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From: BobW on 7 Apr 2010 17:10
Each time I insert a text box or a word shape or similar object, I end up
manually resetting its properties to "1/4' border" or "no border" and its
fill from "white" to "light yellow" or something. I have probably done this
a thousand times. Where, oh where, are the settings for these things so I can
fix them ONCE in my normal.dotx template and hopefully be done with all that
repetitive fiddling? I go thru this same thing with default table/paragraph
border settings, too.
From: Suzanne S. Barnhill on 7 Apr 2010 17:58
Format the AutoShape as desired, then right-click and choose Set AutoShape
Defaults. These settings will remain the default until you change them. If
you change them in a document, they will not be changed in the template; to
do that you have to open the template itself and make the change there.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

"BobW" <BobW(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Each time I insert a text box or a word shape or similar object, I end up
> manually resetting its properties to "1/4' border" or "no border" and its
> fill from "white" to "light yellow" or something. I have probably done
> this
> a thousand times. Where, oh where, are the settings for these things so I
> can
> fix them ONCE in my normal.dotx template and hopefully be done with all
> that
> repetitive fiddling? I go thru this same thing with default
> table/paragraph
> border settings, too.
>

From: BobW on 14 Apr 2010 09:19
Thank you, Suzanne!

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

> Format the AutoShape as desired, then right-click and choose Set AutoShape
> Defaults. These settings will remain the default until you change them. If
> you change them in a document, they will not be changed in the template; to
> do that you have to open the template itself and make the change there.
>
> --
> Suzanne S. Barnhill
> Microsoft MVP (Word)
> Words into Type
> Fairhope, Alabama USA
> http://word.mvps.org
>
> "BobW" <BobW(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:A399583B-14B2-4106-A352-5600E1FACDC1(a)microsoft.com...
> > Each time I insert a text box or a word shape or similar object, I end up
> > manually resetting its properties to "1/4' border" or "no border" and its
> > fill from "white" to "light yellow" or something. I have probably done
> > this
> > a thousand times. Where, oh where, are the settings for these things so I
> > can
> > fix them ONCE in my normal.dotx template and hopefully be done with all
> > that
> > repetitive fiddling? I go thru this same thing with default
> > table/paragraph
> > border settings, too.
> >
>
> .
>
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