Unfortunately, there is no button in Word to reset the program to its default settings. However, you can rename Word's global template to see if that fixes its problems.

How to Set Word as the Default to Open Word Documents. When you first install Microsoft Word 2010, it automatically sets itself as the default program for handling Word documents. This means ...

Say it ain’t so, Calibri. I’ve always favored Microsoft’s default Word font—much more so than Times New Roman, at least, which Microsoft replaced with Calibri way back in Office 2007. And ...

If you use Microsoft 365 programs for all of your projects, it may be worth knowing how to change the default fonts. Here are the instructions for each program.

It's easy to change your default font in Word. But the next time you create a new document, it's back to Calibri. Here's the fix.

Many default settings buried deep inside our technology make us share superfluous amounts of data with tech companies. In my last column, I went over how to shut those off. But not all default ...