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Question

How do I single space and set as default? How do I change Font in labels and keep it from going back?

Answer 1

To single-space text and set it as the default, and to change the default font so it doesn’t revert, adjust Word’s default template and paragraph settings.

For single spacing and making it default (Windows desktop Word):

1. Go to Design > Document Formatting > Paragraph Spacing > Custom Paragraph Spacing.
2. On the Set Defaults tab, in Paragraph Spacing, set Line Spacing to Single.
3. Choose New documents based on this template.
4. Select OK.

Alternatively, to quickly single-space the current document:

1. Select the top of the document.
2. Go to Design > Paragraph Spacing.
3. Choose No Paragraph Space.

For single spacing on Mac and making it default:

1. Go to Design > Paragraph Spacing > No Paragraph Space.
2. Go back to Design and select Set as Default.
3. Confirm with Yes.

Note for Word for the web: line spacing can be changed for the current document only; it always reverts to 1.15 for new documents.

To change the default font (Windows desktop Word):

1. Open a new blank document.
2. On the Home tab, in the Styles group, open the Styles pane (dialog launcher or Ctrl+Alt+Shift+S).
3. Select Manage Styles (third button at the bottom).
4. On the Set Defaults tab, choose the font and size you want.
5. Select New documents based on this template.
6. Close and reopen Word; if prompted to save Normal.dotm, choose Yes.

If the default font keeps reverting on Windows:

1. In File Explorer, search for Normal.dotm.
2. Right-click it > Properties.
   • On General, ensure Read-only is not checked.
   • On Security, select the user name and verify Write permission is allowed.
3. If permissions are correct and it still reverts, disable add-ins temporarily:
   • Go to File > Options > Add-Ins.
   • In Manage, pick the add-in type and select Go.
   • Clear check boxes for add-ins to turn them off, select OK.
   • Change the default font again, then re-enable add-ins the same way.

To change the default font (Mac Word):

1. Go to Format > Font.
2. Choose the desired font and size.
3. Select Default, then Yes, then OK.

If the default font doesn’t persist on Mac:

1. In Finder, search for Normal.dotm.
2. Use File > Get Info.
3. Under General, ensure Locked is unchecked.
4. Under Sharing & Permissions, ensure the user has Read & Write.

To change default font/character spacing via the Normal template (Mac 2019 and similar):

1. Open a document based on the template to change (for most cases, a blank document uses Normal).
2. Go to Format > Font and adjust font, then select Default.
3. For character spacing, go to Format > Font > Advanced, adjust settings, then select Default.

If “labels” refers to Zebra label printing in Dynamics RMS: the default alphanumeric font is controlled by the ^CF command in the label definition, for example:

^XA
^CFA,28,15
...
^XZ

• A is the font ID; height and width are in dots.
• Changing ^CF sets the default font, height, and width for all alphanumeric fields on that label.

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References:

• Set single space as the default
• Single-space the lines in a document
• Change the font size
• Change the default font in Word
• Change the default settings for new documents
• Adjust indents and spacing
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