Use advanced Word options to customize editing tasks, document display, printing preferences, and more.
To choose your advanced Word options, select File > Options, and on the left pane, select Advanced.
Editing options
Set up the way you select, replace, and format words and paragraphs.
Cut, copy, and paste
Choose how you want to paste content and formatting within the same document or between different documents and apps.
Image Size and Quality
Apply image size and quality settings for an open document or for all new documents.
Allow custom formatting and labels to stay with data points, even if the chart changes.
Show document content
Choose formatting, text, and image options.
Choose a measurement format, show scrolling bars, and select the number of documents shown in the Recent Documents list.
Optimize the appearance of the hard-copy version of the document or change your printer paper size.
Save backup copies, automatically save changes to templates, or allow backup saves.
Preserve fidelity when sharing this document
Make sure the look of your document is preserved when you share the document with someone who uses a different version of Word.
Among the options in this section, you can change where Word saves your changes by selecting File Locations . Or choose to open documents in Draft view.
Layout options for:
Modify the layout, such as character spacing, for an open document or all new documents.
