Mine eyes can't see mine words

February 2, 2012 5:57 PM

Word on a Mac: make it open at 175%?

I got a MacBook Air running Word for Mac 2011. I know how to set default font, font size, margins, etc. BUT can I make Word, whenever I open it, automatically display at 175%? Cmon hive!

posted by LonnieK to Computers & Internet (4 answers total)

I just tested this in Windows 7 and OSX 10.7.2 Office 2011.

You simply open a word file and set it to the magnification you want and then close the file. Open a new file and voila, that is the view you get.
posted by jadepearl at 6:41 PM on February 2, 2012

Here is a link that probably explains better.
posted by jadepearl at 6:44 PM on February 2, 2012

Putting the following into the normal.dot template should do the trick:

Sub AutoExec()
ActiveDocument.ActiveWindow.View.Zoom = 175
End Sub

posted by pompomtom at 6:45 PM on February 2, 2012 [2 favorites]

The way it used to work is that you could open a new document, change all the settings you want, and then save it as normal.dot. All you have to do is find where normal.dot is located. If you screw it up, or want to change it, just delete it and the next time you open Word it will recreate it back to the defaults.
posted by gjc at 7:35 AM on February 3, 2012