How to Return Microsoft Word to Default Settings

1. Locate your Microsoft Word shortcut by opening 'My Computer' or 'Windows Explorer' from your 'Start' menu and browse to find the folder that contains that Microsoft Word shortcut. You may have the shortcut located on your desktop so you can simply use it from there.
2. Right-click on top of the Microsoft Word shortcut to display the context menu for the Word shortcut, so you can make the changes you need to make to return to Word's default settings.
3. Click on 'Properties' from the context menu to open the 'Properties' dialog box.
4. Select the 'Shortcut' tab from the top of the 'Properties' dialog box to open the shortcut options.
5. Locate the 'Target field' text box in the 'Properties' dialog box and place your cursor after the text in the 'Target field' text box.
6. Type '/a' with your keyboard at the end of the text in the 'Target field' text box. The ' /a' should be typed outside of any existing quote marks, and there should be a space before the slash.
7. Use your mouse to click the 'OK' button to close the 'Properties' dialog box and return Microsoft Word to its original default settings.