What happens when you modify the Normal style and select 'New documents based on this template'?

• A. The change applies only to this document.
• B. The change applies to all new documents based on this template.
• C. It creates a new template.
• D. It updates Quick Styles library.

Answer: (B)

The main idea here is that the Normal style belongs to Word’s default template for new documents. When you modify that style and choose to apply changes to “New documents based on this template,” you’re saving those changes into the Normal template itself. That means any new document you create from that template will use the updated Normal style automatically, so the formatting you set (font, size, spacing, default paragraph settings, etc.) becomes the standard for all future documents created from this template. It doesn’t create a new template, and it doesn’t retroactively change styling in existing documents unless you apply the updated template to them or rework their styles.