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2 Normal.dot templates
MSWord's default template is Normal.dot and I think every time a user
opens up Word, it generates a refreshed copy of Normal.dot. At my work, they have created a template with unique styles and named it Normal.dot. Would Word replace this revised template with it's own? What are the problems that could happen with having 2 Normal.dots? Thanks |
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2 Normal.dot templates
You should never have more than one Normal.dot per user. This should be
stored in the appropriate location in each user's profile. Ordinarily, Normal.dot is not refreshed at startup; if this is happening at your place of employment, it may be caused by a login script of some kind. You should take this up with the network administrator, as it is *not* the way Word is designed to work. Normal.dot should not be shared among users and should be used only as each individual user's scratchpad for customization. If your employers want you to use a document with specific styles, it should be created as a document template and placed in the workgroup templates folder. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "yepp" wrote in message oups.com... MSWord's default template is Normal.dot and I think every time a user opens up Word, it generates a refreshed copy of Normal.dot. At my work, they have created a template with unique styles and named it Normal.dot. Would Word replace this revised template with it's own? What are the problems that could happen with having 2 Normal.dots? Thanks |
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2 Normal.dot templates
You can have as many Normal.dots "on the machine" as you like. Word will
only use one. Word will look in the location defined for User Templates under Tools Options File Locations and if it doesn't find a normal.dot, it will create one. -- Enjoy, Tony "yepp" wrote in message oups.com... MSWord's default template is Normal.dot and I think every time a user opens up Word, it generates a refreshed copy of Normal.dot. At my work, they have created a template with unique styles and named it Normal.dot. Would Word replace this revised template with it's own? What are the problems that could happen with having 2 Normal.dots? Thanks |
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2 Normal.dot templates
Only Word can create a normal.dot. Naming a different template normal.dot is
not a good idea. Neither is sharing normal.dot. See http://addbalance.com/word/movetotemplate.htm for step-by-step instructions on moving / sharing / copying / backing-up customizations including AutoText, AutoCorrect, keyboard assignments, toolbars, macros, etc. Generally, you want to use document templates and put your styles in them. See http://addbalance.com/word/stylesheet.htm for information on sharing styles using a global. -- 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://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ 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. "yepp" wrote in message oups.com... MSWord's default template is Normal.dot and I think every time a user opens up Word, it generates a refreshed copy of Normal.dot. At my work, they have created a template with unique styles and named it Normal.dot. Would Word replace this revised template with it's own? What are the problems that could happen with having 2 Normal.dots? Thanks |
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