How do I set Word's initial paper size to A4 instead of Letter?

How do I set Word's initial paper size to A4 instead of Letter?
I expected either to find some configuration options including this, or for
it to be picked up from the default printer. I find neither to be the case.

Suzanne
Wed Dec 05 13:46:35 PST 2007

You can set this in Page Setup (on the Paper) tab, then click Default... But
Word also takes its default from the default setting in the printer driver,
I believe.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

"jimbo" <jimbo@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:55A65C51-98A5-413D-A214-06A8065432C2@microsoft.com...
> How do I set Word's initial paper size to A4 instead of Letter?
> I expected either to find some configuration options including this, or
> for
> it to be picked up from the default printer. I find neither to be the
> case.
>

jimbo
Wed Dec 05 14:23:01 PST 2007

Suzanne - Thanks for that; I had actually just found that, but it was really
only by chance after about three hours thrashing around. I don't think it
does get anything from the printer driver - I have been experimenting in that
area without any success. I thought that printer did have something to do
with it. Perhaps print preview looks there. I may check that out another day.
Regards, Jim.

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

> You can set this in Page Setup (on the Paper) tab, then click Default... But
> Word also takes its default from the default setting in the printer driver,
> I believe.
>
> --
> Suzanne S. Barnhill
> Microsoft MVP (Word)
> Words into Type
> Fairhope, Alabama USA
>
> "jimbo" <jimbo@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:55A65C51-98A5-413D-A214-06A8065432C2@microsoft.com...
> > How do I set Word's initial paper size to A4 instead of Letter?
> > I expected either to find some configuration options including this, or
> > for
> > it to be picked up from the default printer. I find neither to be the
> > case.
> >
>
>
>