harwood1...
Open MS Word. This opens the template file, which is:
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Templates\Normal.dot
Now delete the text comprising the note to your friends.
Place the cursor at the top of the document, set the
font and size for your preferred defaults, and make
any other changes you would prefer to set as defaults.
Go to the menubar at the top, click on File -> Save As.
In the dialog box that shows up, go to the bottom
where it says Save as type: Word Document (*.doc).
Click on the drop-down menu and select Document
Template (*.dot). The 'Save to' location should
automatically change to the templates folder, and
the program will enter Doc1 as the default title,
in the box above. Change the name to Normal2,
which will result in the file being named Normal2.dot.
Close Word and open Windows Explorer. Go to the default
location for templates as given at the beginning.
Right-click on Normal.dot and delete it. Then
right-click on Normal2.dot and rename it to
Normal.dot.
That's all there is to it. Open Word, and you will
have a blank document, set up the way you like.
I know this by heart because I don't like using
the default font in the Word template, which is
Times New Roman, so I have my template set up to
open all new documents using the Arial font,
which I much prefer.
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the answer cannot be improved upon by way of a dialog
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Request for Answer Clarification by
harwood1-ga
on
26 May 2004 11:16 PDT
I am using Windows XP. I went through all of the steps as best I
could and could not get to the site for templates. Any suggestions?
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Clarification of Answer by
sublime1-ga
on
26 May 2004 11:56 PDT
harwood1...
I'm using Windows 2000, but there can't be that much
difference. We'll get this resolved.
From what you said, it sounds like you went through
the steps and created Normal2.dot, but can't find
out where it's stored in Windows Explorer. If that's
the case, just open Windows Explorer and right-click
on your C drive in the left window of Windows Explorer
and select 'Search' and type in Normal.dot and let
Windows find it for you. Once you've located the
folder which contains Normal.dot, you should see the
Normal2.dot that you saved there as well.
If you don't see Normal2.dot there, do a separate search
for it and move it to the directory where you found
Normal.dot. Then delete Normal.dot and rename Normal2
to Normal.
You should probably make a note of the directory locations
where you find both of these files, in the format I gave:
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Templates\Normal.dot
so if there's any complications I'll know more about your
system.
If I'm mistaken about where you are in the process I gave
you initially, please clarify, and we'll start from there.
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Request for Answer Clarification by
harwood1-ga
on
26 May 2004 12:19 PDT
I was unable to find any file with the name Normal.dot. I was asked
at some point to insert the disc (Office) and have a new tool bar at
the bottom of the computer. It has and icon that takes me directly to
"New Document". I played around with that and finally have a blank
document again. I thank you for your help because I would not have
been successful without going through the process and trial and error.
I do not like the Windows EXplorer on XP as much as 98. However I am
glad to find out about this site.
Thanks again. harwood1
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Clarification of Answer by
sublime1-ga
on
26 May 2004 13:01 PDT
harwood1...
I'm glad you got the problem resolved. I'm responding
here because whenever you post a Request for Answer
Clarification, the question is flagged, requiring a
response to clear it.
If you didn't find Normal.dot, the file may have been
erased somehow, but you might want to search for the
Normal2.dot you created, and see where it ended up,
so you can delete it.
Also, given the new Blank Document you now have, a
search for Normal.dot should be successful, and
give you an idea of where it is located, for future
reference.
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