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How do I change my Normal template?
I have Microsoft Word 2002 and my Normal template was somehow changed so that
it now has text in it. I've read the previous posts about this, and none of them has worked. Does anyone know how to change the Normal template so that it comes up blank? |
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See http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/AppErrors/...ocNotBlank.htm .
renee1021 wrote: I have Microsoft Word 2002 and my Normal template was somehow changed so that it now has text in it. I've read the previous posts about this, and none of them has worked. Does anyone know how to change the Normal template so that it comes up blank? |
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How do I change my Normal template?
I've not read the other posts, so I'm not sure what they said. I just today
upgraded to Office 2007 (that's why I was here looking for answers to something else). When I had Word 2002, this is how I adjusted the normal.dot. I'll see if I remember it without being able to see it. In Word, click File, Open, then click on the bottom window to select "template .dot" or something like that. It should automatically take you to the place Office keeps the templates. In my Office 2002, templates were in my user account (the name that I clicked on to start Windows), then Applications (or something like that), Microsoft, Templates. Or, in Windows Explorer or My Computer, do a search on "normal.dot". It will show you where the normal.dot is kept. Write down the path and then you can navigate to it in Word. Open normal.dot, and make your changes. Save it and then close it. That should fix it. Good luck! "renee1021" wrote: I have Microsoft Word 2002 and my Normal template was somehow changed so that it now has text in it. I've read the previous posts about this, and none of them has worked. Does anyone know how to change the Normal template so that it comes up blank? |
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How do I change my Normal template?
Note that you have replied to a message that is three years old.
-- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "Sandhill54" wrote: I've not read the other posts, so I'm not sure what they said. I just today upgraded to Office 2007 (that's why I was here looking for answers to something else). When I had Word 2002, this is how I adjusted the normal.dot. I'll see if I remember it without being able to see it. In Word, click File, Open, then click on the bottom window to select "template .dot" or something like that. It should automatically take you to the place Office keeps the templates. In my Office 2002, templates were in my user account (the name that I clicked on to start Windows), then Applications (or something like that), Microsoft, Templates. Or, in Windows Explorer or My Computer, do a search on "normal.dot". It will show you where the normal.dot is kept. Write down the path and then you can navigate to it in Word. Open normal.dot, and make your changes. Save it and then close it. That should fix it. Good luck! "renee1021" wrote: I have Microsoft Word 2002 and my Normal template was somehow changed so that it now has text in it. I've read the previous posts about this, and none of them has worked. Does anyone know how to change the Normal template so that it comes up blank? |
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How do I change my Normal template?
How embarrassing; thanks for telling me. Shows how brain-dead I was after
upgrading my Office XP to 2007, huh? I was searching for help on changing the normal template in Word 2007 to fit my needs, and ended up there. I was so relieved to see that I might have a bit of knowledge to contribute, I just answered it. Next time I try to be helpful, I'll check the date. "Stefan Blom" wrote: Note that you have replied to a message that is three years old. -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "Sandhill54" wrote: I've not read the other posts, so I'm not sure what they said. I just today upgraded to Office 2007 (that's why I was here looking for answers to something else). When I had Word 2002, this is how I adjusted the normal.dot. I'll see if I remember it without being able to see it. In Word, click File, Open, then click on the bottom window to select "template .dot" or something like that. It should automatically take you to the place Office keeps the templates. In my Office 2002, templates were in my user account (the name that I clicked on to start Windows), then Applications (or something like that), Microsoft, Templates. Or, in Windows Explorer or My Computer, do a search on "normal.dot". It will show you where the normal.dot is kept. Write down the path and then you can navigate to it in Word. Open normal.dot, and make your changes. Save it and then close it. That should fix it. Good luck! "renee1021" wrote: I have Microsoft Word 2002 and my Normal template was somehow changed so that it now has text in it. I've read the previous posts about this, and none of them has worked. Does anyone know how to change the Normal template so that it comes up blank? |
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How do I change my Normal template?
Well, the underlying problem is that the search results you get in the web
interface for newsgroups are not sorted by date. :-( -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "Sandhill54" wrote in message ... How embarrassing; thanks for telling me. Shows how brain-dead I was after upgrading my Office XP to 2007, huh? I was searching for help on changing the normal template in Word 2007 to fit my needs, and ended up there. I was so relieved to see that I might have a bit of knowledge to contribute, I just answered it. Next time I try to be helpful, I'll check the date. "Stefan Blom" wrote: Note that you have replied to a message that is three years old. -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "Sandhill54" wrote: I've not read the other posts, so I'm not sure what they said. I just today upgraded to Office 2007 (that's why I was here looking for answers to something else). When I had Word 2002, this is how I adjusted the normal.dot. I'll see if I remember it without being able to see it. In Word, click File, Open, then click on the bottom window to select "template .dot" or something like that. It should automatically take you to the place Office keeps the templates. In my Office 2002, templates were in my user account (the name that I clicked on to start Windows), then Applications (or something like that), Microsoft, Templates. Or, in Windows Explorer or My Computer, do a search on "normal.dot". It will show you where the normal.dot is kept. Write down the path and then you can navigate to it in Word. Open normal.dot, and make your changes. Save it and then close it. That should fix it. Good luck! "renee1021" wrote: I have Microsoft Word 2002 and my Normal template was somehow changed so that it now has text in it. I've read the previous posts about this, and none of them has worked. Does anyone know how to change the Normal template so that it comes up blank? |
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How do I change my Normal template?
I'm very frustrated trying to change my normal.dotm in Word 2007. First of
all, the directions for even locating it are inaccurate in Microsoft's help center. But...I searched and think I found the document anyway. For some reason, the "normal" style defaults to "10 pt after paragraph" and won't accept my change to delete that. Or maybe I'm looking at the wrong normal.dotm file. There seem to be several. Any way I can find the real base template for my blank documents and get it to stop doing that? Any help is appreciated -- Barb "Sandhill54" wrote: How embarrassing; thanks for telling me. Shows how brain-dead I was after upgrading my Office XP to 2007, huh? I was searching for help on changing the normal template in Word 2007 to fit my needs, and ended up there. I was so relieved to see that I might have a bit of knowledge to contribute, I just answered it. Next time I try to be helpful, I'll check the date. "Stefan Blom" wrote: Note that you have replied to a message that is three years old. -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "Sandhill54" wrote: I've not read the other posts, so I'm not sure what they said. I just today upgraded to Office 2007 (that's why I was here looking for answers to something else). When I had Word 2002, this is how I adjusted the normal.dot. I'll see if I remember it without being able to see it. In Word, click File, Open, then click on the bottom window to select "template .dot" or something like that. It should automatically take you to the place Office keeps the templates. In my Office 2002, templates were in my user account (the name that I clicked on to start Windows), then Applications (or something like that), Microsoft, Templates. Or, in Windows Explorer or My Computer, do a search on "normal.dot". It will show you where the normal.dot is kept. Write down the path and then you can navigate to it in Word. Open normal.dot, and make your changes. Save it and then close it. That should fix it. Good luck! "renee1021" wrote: I have Microsoft Word 2002 and my Normal template was somehow changed so that it now has text in it. I've read the previous posts about this, and none of them has worked. Does anyone know how to change the Normal template so that it comes up blank? |
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How do I change my Normal template?
Hi Barb,
With a blank document open, try using Alt, T, I and then in the dialog that comes up if the Attached template listed is 'Normal' click on the [Attach] button. That will take you to the folder where the currently in use copy resides Can you provide a link or a title of the help page that appears to have the incorrect information? =========== "Barb Meek" wrote in message ... I'm very frustrated trying to change my normal.dotm in Word 2007. First of all, the directions for even locating it are inaccurate in Microsoft's help center. But...I searched and think I found the document anyway. For some reason, the "normal" style defaults to "10 pt after paragraph" and won't accept my change to delete that. Or maybe I'm looking at the wrong normal.dotm file. There seem to be several. Any way I can find the real base template for my blank documents and get it to stop doing that? Any help is appreciated -- Barb -- Bob Buckland ?:-) MS Office System Products MVP *Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends* |
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How do I change my Normal template?
There should only be one normal.dotm file (the others could be links?) and
it will be in the folder defined at Word Options Advanced File Locations User Templates. If there really are more than one normal template, you might investigate why the rest are present and if they are not required by other users, remove them. With the template open for editing, you can edit the normal style to remove the spacing (and it might be a plan to edit the no spacing style and add the spacing - then rename it (say) Spaced Normal.) -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Barb Meek wrote: I'm very frustrated trying to change my normal.dotm in Word 2007. First of all, the directions for even locating it are inaccurate in Microsoft's help center. But...I searched and think I found the document anyway. For some reason, the "normal" style defaults to "10 pt after paragraph" and won't accept my change to delete that. Or maybe I'm looking at the wrong normal.dotm file. There seem to be several. Any way I can find the real base template for my blank documents and get it to stop doing that? Any help is appreciated -- Barb "Sandhill54" wrote: How embarrassing; thanks for telling me. Shows how brain-dead I was after upgrading my Office XP to 2007, huh? I was searching for help on changing the normal template in Word 2007 to fit my needs, and ended up there. I was so relieved to see that I might have a bit of knowledge to contribute, I just answered it. Next time I try to be helpful, I'll check the date. "Stefan Blom" wrote: Note that you have replied to a message that is three years old. -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "Sandhill54" wrote: I've not read the other posts, so I'm not sure what they said. I just today upgraded to Office 2007 (that's why I was here looking for answers to something else). When I had Word 2002, this is how I adjusted the normal.dot. I'll see if I remember it without being able to see it. In Word, click File, Open, then click on the bottom window to select "template .dot" or something like that. It should automatically take you to the place Office keeps the templates. In my Office 2002, templates were in my user account (the name that I clicked on to start Windows), then Applications (or something like that), Microsoft, Templates. Or, in Windows Explorer or My Computer, do a search on "normal.dot". It will show you where the normal.dot is kept. Write down the path and then you can navigate to it in Word. Open normal.dot, and make your changes. Save it and then close it. That should fix it. Good luck! "renee1021" wrote: I have Microsoft Word 2002 and my Normal template was somehow changed so that it now has text in it. I've read the previous posts about this, and none of them has worked. Does anyone know how to change the Normal template so that it comes up blank? |
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How do I change my Normal template?
Do a search for "NORMAL.DOT". Once the search finds it, DELETE IT. MS Word
will recreate the file with its normal default settings.... which is the blank you are looking for. "renee1021" wrote: I have Microsoft Word 2002 and my Normal template was somehow changed so that it now has text in it. I've read the previous posts about this, and none of them has worked. Does anyone know how to change the Normal template so that it comes up blank? |
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How do I change my Normal template?
"JTR" wrote in message news Do a search for "NORMAL.DOT". Once the search finds it, DELETE IT. MS Word will recreate the file with its normal default settings.... which is the blank you are looking for. Although this is a reply to an old post and probably no longer relevant DO NOT do this! Deleting the normal template will remove all your personalisations, macros etc that may have taken a long time to accumulate. ALWAYS rename the normal template so that the customisations can be recovered. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org |
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How do I change my Normal template?
"JTR" wrote in message news Do a search for "NORMAL.DOT". Once the search finds it, DELETE IT. MS Word will recreate the file with its normal default settings.... which is the blank you are looking for. Although this is a reply to an old post and probably no longer relevant DO NOT do this! Deleting the normal template will remove all your personalisations, macros etc that may have taken a long time to accumulate. ALWAYS rename the normal template so that the customisations can be recovered. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org |
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How do I change my Normal template?
Do a search for "NORMAL.DOT". Once the search finds it, DELETE IT. MS Word
will recreate the file with its normal default settings.... which is the blank you are looking for. "renee1021" wrote: I have Microsoft Word 2002 and my Normal template was somehow changed so that it now has text in it. I've read the previous posts about this, and none of them has worked. Does anyone know how to change the Normal template so that it comes up blank? |
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