How do you create or modify styles and set a default style for new documents?

• A. Insert > Cover Page
• B. Modify; check New documents based on this template to set it as default
• C. Review > Spelling
• D. View > Read Mode

Answer: (B)

To set a default style for every new document, you work with the template Word uses for new files. Edit the template you want to base future documents on (usually the Normal template), adjusting the styles as needed—this could include changing the default font, line spacing, heading styles, and any custom styles you plan to use. Once the template reflects the styles you want, tell Word to use this template for new documents. The option to apply changes to new documents based on this template makes that template the default, so every new document you create starts with those same styles automatically. This is why this approach is the best fit for establishing and propagating default styling.

Inserting a cover page, spelling checks, or a different view mode doesn’t affect the document’s styles or the default template used for new documents, so they aren’t relevant to setting a default style.