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Word's default display size is almost always too small for me. Because I use Word only at work and most of our documents use a standard template, I can say with a fair degree of certainty what zoom level I'd actually like to set as a default. (It'd be far easier to change it on a few occasions than having to change it almost every single time, which is the current situation.) I can find no settings under Options nor on the View section of the ribbon. How can I do this?

I'm using Office 2013 on Windows 7 Enterprise SP1. I am not interested in changing my Windows-wide settings; everything else is working fine (so far) and I don't want to mess that up. I just need to change Word.

I've tagged this Word 2013 because that's what I'm using, but I don't remember a way to do this at a prior employer in Word 2007 either. I haven't used Word 2010.

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Before I start, I have to ask the question: How are you changing your zoom? Are you clicking View > Zoom and setting it from there? If you are, there's a much easier way to zoom: Hold ctrl, then scroll your mouse wheel. I change zoom all the time and this is so effective I haven't seen the need to do anything else.

However, if you're looking for a more automatic solution then you can run a macro to set the zoom every time you open a document. Place the macros in your Normal template. (see http://www.gmayor.com/installing_macro.htm and follow the 2010 instructions. 2013 should be almost identical)

Sub AutoOpen()
On Error GoTo errhandler
ActiveWindow.View.Type = 3 'print layout
ActiveWindow.View.Zoom.Percentage = 130

errhandler:
Exit Sub
End Sub

Sub AutoNew()
On Error GoTo errhandler
ActiveWindow.View.Type = 3 'print layout
ActiveWindow.View.Zoom.Percentage = 130

errhandler:
Exit Sub
End Sub

This macro was directly copied from Stefan Blom at http://bit.ly/1oJ8TeN.

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  • Yes, view -> zoom -> type number. Thanks for pointing out an easier way while I pursue the macro! Aug 12, 2014 at 21:50
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    No problem. Best of luck!
    – Nate
    Aug 12, 2014 at 21:53
  • Good get, I say.
    – Xavierjazz
    Aug 12, 2014 at 22:03
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Check this similar discussion related to default Zoom level on Seven Forums. They have discussed a way of using Macros to achieve the desired behavior.

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