MS Word

G_M

Somehow I've saved a document as my blank template.

Every time I open word, instead of getting a blank document opened, I get this bl**d* savd document.

How do I revert or re-establish a blank template?

McKneff

Just highlight and delete the text, assuming you dont want to save it.

click close, it will ask do you want to save the changes, click yes,

Thats it.

bluesnake

if is is still not working, search in explorer for normal.dot and rename them to normalG_M.dot

then open a new document again

G_M

McKneff wrote: »

Just highlight and delete the text, assuming you dont want to save it.

click close, it will ask do you want to save the changes, click yes,

Thats it.

Have done this numerous times. But next time I start Word... there it bl**d* is again!

if is is still not working, search in explorer for normal.dot and rename them to
normalG_M.dot

then open a new document again

'normal.dot'?
"no items match your search".

bluesnake

you have 2007 or 2010 version? search for normal.dotm instead

G_M

bluesnake wrote: »

you have 2007 or 2010 version? search for normal.dotm instead

2010.

'No items match your search' ... again.

WhiteChristmas

start>run

In the run window, type %appdata%\Microsoft\Templates and hit return.

Open the normal.dotm file, edit as you wish, then resave.

WhiteChristmas

(Actually, you can just stick %appdata%\Microsoft\Templates into the search box in the start menu and skip the run window)

G_M

Not easy, as when you go to 'save' it defaults to saving it as a new document in the documents folder.

Nightmare trying to find its original folder name/location (App Data folder not visible!) but.....

:T:T:T

libra10

If all else fails, is it worth trying 'restore' to before problem occurred?

Good luck

bluesnake

one more go

thinking that you only have one drive. go to the dos command prompt, in the black box and past in the lines below with quotes then press return. post back the results, or find a file called normal.????

cd\
attrib *.* /s |find /i "normal"

if you get too many results put this in instead

cd\
attrib *.* /s |find /i "normal" >> c:\temp\hunter.txt

then with notepad open c:\temp\hunter.txt and paste the contents into the page