Change Default Hyphenation Setting

Question

How does one change the default setting for hyphenation to "automatic"?  I have searched "options" but cannot find anything relevant. Must I turn on "automatic" each time I open a new document?

Answer 1

You would need to make the change in the document template. If you are creating new Blank Documents, then the template would be Normal.dotm. If you know how to navigate to and open Normal.dotm, you can do so. If you don't have experience with that, then you may find this shortcut easier:

In Word, press Alt+F11; the Visual Basic Editor opens. Press Ctrl+G to activate the Immediate window. In that window, type (or paste)

     NormalTemplate.OpenAsDocument

and press Enter. Normal opens, but note that it may not be on top of all windows. You can close the Visual Basic Editor. Make the desired changes to the Normal file, and then save and close it. If the changes you have made have not been recognized as changes (the Undo button is not activated), press Spacebar, then Backspace to "dirty" the file, thus ensuring that the template will actually be saved.

Answer 2

I'm glad this worked for you. Could you please mark my reply as the answer? Thanks!

Answer 3

Thank you, Suzanne! Worked!