RE: ~$normal.dot file not closed

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From: andrea (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 06/11/04 

Date: Fri, 11 Jun 2004 15:54:48 -0700

Beth,

Thank you so much! You are wonderful! I still don't
fully understand what the heck a newsgroup is, but you
have saved my computing life!

Thank you,
Andrea
>-----Original Message-----
>Hi Andrea,
>
>That's good to hear. Thanks for the update. :-)
>
>To change the Company Name and User Name take a look at
this article:
>http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-
US;290528
>
>The *.doc extension is important. This is what associates
your document with Word.
>
>When you open a document outside the application, such as
double-clicking it in an Exploring Window like the Desktop
or open a document from an email, Windows looks at the
file extension in order to determine which application to
open the document with.
>
>You can hide the view of file extensions by opening an
Exploring Window, such as My Computer, go to Tools/Folder
Options and on the View tab and turn on "Hide file
extensions for known types".
>
>--
>Please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup. Email
requests for assistance can not be acknowledged.
>
>~~~~~~~
>Beth Melton
>
>Word FAQ: http://mvps.org/word
>TechTrax: http://mousetrax.com/techtrax/
>
>
>"andrea" wrote:
>
>> Beth,
>> Never mind, I figured it out! Thank you so much! I
>> removed the add-in, and now I'm not getting any error
>> messages about .dot, and "mail merge" is only listed
once
>> in the pull-down menu. Thank you so much for your help.
>>
>> Two quick follow-up questions:
>> 1) when i start Word, it says this product is licensed
>> to: "user". HOw can I get it back to saying my name?
>> 2) why doest the program keep adding the .doc
extension
>> to every word file that I name. Can I get it to stop
>> showing the extensions?
>> Thank you so so much!
>> Andrea
>.
>

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