It soundls like you inadvertantly modified the normal.dot file.  Open Word,
Select File, Open, then select templates as opposed to word files as the
file type.

Drill down through the open dialog box until you find the templates folder
for the MS Office 97 install [probably in C:\program files\Microsoft Office
97].

Select the normal.dot file and open it.  This is your default file.  Every
document you start will begin with this as a blank file.  You can change the
font etc.

When you are done, save the file as normal.dot [save as a template].  You
should then be back to "normal".

Mike Buraczewski
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-----Original Message-----
From: Peggy Landt <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Tuesday, June 22, 1999 2:40 AM
Subject: [PCSOFT] Office 97 problem - Word Document - HELP!!!


>I have M/S Office Professional 97, which includes Microsoft Word.  I've
>encountered a problem in Word and I've been unable to find any information
>on in either of the two books I have on Word.
>
>Recently I began to get text appearing on "Document 1" when I open Word;
>before I got just a nice blank "document 1"  I deleted the document
>containing the text from MyDocuments; but the text still mysteriously
>appears on document 1 when I initiate Word.  I suppose I must have done
>something to cause this; but I've been unable to figure out what I did or
>how to eliminate it.
>
>I'm now deleting the text each time I open Word.  Please, Oh Wizards, can
>you
>tell me how to go back to having a blank document 1?
>
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