Recently one of my users wanted to know if editing changes in his Word files
was save when his laptop was re-imaged. Would it be stored in the
normal.dot file? I did recalled saving the normal.dot file to the network.
Would it be a matter of copying the normal.dot back to its location on his
hard drive so that when he opens his Word files, he can see the saved
editing changes.
Thanks for your help.
Linda Toy
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tom Turak" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2002 3:46 PM
Subject: Re: [PCSOFT] How to change the normal template in Word (XP)
> In office 2000 the 'blank document' seen in 'file, new,' is normal.dot.
You
> can confirm this by right-clicking on it and choosing properties. In
office
> 97 there was a way to open this for editing. In office 2000 there is a
way
> to never open normal.dot but still change preferences in it. I know
because
> I have done this. However, now I can't seem to find the wizard or style
> dialogue that I used. Lately, I have been cheating and opening normal.dot
> directly for edit. Apply changes to the entire document and they become
the
> setting when you choose, File, New, blank document. Remember to save it
as
> a template. ALWAYS backup normal.dot before you change it. Save it to a
> new name and you can have two templates. Normal.dot is in
> c:\program files\microsoft office\templates
>
> Tom Turak
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ivy [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2002 10:18 AM
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> I can't find the normal.dot template in Word so I can change the
> defaults.
> Can someone help? I'm running Windows 2000 with Office XP.
> --------------------------
>
> Hi -
>
> I need to do this from memory, since I just upgraded to Office 2002, but
> the steps are pretty much correct.
>
> In Word, choose: File - Open.
> The template dialog box opens. You should find Normal.dot listed there.
>
> DO NOT DOUBLE CLICK.
> Instead, either right click on it and choose: Open, or, on the lower
> right side there should be an option for open.
>
> This should open Normal.dot.
>
> Saving
>
> I can't remember whether Word wants to save this as a document. If it
> does, use Save As Type to change to template.
>
> Word will want to save it as a new template.
> Instead, highlight Normal.dot from the list of files, and then save.
> It will ask if you want to replace the existing template -- you say Yes.
>
> Ivy Davis
>
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