[vpocook]

How do I prevent Word from automatically inserting a header in every new
document I open. Very annoying.

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

If you've ever inserted a header in Normal.dot, there's no way to get rid of
it except to rename Normal.dot, I'm afraid. That's why we strongly advise
against customizing the header or footer of Normal.dot.

Note that I'm assuming you're referring to a default empty paragraph in the
header as opposed to actual text (which can be removed from Normal.dot). You
will get this empty paragraph if you have ever visited the header in
Normal.dot and touched it in any way, including moving the tab stops. If you
have changed the margins in Normal.dot and want to move the tabs, the best
way to do this is by customizing the Header or Footer style, changing the
tab stop location via the Tabs dialog. Or you can insert a Header or Footer
paragraph in the main document body, change the tabs using the ruler, and
then update the style. If you're doing this in a document vs. Normal.dot,
you'll need to check the "Add to template" box in the Modify Style dialog,
however.

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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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"vpocook" wrote in message
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How do I prevent Word from automatically inserting a header in every new
document I open. Very annoying.