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I recently installed Windows 7 and had to reinstall Office 2003. I want to
modify normal.dot. Accordint to the help menu it is in C:\Documents and
Settings\user name/Application Data\Microsoft\Templates. When i tey to open
that file, there is no Documents and Settings folder uncer C:, and when I
find my user name (in two places) there is no Application Data folder.

I tried the search in Windows 7 by typing in nomal.dot and it did not
appear. I was able to find it when I had Windows XP and could designate that
it look in hidden files. But I can't find how to do even that in Windows 7.

How can I find and open normal.dot to modify it?
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You will find it easier to locate if you set Windows Explorer to display
hidden files.
If you type or copy
%appdata%\Microsoft\Templates
into the address bar of Windows Explorer or your browser you will be taken
to the default template folder location.

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




NonTechie wrote:
I recently installed Windows 7 and had to reinstall Office 2003. I
want to modify normal.dot. Accordint to the help menu it is in
C:\Documents and Settings\user name/Application
Data\Microsoft\Templates. When i tey to open that file, there is no
Documents and Settings folder uncer C:, and when I find my user name
(in two places) there is no Application Data folder.

I tried the search in Windows 7 by typing in nomal.dot and it did not
appear. I was able to find it when I had Windows XP and could
designate that it look in hidden files. But I can't find how to do
even that in Windows 7.

How can I find and open normal.dot to modify it?



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Ok. I copied that into the Windows Explorer address bar and got the file
named Normal. At the top of the window the name was all blurred out. I made
the changes I wanted, but when I try to save it, it wants to save it as a
regular Word document where I last saved a Word document. How do I get it to
be saved as a template and in the right place?

"Graham Mayor" wrote:

You will find it easier to locate if you set Windows Explorer to display
hidden files.
If you type or copy
%appdata%\Microsoft\Templates
into the address bar of Windows Explorer or your browser you will be taken
to the default template folder location.

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

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




NonTechie wrote:
I recently installed Windows 7 and had to reinstall Office 2003. I
want to modify normal.dot. Accordint to the help menu it is in
C:\Documents and Settings\user name/Application
Data\Microsoft\Templates. When i tey to open that file, there is no
Documents and Settings folder uncer C:, and when I find my user name
(in two places) there is no Application Data folder.

I tried the search in Windows 7 by typing in nomal.dot and it did not
appear. I was able to find it when I had Windows XP and could
designate that it look in hidden files. But I can't find how to do
even that in Windows 7.

How can I find and open normal.dot to modify it?



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Instead of double clicking the normal.dot template from Windows Explorer,
which creates a new document from the template by default. Right click the
template and select 'Open', which will open the template itself. Make your
changes and click Save.

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

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



NonTechie wrote:
Ok. I copied that into the Windows Explorer address bar and got the
file named Normal. At the top of the window the name was all blurred
out. I made the changes I wanted, but when I try to save it, it wants
to save it as a regular Word document where I last saved a Word
document. How do I get it to be saved as a template and in the right
place?

"Graham Mayor" wrote:

You will find it easier to locate if you set Windows Explorer to
display hidden files.
If you type or copy
%appdata%\Microsoft\Templates
into the address bar of Windows Explorer or your browser you will be
taken to the default template folder location.

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

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




NonTechie wrote:
I recently installed Windows 7 and had to reinstall Office 2003. I
want to modify normal.dot. Accordint to the help menu it is in
C:\Documents and Settings\user name/Application
Data\Microsoft\Templates. When i tey to open that file, there is no
Documents and Settings folder uncer C:, and when I find my user name
(in two places) there is no Application Data folder.

I tried the search in Windows 7 by typing in nomal.dot and it did
not appear. I was able to find it when I had Windows XP and could
designate that it look in hidden files. But I can't find how to do
even that in Windows 7.

How can I find and open normal.dot to modify it?



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Thanks, Graham. that worked.

Is there any way to get Windows Explorer to display hidden files besides
having to enter %appdata%\Microsoft\Templates in the address bar? In Widows
XP it gave me an option to search them after not finding a particular file in
the unhidden ones..

"Graham Mayor" wrote:

Instead of double clicking the normal.dot template from Windows Explorer,
which creates a new document from the template by default. Right click the
template and select 'Open', which will open the template itself. Make your
changes and click Save.

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

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



NonTechie wrote:
Ok. I copied that into the Windows Explorer address bar and got the
file named Normal. At the top of the window the name was all blurred
out. I made the changes I wanted, but when I try to save it, it wants
to save it as a regular Word document where I last saved a Word
document. How do I get it to be saved as a template and in the right
place?

"Graham Mayor" wrote:

You will find it easier to locate if you set Windows Explorer to
display hidden files.
If you type or copy
%appdata%\Microsoft\Templates
into the address bar of Windows Explorer or your browser you will be
taken to the default template folder location.

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

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




NonTechie wrote:
I recently installed Windows 7 and had to reinstall Office 2003. I
want to modify normal.dot. Accordint to the help menu it is in
C:\Documents and Settings\user name/Application
Data\Microsoft\Templates. When i tey to open that file, there is no
Documents and Settings folder uncer C:, and when I find my user name
(in two places) there is no Application Data folder.

I tried the search in Windows 7 by typing in nomal.dot and it did
not appear. I was able to find it when I had Windows XP and could
designate that it look in hidden files. But I can't find how to do
even that in Windows 7.

How can I find and open normal.dot to modify it?


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From Windows Explorer Tools Folder Options View - check 'show hidden
files and folders'
Uncheck 'hide extensions for known file types' while you are there..

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Graham Mayor - Word MVP

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



NonTechie wrote:
Thanks, Graham. that worked.

Is there any way to get Windows Explorer to display hidden files
besides having to enter %appdata%\Microsoft\Templates in the address
bar? In Widows XP it gave me an option to search them after not
finding a particular file in the unhidden ones..

"Graham Mayor" wrote:

Instead of double clicking the normal.dot template from Windows
Explorer, which creates a new document from the template by default.
Right click the template and select 'Open', which will open the
template itself. Make your changes and click Save.

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

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



NonTechie wrote:
Ok. I copied that into the Windows Explorer address bar and got the
file named Normal. At the top of the window the name was all blurred
out. I made the changes I wanted, but when I try to save it, it
wants to save it as a regular Word document where I last saved a
Word document. How do I get it to be saved as a template and in the
right place?

"Graham Mayor" wrote:

You will find it easier to locate if you set Windows Explorer to
display hidden files.
If you type or copy
%appdata%\Microsoft\Templates
into the address bar of Windows Explorer or your browser you will
be taken to the default template folder location.

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

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




NonTechie wrote:
I recently installed Windows 7 and had to reinstall Office 2003. I
want to modify normal.dot. Accordint to the help menu it is in
C:\Documents and Settings\user name/Application
Data\Microsoft\Templates. When i tey to open that file, there is
no Documents and Settings folder uncer C:, and when I find my
user name (in two places) there is no Application Data folder.

I tried the search in Windows 7 by typing in nomal.dot and it did
not appear. I was able to find it when I had Windows XP and could
designate that it look in hidden files. But I can't find how to do
even that in Windows 7.

How can I find and open normal.dot to modify it?


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I recently installed Windows 7 and had to reinstall Office 2003. I want to
modify normal.dot. Accordint to the help menu it is in C:\Documents and
Settings\user name/Application Data\Microsoft\Templates. When i tey to open
that file, there is no Documents and Settings folder uncer C:, and when I
find my user name (in two places) there is no Application Data folder.

I tried the search in Windows 7 by typing in nomal.dot and it did not
appear. I was able to find it when I had Windows XP and could designate that
it look in hidden files. But I can't find how to do even that in Windows 7.

How can I find and open normal.dot to modify it?

The help message is incorrect, the path should be something like this:-
"c:\users\[username]\app data\roaming\microsoft\template.
Like you I had the same problem and this solved. Once you have proved the template is there, open word, tools, options, file locations and set template to the above location directory. Close word and it will ask for you to save the normal.dot template, click yes and that should solve your problem.
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