

You will be a lot happier working with Word if you do.
Here are some other things to look at:

• Why use Microsoft Word’s built-in heading styles? by Shauna Kelly
• Importance of Styles in Word
• (If you plan on using automatic numbering of parts...) How to create numbered headings or outline numbering in Ribbon Versions of Word by Shauna Kelly