[banker word[_2_]]

In Word 2003, each time I open a new document, it defaults to 2 newspaper
style columns. How do I change the default to a 1 column style?

[Luc]

Banker,
Somehow your normal.dot has been altered. Have a look here for some methods
to restore it to the original state:
http://word.mvps.org/faqs/apperrors/...ocNotBlank.htm

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Luc Sanders
(MVP - PowerPoint)
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In Word 2003, each time I open a new document, it defaults to 2 newspaper
style columns. How do I change the default to a 1 column style?

[banker word[_2_]]

I tried that, and it didn't work. I right clicked on normal.dot, selected
open, selected tools/options and on the file location tabs, double clicked on
'user templates'.
Here's where I got stuck: it would not accept the path. It said it was
password protected or something else..

"Luc" wrote:

Banker,
Somehow your normal.dot has been altered. Have a look here for some methods
to restore it to the original state:
http://word.mvps.org/faqs/apperrors/...ocNotBlank.htm

--
Luc Sanders
(MVP - PowerPoint)
"banker word" schreef in bericht
...
In Word 2003, each time I open a new document, it defaults to 2 newspaper
style columns. How do I change the default to a 1 column style?

[Lene Fredborg]

Try this:
Find and open Normal.dot as you did before (i.e. right-click the file and
select Open). Then select Format Columns and click the One column icon,
click OK. Save and close Normal.dot.

Note: since you have already found your Normal.dot, you have no reason the
go Tools Options File Locations tab - in the article €œWhy is my €œBlank
Document€� not blank€�, this is described as _another_ method to find
Normal.dot.

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Regards
Lene Fredborg
DocTools - Denmark
www.thedoctools.com
Document automation - add-ins, macros and templates for Microsoft Word


"banker word" wrote:

I tried that, and it didn't work. I right clicked on normal.dot, selected
open, selected tools/options and on the file location tabs, double clicked on
'user templates'.
Here's where I got stuck: it would not accept the path. It said it was
password protected or something else..

"Luc" wrote:

Banker,
Somehow your normal.dot has been altered. Have a look here for some methods
to restore it to the original state:
http://word.mvps.org/faqs/apperrors/...ocNotBlank.htm

--
Luc Sanders
(MVP - PowerPoint)
"banker word" schreef in bericht
...
In Word 2003, each time I open a new document, it defaults to 2 newspaper
style columns. How do I change the default to a 1 column style?

[Michael Neal]

Another option is to go to someone else's PC whose formatting opens the way
you would like yours to look, and copy their normal.dot file on to your PC.
Use search to locate it and just overwrite it. You might need to alter your
folder views in order to access system folders.


"banker word" wrote in message
...
I tried that, and it didn't work. I right clicked on normal.dot, selected
open, selected tools/options and on the file location tabs, double clicked
on
'user templates'.
Here's where I got stuck: it would not accept the path. It said it was
password protected or something else..

"Luc" wrote:

Banker,
Somehow your normal.dot has been altered. Have a look here for some
methods
to restore it to the original state:
http://word.mvps.org/faqs/apperrors/...ocNotBlank.htm

--
Luc Sanders
(MVP - PowerPoint)
"banker word" schreef in bericht
...
In Word 2003, each time I open a new document, it defaults to 2
newspaper
style columns. How do I change the default to a 1 column style?

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

This assumes that you have not customized your Normal.dot in any way that
you want to keep and/or that you want to import whatever customizations the
other person may have added.

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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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all may benefit.

"Michael Neal" wrote in message
...
Another option is to go to someone else's PC whose formatting opens the
way
you would like yours to look, and copy their normal.dot file on to your
PC.
Use search to locate it and just overwrite it. You might need to alter
your
folder views in order to access system folders.


"banker word" wrote in message
...
I tried that, and it didn't work. I right clicked on normal.dot, selected
open, selected tools/options and on the file location tabs, double
clicked
on
'user templates'.
Here's where I got stuck: it would not accept the path. It said it was
password protected or something else..

"Luc" wrote:

Banker,
Somehow your normal.dot has been altered. Have a look here for some
methods
to restore it to the original state:
http://word.mvps.org/faqs/apperrors/...ocNotBlank.htm

--
Luc Sanders
(MVP - PowerPoint)
"banker word" schreef in bericht
...
In Word 2003, each time I open a new document, it defaults to 2
newspaper
style columns. How do I change the default to a 1 column style?