How to change the default Word 2016 style to 97-03

Question

How can I set the default Style in Word 2013/2016 to match the default Style in Word 2003?

When moving from 2003 to 2007, Microsoft Word's default Style was changed:

In Word 2007 and 2010 there was an easy way to set the style back to 97/03 by going to Styles → Set as default:

But, in 2013/2016 that doesn't exist:

I tried to go to File → New and search for 2003, select it and click create:

I went into Manage Styles → Set Defaults I can check New documents based on this template -

But it doesn't stick! How can I achieve this?

Answer 1

The easiest way I've found, aside from changing the default styles individually^{a great answer!} is to download the Word 2003 template and use it to replace the Normal template.

Go to File → New and search for 2003, select it and click create:

Now, you must replace the Normal template. Go to File → Save As → Browse and change the Save as Type to Word Macro-Enabled Template and in the address bar type %appdata% and navigate to Microsoft → Templates and save it as Normal2 - you won't be able to overwrite Normal yet. Close Word.

Now just use Windows Explorer to Navigate back to %appdata% - microsoft - templates, rename Normal to oldNormal and Normal2 to Normal.

Answer 2

In the 'Design' tab, click on Word 2003 and then on Set as Default