Picture defaults

Question

The default line weight for a picture border in Word 2010 seems to be 0.75 inch. Is there a way to change the default line weight?

Answer 1

I haven't tried it myself, but you may be able t adapt this process to do what you want:

Default Picture Settings

http://word.tips.net/T000671_Default_Picture_Settings.html

**Summary:**Place enough pictures, and sooner or later you start wondering if there is a way to set up some default settings for those pictures. The short answer is that you can’t, but there are things you can do to make the picture-formatting process much easier.

10+ ways to avoid drawing layer headaches in Word

http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/10things/?p=977&tag=nl.e042

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Change AutoShape defaults

Word’s Drawing toolbar offers a number of drawing objects, such as lines, arrows, rectangles, ovals, text boxes, and AutoShapes. All of these objects come with default attributes. Their initial size, color, and so on, are all determined by these defaults. Usually, you’ll change one or more default attributes. Maybe you’ll change an arrow’s begin style or make the arrowhead larger. Perhaps you’ll turn a solid line into a line of dashes. There are many possibilities.

The thing to remember is this: If most of your objects share the same attribute, you can change the object’s defaults. That way, you won’t have to change the attribute for each new object. Create the first object and when it’s just the way you want it, change the object’s defaults as follows:

1. Right-click the object.
2. Choose Set AutoShape Defaults.

That’s all there is to it — two clicks will save you a lot of formatting time. Bear in mind a couple of things here: First, your default settings will apply only to the current document. And second, setting defaults for one type of object

• a text box, for example - will set the same defaults for all the other types of objects.

Setting the Default Fill Color for a Shape to None - Excel R

http://excelribbon.tips.net/T012641\_Setting\_the\_Default\_Fill\_Color\_for\_a\_Shape\_to\_None.html

Setting Default Attributes for Lines and Arrows - Excel MR

http://excelribbon.tips.net/T011579\_Setting\_Default\_Attributes\_for\_Lines\_and\_Arrows.html

Answer 2

To add to what Rohn007 has said, if you change AutoShape defaults in a template, the changes will apply to future documents based on that template.