Re: Missing Normal.dot

From: Suzanne S. Barnhill (sbarnhill_at_mvps.org)
Date: 08/12/04 

Date: Thu, 12 Aug 2004 14:53:32 -0500

If you want to change the default margins, change them in Page Setup, click
Default..., answer yes, then click OK (for more, see
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customization/CustomizeNormalTemplate.htm). When
you quit Word, provided you have "Prompt to save Normal template" enabled,
you should get a prompt, and you should then have a Normal.dot. If you have
the prompt enabled and make this change and don't get a prompt, then the
problem is even more mysterious.

Like Charles, I can't explain why you don't have a Normal.dot. You say
you're knowledgeable about folders and extensions, and I'll take your word
for that. I assume that you have checked to make sure that the user
templates folder is not read-only and that, if you are on a corporate
network, your Normal.dot is not being flushed every time you start Word or
anything dire like that. 

-- 
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
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"Joe Johnson" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:529c01c4808d$aa5ecc60$a601280a@phx.gbl...
> Suzanne, are you being coy? Suppose I wish to change the
> default margins on all documents I open in Word? What do I
> edit if I don't have a normal.dot? And besides, that is
> not even the point. Every book and reference in the
> universe says that Word will regen the normal.dot if you
> delete it. Well, my Word does not. Do you have an
> explanation or not?
> >-----Original Message-----
> >You don't have a Normal.dot and Word works perfectly. I
> don't see either a
> >question or a problem there.
> >
> >-- 
> >Suzanne S. Barnhill
> >Microsoft MVP (Word)
> >Words into Type
> >Fairhope, Alabama USA
> >Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
> >Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups
> to the newsgroup so
> >all may benefit.
> >
> >"Joe Johnson" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote
> in message
> >news:512901c4807f$2fd97980$a601280a@phx.gbl...
> >> If you don't believe me, then please just don't try to
> >> answer my question.
> >> I am an MCSE and an MOS. I have supported, taught, and
> >> used Microsoft Office applications for years and years.
> I
> >> know how to search for files. I know about hidden files
> >> and extensions and all that. I have solved hundreds of
> >> problems for Users by deleting normal.dot and then
> >> allowing Word to recreate it. Recently, I did the same
> >> thing for myself, except that Word did NOT recreate it.
> >>
> >> I do not have a normal.dot. Word works perfectly.
> >>
> >> Once again, I do NOT have a normal.dot and Word works
> >> perfectly.
> >>
> >> Please explain. Thanks.
> >
> >.
> >

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