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How do I change the normal template
The normal template as been corrupted and I need to turn it back to a
blank,but it is locked and i cannot write to it |
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You need to do this with Word closed. See
http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/AppErr...ocNotBlank.htm. -- Charles Kenyon Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide See also the MVP FAQ: http://www.mvps.org/word which is awesome! --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- This message is posted to a newsgroup. Please post replies and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn from my ignorance and your wisdom. "Barrie" wrote in message ... The normal template as been corrupted and I need to turn it back to a blank,but it is locked and i cannot write to it |
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Delete its lock file then you can delete it.
http://www.gmayor.com/what_to_do_when_word_crashes.htm -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Barrie wrote: The normal template as been corrupted and I need to turn it back to a blank,but it is locked and i cannot write to it |
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If you can rename Normal.dot to Normal.old or something like that, go ahead
and do so, then restart your computer. A new Normal.dot will be created. "Barrie" wrote: The normal template as been corrupted and I need to turn it back to a blank,but it is locked and i cannot write to it |
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The article at
http://word.mvps.org/faqs/AppErrors/...ocNotBlank.htm includes a detailed description on how to rename the Normal template and have Word create a new one for you. -- Stefan Blom "Barrie" wroten in message ... The normal template as been corrupted and I need to turn it back to a blank,but it is locked and i cannot write to it |
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