I like to do a manual save CTRL + S when I've changed a document; it's an old
habit from the days when pc's crashed, but my finger still reach for it...

with word, this constantly produces the question 'would you like to save the
template also'?

I'm not using the normal.dot template, so it's not a matter or unchecking
that option (it's unchecked)

Can anyone tell me how to turn off this option?

Tools - Options - Save -page -- Disabel Prompt to save Normal template

Paukkule

"jbc" wrote:

I like to do a manual save CTRL + S when I've changed a document; it's an old
habit from the days when pc's crashed, but my finger still reach for it...

with word, this constantly produces the question 'would you like to save the
template also'?

I'm not using the normal.dot template, so it's not a matter or unchecking
that option (it's unchecked)

Can anyone tell me how to turn off this option?

jbc wrote:
I like to do a manual save CTRL + S when I've changed a document;
it's an old habit from the days when pc's crashed, but my finger
still reach for it...

with word, this constantly produces the question 'would you like to
save the template also'?

I'm not using the normal.dot template, so it's not a matter or
unchecking that option (it's unchecked)

Can anyone tell me how to turn off this option?

It isn't an option, it's a side effect of a poorly written add-in.

See http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/as...514521033.aspx for
ways to find the add-in and remove it.

--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org

It's already disabled. That's what I meant when I wrote:

"I'm not using the normal.dot template, so it's not a matter or unchecking
that option (it's unchecked)"

Thanks anyway.

"Paukkule" wrote:

Tools - Options - Save -page -- Disabel Prompt to save Normal template

Paukkule

"jbc" wrote:

I like to do a manual save CTRL + S when I've changed a document; it's an old
habit from the days when pc's crashed, but my finger still reach for it...

with word, this constantly produces the question 'would you like to save the
template also'?

I'm not using the normal.dot template, so it's not a matter or unchecking
that option (it's unchecked)

Can anyone tell me how to turn off this option?

thanks, that looks like a useful lead. For clarification, it doesn't ask me
if I want to save Normal.dot template, but the template I'm using.

However, I've got rid of a couple of unnecessary third-party add-ins, so
let's hope that does the trick

"Jay Freedman" wrote:

jbc wrote:
I like to do a manual save CTRL + S when I've changed a document;
it's an old habit from the days when pc's crashed, but my finger
still reach for it...

with word, this constantly produces the question 'would you like to
save the template also'?

I'm not using the normal.dot template, so it's not a matter or
unchecking that option (it's unchecked)

Can anyone tell me how to turn off this option?

It isn't an option, it's a side effect of a poorly written add-in.

See http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/as...514521033.aspx for
ways to find the add-in and remove it.

--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org

This option should never be disabled and is entirely irrelevant to the OP's
problem.

--
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.

"Paukkule" wrote in message
...
Tools - Options - Save -page -- Disabel Prompt to save Normal template

Paukkule

"jbc" wrote:

I like to do a manual save CTRL + S when I've changed a document; it's
an old
habit from the days when pc's crashed, but my finger still reach for
it...

with word, this constantly produces the question 'would you like to save
the
template also'?

I'm not using the normal.dot template, so it's not a matter or
unchecking
that option (it's unchecked)

Can anyone tell me how to turn off this option?

can you explain why this option should "never" be disabled? point taken about
it's irrelevancy to original post / problem

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

This option should never be disabled and is entirely irrelevant to the OP's
problem.

--
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.

"Paukkule" wrote in message
...
Tools - Options - Save -page -- Disabel Prompt to save Normal template

Paukkule

"jbc" wrote:

I like to do a manual save CTRL + S when I've changed a document; it's
an old
habit from the days when pc's crashed, but my finger still reach for
it...

with word, this constantly produces the question 'would you like to save
the
template also'?

I'm not using the normal.dot template, so it's not a matter or
unchecking
that option (it's unchecked)

Can anyone tell me how to turn off this option?

That option (prompt to save changes to normal.dot) should be checked,
otherwise the changes get saved without you being asked. This is not good.

You are making changes to the template in using your document. You should
stop doing this unless you want to be changing the template. That is why you
are being asked the question. You are playing with matches and asking us how
to silence that annoying smoke alarm!

You need to figure out what it is you are doing that is changing the
template. It could be changes to styles or AutoText. It could be changes to
menus or toolbars. It could be that a macro is making changes inadvertently.
--
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!
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I like to do a manual save CTRL + S when I've changed a document; it's an
old
habit from the days when pc's crashed, but my finger still reach for it...

with word, this constantly produces the question 'would you like to save
the
template also'?

I'm not using the normal.dot template, so it's not a matter or unchecking
that option (it's unchecked)

Can anyone tell me how to turn off this option?

You may get advice to change your settings to turn off this prompt. That can
be done but this is like advice to take the batteries out of your three
smoke detectors because they keep buzzing and you don't know why. It is
essential that you have a good virus detection/elimination program on your
computer if you are connected to the Internet. (but see the third paragraph
about Norton AV)

The message "Changes have been made that affect the global template -
normal. Do you wish to save those changes?" is an important warning. It
suppplements your virus detector and handles other potential problems. Its
display means that changes have been made, whether you intended to make
changes or not. You can also get it when your template has been altered by a
poorly written Add-In program or by a virus.

The reason for the message being shown repeatedly is almost always a poorly
written Add-In. The Norton AV Office Plug-In seems to be the most frequent
offender recently, but that can change as some other poorly written program
comes on the market.

Other offenders include the MS Works Suite Add-In, EZ-Photo, Scansoft, and
Adobe Acrobat. These all install Add-Ins that mess with your normal.dot when
they shouldn't do so and don't need to do so. Some of these are .dot files,
others are installed. See URL:
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customization/CheckIfAddinsInstalled.htm for
instructions on seeing what Add-Ins you have. (Having Add-Ins is not a bad
thing. I run Word with 15 Add-Ins, most of which I wrote myself.)

Start with the Add-Ins I've noted. If you have any of them, decide whether
they are worth the annoyance they are causing you. Probably they are not.
Disable any that are not worth the candle. Restart Word and see if your
problem is gone.

If not...

If you start Word using
Start = Run: Winword.exe /a
you'll end up with Word out of the box loading without your saved normal.dot
file, with no macros and no Add-Ins. You may notice that it loads much more
quickly than you are used to seing. When you close it, you won't get the
"normal.dot" prompt. Doing this may fix the problem, by itself, but probably
will not. Generally, it is a diagnostic, not a fix.

So, what you need to do is disable all of your Add-Ins (don't delete them).
Start by moving .dot files out of your Word Startup folder, one-by-one, with
Word closed. Restart Word and see if that Add-In caused the problem. If not,
put it back in and take the next one out. (You can put them in a sub-folder
of your Startup folder.) If none of them are the problem, move to the .com
Add-Ins that have to be uninstalled.

If your offender is not on my list, please write back and let us know which
one caused your problems.

Write to the company that put out the Add-In with a complaint, and possibly
a bill for your time.

Hope this helps,
--
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!
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"jbc" wrote in message
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can you explain why this option should "never" be disabled? point taken
about
it's irrelevancy to original post / problem

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

This option should never be disabled and is entirely irrelevant to the
OP's
problem.

--
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.

"Paukkule" wrote in message
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Tools - Options - Save -page -- Disabel Prompt to save Normal template

Paukkule

"jbc" wrote:

I like to do a manual save CTRL + S when I've changed a document;
it's
an old
habit from the days when pc's crashed, but my finger still reach for
it...

with word, this constantly produces the question 'would you like to
save
the
template also'?

I'm not using the normal.dot template, so it's not a matter or
unchecking
that option (it's unchecked)

Can anyone tell me how to turn off this option?

Ok, thanks Charles for your time; a comprehensive reply.

I had already read some of the notes re. Add-ins; I don't use Norton but I
did get rid of a couple of small COM-Add-ins.

However, here's interesting... I noticed the problem had gone after word
crashed, even before these add-ins were removed. I then noticed that the
"repaired document" had reverted to US language (I'm in the UK).

I tested before and after changing the default language to UK. Got it!! This
is the change it's asking me whether I want to save with the document
template. I would like to: I want it to use UK default language whenever I
open that template.

(Of course, actually I'd like to have a global option but this doesn't seem
available)

So, if changing language settings is 'playing with matches' then I have
indeed been a naughty boy. Seems a little strict though...

Looks like I may have to phrasee the question differently:

How can I change the default language without getting this annoying "do you
want to save changes to the document template" (which is NOT normal.dot, for
the record)??