I want to change my normal template in word 2003 -- to add paragraph & space
marks, inches ....
this is what I have done and while the change works in the short term, when
I start up the pc the next day word is back to its original state:
I navigated to:
documents & settings
username
application data
microsoft
template
right clicked to open normal.doc
made the changes and saved .. and they were gone the next day

what did I do wrong? or, what else could I try?

thanks

d

Paragraph and space marks? Do you mean the toggle setting CTRL+* (¶)?
Note that changes made to tools options are not stored in normal.dot but
the registry.
As for measurements - do you have the problem at
http://www.gmayor.com/Character_Units.htm ?

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org


DSJR wrote:
I want to change my normal template in word 2003 -- to add paragraph
& space marks, inches ....
this is what I have done and while the change works in the short
term, when I start up the pc the next day word is back to its
original state:
I navigated to:
documents & settings
username
application data
microsoft
template
right clicked to open normal.doc
made the changes and saved .. and they were gone the next day

what did I do wrong? or, what else could I try?

thanks

d

thank you Graham .. yes to paragraph and space marks .. in fact, I want to
add most of the formatting marks under tools option view .. and to change the
units of measure in the same place under general .. I tried the link you gave
me but it didn't work for me .. maybe because I am using word 2003?

How do I make a default change to the registry?

d

"Graham Mayor" wrote:

Paragraph and space marks? Do you mean the toggle setting CTRL+* (¶)?
Note that changes made to tools options are not stored in normal.dot but
the registry.
As for measurements - do you have the problem at
http://www.gmayor.com/Character_Units.htm ?

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org


DSJR wrote:
I want to change my normal template in word 2003 -- to add paragraph
& space marks, inches ....
this is what I have done and while the change works in the short
term, when I start up the pc the next day word is back to its
original state:
I navigated to:
documents & settings
username
application data
microsoft
template
right clicked to open normal.doc
made the changes and saved .. and they were gone the next day

what did I do wrong? or, what else could I try?

thanks

d

Ordinarily Word preserves the view in which you close it (see
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/General/SaveViewAndZoom.htm), but in Word 2000 and
above, because of SDI, the view can be more window-dependent. The KB article
€œWD2002: Rules for €˜Hide white space between pages€� at
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=297564 explains how this works for "white
space," and the same (per window, per document) seems to be pretty much true
for other display features (view, Zoom, ruler, nonprinting characters, etc.)
as well.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
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"DSJR" wrote in message
...
thank you Graham .. yes to paragraph and space marks .. in fact, I want to
add most of the formatting marks under tools option view .. and to change
the
units of measure in the same place under general .. I tried the link you
gave
me but it didn't work for me .. maybe because I am using word 2003?

How do I make a default change to the registry?

d

"Graham Mayor" wrote:

Paragraph and space marks? Do you mean the toggle setting CTRL+* (¶)?
Note that changes made to tools options are not stored in normal.dot
but
the registry.
As for measurements - do you have the problem at
http://www.gmayor.com/Character_Units.htm ?

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org


DSJR wrote:
I want to change my normal template in word 2003 -- to add paragraph
& space marks, inches ....
this is what I have done and while the change works in the short
term, when I start up the pc the next day word is back to its
original state:
I navigated to:
documents & settings
username
application data
microsoft
template
right clicked to open normal.doc
made the changes and saved .. and they were gone the next day

what did I do wrong? or, what else could I try?

thanks

d