Everytime i open a word document it opens with a frame by default. I then
have to delete the frame before i can type the document i want. I do not use
frames so how can i stop word from opening with a frame.

Please see http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/AppErrors/...ocNotBlank.htm

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Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP


"beachlover" wrote in message
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Everytime i open a word document it opens with a frame by default. I
then
have to delete the frame before i can type the document i want. I do
not use
frames so how can i stop word from opening with a frame.

Hi beachlover,

Somewhere along the way, you've probably saved Word's Normal.dot template
with a frame. To get rid of the frame, either delete it from the Normal.dot
template, or simply delete the Normal.dot file altogether if you don't have
any special styles, macros etc stored in it - Word will create a new empty
one next time it starts.

Cheers


"beachlover" wrote in message
...
Everytime i open a word document it opens with a frame by default. I then
have to delete the frame before i can type the document i want. I do not
use
frames so how can i stop word from opening with a frame.

Hey, Thanks to you both.
I have finally managed to locate the normal.doc file but it took a bit of
doing. Im using office 2003 and for some reason when you open the templates
folder the files inside are still hidden even though I had checked the €œview
all hidden files€� radio button.

I had to go to the folder options and uncheck the €œhide system files€� so
that the search would show the normal.doc file.

Anyway it worked and I can now open word without a frame.
Thanks very much.


"macropod" wrote:

Hi beachlover,

Somewhere along the way, you've probably saved Word's Normal.dot template
with a frame. To get rid of the frame, either delete it from the Normal.dot
template, or simply delete the Normal.dot file altogether if you don't have
any special styles, macros etc stored in it - Word will create a new empty
one next time it starts.

Cheers


"beachlover" wrote in message
...
Everytime i open a word document it opens with a frame by default. I then
have to delete the frame before i can type the document i want. I do not
use
frames so how can i stop word from opening with a frame.