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Subject:RE: Manipulating the Normal template in MS Word? From:Katherine Turner <katherinet -at- csl -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Fri, 26 Jul 2002 14:22:28 +0100
Hi Nayankia,
As Keith Cronin and Geoff Hart have already mentioned you can modify the
Normal template. However, it's not really a good idea.
Where are templates stored?
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(I'm using Word 97)
1. Tools->Options
2. Select the File Locations tab, the "User Template" option displays the
path Word uses to obtain templates. It should be where you're normal.dot is
stored.
Setting up templates
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Word can crash, and it can corrupt documents. Sometimes a solution used is
to delete normal.dot. When you go back into Word, Word automatically
recreates normal.dot.
If you're wanting a template that can be used by others it's a good idea to
set up your own templates. Templates are an excellent place to store styles,
autotext and macros, frequently used text - for example, header and footer
information.
Open a template using File->Open (don't double click on the filename because
it'll open a copy of the template).
Saving the template for the first time File->Save As (ensure that "Save as
type" is set to Document Template).
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