[Jo]

I was used to creating my own styles and templates in Word 2003, so I did
that for a couple of projects I'm working on that use unique styles. But
somehow in the process of figuring out how to do that in Word 2007, I managed
to change the styles in Normal.dot too. Now, even when I change the Theme
(even the default theme in Normal.dot), I can't get rid of the old styles
that automatically show up. For instance, even when it shows Solstice (for
example) as the default theme in Normal.dot now, the styles for Headings are
still showing for the template styles I created for one of these other
projects.

I have the project styles saved in separate templates, so I'm not afraid I
might lose them. But I'm afraid to just delete the styles from Normal.dot (as
a solution to resetting them) because they're basic styles (Heading 1,
Heading 2, etc.). Changing the various style components (under Colours or
Fonts in Page Layout) doesn't affect the styles I changed (although changing
the theme, colours or fonts does affect the styles I didn't change).

How can I reset the Normal template so that it responds to changes in the
theme, colours, etc.? I can't seem to find any reference to this in the Help
section or in this newsgroup. Thanks!

Jo

[PamC via OfficeKB.com]

Themes and style sets change the document defaults. They work best when the
document default font is +Body and when in the template, the heading font is
+Headings. To make your normat.dotm theme ready again, you should change
the heading fonts to +Headings and empty the normal style of settings so
that its description looks something like this ... Font: (Default) +Body,
Left, Line spacing: single, Widow/Orphan control, Style: Quick Style. A fast
way to do this is to exit Word, rename your old normal.dotm, and restart Word,
which will generate a new normal template.

If you want your template styles to be available in your other documents, you
could create a style set. I'm guessing that you may want to fix the defaults
and font settings in your templates too. I had to do that with templates I
brought over from W2003.

HTH,
Pam




Jo wrote:
I was used to creating my own styles and templates in Word 2003, so I did
that for a couple of projects I'm working on that use unique styles. But
somehow in the process of figuring out how to do that in Word 2007, I managed
to change the styles in Normal.dot too. Now, even when I change the Theme
(even the default theme in Normal.dot), I can't get rid of the old styles
that automatically show up. For instance, even when it shows Solstice (for
example) as the default theme in Normal.dot now, the styles for Headings are
still showing for the template styles I created for one of these other
projects.

I have the project styles saved in separate templates, so I'm not afraid I
might lose them. But I'm afraid to just delete the styles from Normal.dot (as
a solution to resetting them) because they're basic styles (Heading 1,
Heading 2, etc.). Changing the various style components (under Colours or
Fonts in Page Layout) doesn't affect the styles I changed (although changing
the theme, colours or fonts does affect the styles I didn't change).

How can I reset the Normal template so that it responds to changes in the
theme, colours, etc.? I can't seem to find any reference to this in the Help
section or in this newsgroup. Thanks!

Jo

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[Jo]

Hi Pam,

Thanks for your reply. I'm afraid I'm finding it more difficult than I
thought getting used to the new way Word 2007 does things, so I like the idea
of just deleting the old Normal.dotm and letting Word generate a new one.
However, a search only shows shortcuts called Normal.dotm. Where would I find
it in the new file structure?

Thx!
Jo


"PamC via OfficeKB.com" wrote:

Themes and style sets change the document defaults. They work best when the
document default font is +Body and when in the template, the heading font is
+Headings. To make your normat.dotm theme ready again, you should change
the heading fonts to +Headings and empty the normal style of settings so
that its description looks something like this ... Font: (Default) +Body,
Left, Line spacing: single, Widow/Orphan control, Style: Quick Style. A fast
way to do this is to exit Word, rename your old normal.dotm, and restart Word,
which will generate a new normal template.

If you want your template styles to be available in your other documents, you
could create a style set. I'm guessing that you may want to fix the defaults
and font settings in your templates too. I had to do that with templates I
brought over from W2003.

HTH,
Pam




Jo wrote:
I was used to creating my own styles and templates in Word 2003, so I did
that for a couple of projects I'm working on that use unique styles. But
somehow in the process of figuring out how to do that in Word 2007, I managed
to change the styles in Normal.dot too. Now, even when I change the Theme
(even the default theme in Normal.dot), I can't get rid of the old styles
that automatically show up. For instance, even when it shows Solstice (for
example) as the default theme in Normal.dot now, the styles for Headings are
still showing for the template styles I created for one of these other
projects.

I have the project styles saved in separate templates, so I'm not afraid I
might lose them. But I'm afraid to just delete the styles from Normal.dot (as
a solution to resetting them) because they're basic styles (Heading 1,
Heading 2, etc.). Changing the various style components (under Colours or
Fonts in Page Layout) doesn't affect the styles I changed (although changing
the theme, colours or fonts does affect the styles I didn't change).

How can I reset the Normal template so that it responds to changes in the
theme, colours, etc.? I can't seem to find any reference to this in the Help
section or in this newsgroup. Thanks!

Jo

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[Graham Mayor]

As with earlier versions, the normal template (here normal.dotm) is stored
in the User Templates folder, here defined in Word Options Advanced File
locations.

By default it will be a hidden folder which you can access by typing (or
copying)
C:\Documents and Settings\%username%\Application Data\Microsoft\Templates
into the Explorer address bar.

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

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


Jo wrote:
Hi Pam,

Thanks for your reply. I'm afraid I'm finding it more difficult than I
thought getting used to the new way Word 2007 does things, so I like
the idea of just deleting the old Normal.dotm and letting Word
generate a new one. However, a search only shows shortcuts called
Normal.dotm. Where would I find it in the new file structure?

Thx!
Jo


"PamC via OfficeKB.com" wrote:

Themes and style sets change the document defaults. They work best
when the document default font is +Body and when in the template,
the heading font is +Headings. To make your normat.dotm theme
ready again, you should change the heading fonts to +Headings and
empty the normal style of settings so that its description looks
something like this ... Font: (Default) +Body, Left, Line spacing:
single, Widow/Orphan control, Style: Quick Style. A fast way to do
this is to exit Word, rename your old normal.dotm, and restart Word,
which will generate a new normal template.

If you want your template styles to be available in your other
documents, you could create a style set. I'm guessing that you may
want to fix the defaults and font settings in your templates too. I
had to do that with templates I brought over from W2003.

HTH,
Pam




Jo wrote:
I was used to creating my own styles and templates in Word 2003, so
I did that for a couple of projects I'm working on that use unique
styles. But somehow in the process of figuring out how to do that
in Word 2007, I managed to change the styles in Normal.dot too.
Now, even when I change the Theme (even the default theme in
Normal.dot), I can't get rid of the old styles that automatically
show up. For instance, even when it shows Solstice (for example) as
the default theme in Normal.dot now, the styles for Headings are
still showing for the template styles I created for one of these
other projects.

I have the project styles saved in separate templates, so I'm not
afraid I might lose them. But I'm afraid to just delete the styles
from Normal.dot (as a solution to resetting them) because they're
basic styles (Heading 1, Heading 2, etc.). Changing the various
style components (under Colours or Fonts in Page Layout) doesn't
affect the styles I changed (although changing the theme, colours
or fonts does affect the styles I didn't change).

How can I reset the Normal template so that it responds to changes
in the theme, colours, etc.? I can't seem to find any reference to
this in the Help section or in this newsgroup. Thanks!

Jo

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[Jo]

Thanks Graham. I found it with your help. Renaming the old Normal.dotm has
indeed cleared te old changes. Thanks very much.

Jo


"Graham Mayor" wrote:

As with earlier versions, the normal template (here normal.dotm) is stored
in the User Templates folder, here defined in Word Options Advanced File
locations.

By default it will be a hidden folder which you can access by typing (or
copying)
C:\Documents and Settings\%username%\Application Data\Microsoft\Templates
into the Explorer address bar.

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

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


Jo wrote:
Hi Pam,

Thanks for your reply. I'm afraid I'm finding it more difficult than I
thought getting used to the new way Word 2007 does things, so I like
the idea of just deleting the old Normal.dotm and letting Word
generate a new one. However, a search only shows shortcuts called
Normal.dotm. Where would I find it in the new file structure?

Thx!
Jo


"PamC via OfficeKB.com" wrote:

Themes and style sets change the document defaults. They work best
when the document default font is +Body and when in the template,
the heading font is +Headings. To make your normat.dotm theme
ready again, you should change the heading fonts to +Headings and
empty the normal style of settings so that its description looks
something like this ... Font: (Default) +Body, Left, Line spacing:
single, Widow/Orphan control, Style: Quick Style. A fast way to do
this is to exit Word, rename your old normal.dotm, and restart Word,
which will generate a new normal template.

If you want your template styles to be available in your other
documents, you could create a style set. I'm guessing that you may
want to fix the defaults and font settings in your templates too. I
had to do that with templates I brought over from W2003.

HTH,
Pam




Jo wrote:
I was used to creating my own styles and templates in Word 2003, so
I did that for a couple of projects I'm working on that use unique
styles. But somehow in the process of figuring out how to do that
in Word 2007, I managed to change the styles in Normal.dot too.
Now, even when I change the Theme (even the default theme in
Normal.dot), I can't get rid of the old styles that automatically
show up. For instance, even when it shows Solstice (for example) as
the default theme in Normal.dot now, the styles for Headings are
still showing for the template styles I created for one of these
other projects.

I have the project styles saved in separate templates, so I'm not
afraid I might lose them. But I'm afraid to just delete the styles
from Normal.dot (as a solution to resetting them) because they're
basic styles (Heading 1, Heading 2, etc.). Changing the various
style components (under Colours or Fonts in Page Layout) doesn't
affect the styles I changed (although changing the theme, colours
or fonts does affect the styles I didn't change).

How can I reset the Normal template so that it responds to changes
in the theme, colours, etc.? I can't seem to find any reference to
this in the Help section or in this newsgroup. Thanks!

Jo

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[Graham Mayor]

You are welcome

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



Jo wrote:
Thanks Graham. I found it with your help. Renaming the old
Normal.dotm has indeed cleared te old changes. Thanks very much.

Jo


"Graham Mayor" wrote:

As with earlier versions, the normal template (here normal.dotm) is
stored in the User Templates folder, here defined in Word Options
Advanced File locations.

By default it will be a hidden folder which you can access by typing
(or copying)
C:\Documents and Settings\%username%\Application
Data\Microsoft\Templates into the Explorer address bar.

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

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


Jo wrote:
Hi Pam,

Thanks for your reply. I'm afraid I'm finding it more difficult
than I thought getting used to the new way Word 2007 does things,
so I like the idea of just deleting the old Normal.dotm and letting
Word generate a new one. However, a search only shows shortcuts
called Normal.dotm. Where would I find it in the new file structure?

Thx!
Jo


"PamC via OfficeKB.com" wrote:

Themes and style sets change the document defaults. They work best
when the document default font is +Body and when in the template,
the heading font is +Headings. To make your normat.dotm theme
ready again, you should change the heading fonts to +Headings and
empty the normal style of settings so that its description looks
something like this ... Font: (Default) +Body, Left, Line spacing:
single, Widow/Orphan control, Style: Quick Style. A fast way to do
this is to exit Word, rename your old normal.dotm, and restart
Word, which will generate a new normal template.

If you want your template styles to be available in your other
documents, you could create a style set. I'm guessing that you may
want to fix the defaults and font settings in your templates too. I
had to do that with templates I brought over from W2003.

HTH,
Pam




Jo wrote:
I was used to creating my own styles and templates in Word 2003,
so I did that for a couple of projects I'm working on that use
unique styles. But somehow in the process of figuring out how to
do that in Word 2007, I managed to change the styles in
Normal.dot too. Now, even when I change the Theme (even the
default theme in Normal.dot), I can't get rid of the old styles
that automatically show up. For instance, even when it shows
Solstice (for example) as the default theme in Normal.dot now,
the styles for Headings are still showing for the template styles
I created for one of these other projects.

I have the project styles saved in separate templates, so I'm not
afraid I might lose them. But I'm afraid to just delete the styles
from Normal.dot (as a solution to resetting them) because they're
basic styles (Heading 1, Heading 2, etc.). Changing the various
style components (under Colours or Fonts in Page Layout) doesn't
affect the styles I changed (although changing the theme, colours
or fonts does affect the styles I didn't change).

How can I reset the Normal template so that it responds to changes
in the theme, colours, etc.? I can't seem to find any reference to
this in the Help section or in this newsgroup. Thanks!

Jo

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