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Normal.dotm is Word's default template that controls font, spacing, margins, heading hierarchy, and list behavior for every new blank document. Editing Normal.dotm is a high-leverage skill for achieving consistency, accessibility, or brand compliance in Word. The tagged content explains where Normal.dotm lives on Windows and walks through two reliable methods to modify it, helping users customize their default document settings. This tag covers practical guidance for changing Word's default template in 2025.
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    How to Change Word's Default Template (Normal.dotm) in 2025

    If you work in Word every day, the default “Blank document” is your silent project manager. It sets your font, spacing, margins, heading hierarchy, list behavior, and a raft of other rules you barely notice—until they’re wrong. That “blank” isn’t blank at all; it’s a living template called...
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