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Re: MS Word Styles
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Sat, 29 May 2004 17:22:27 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.geek, Tim Courtney wrote:
> Somehow, someway, I set my default (Normal) Word style to auto-update whenever
> changes were made. This means, if I bold a selection, it bolds all words written
> in the Normal style, etc. Very annoying.
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> Each time I open a new document, I have to uncheck 'automatically update' on the
> Normal style option to prevent this.
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> I've searched far and wide to try to reset this default, but can't find it. Can
> anyone help? I'm using WordXP.
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> -Tim
Tim-
You need to change "normal.dot," which requires a few steps. You can enter that
filename into the HELP window, and it's the first hit, or you can read the below
cut and pasted from said window:
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The Normal template (Normal template: A global template that you can use for any
type of document. You can modify this template to change the default document
formatting or content.) opens whenever you start Word, and it includes default
styles, AutoText, macros, toolbars, and other customizations that determine the
basic look of your document.
On the File menu, click Open, and then navigate to C:\Documents and
Settings\user name\Application Data\Microsoft\Templates.
If no templates are listed in the Open dialog box, click the arrow next to the
Files of type box, and then click Document Templates.
Double-click the Normal.dot file to open it. To be certain that you're working
in the default template, check to see that Normal.dot appears in the Word title
bar.
Make any changes you want, using the menus and dialog boxes just as you would to
change default settings for a document, but remember that any changes you make
to Normal.dot will be applied to documents that you create in the future.
When you have finished, on the Standard toolbar (toolbar: A bar with buttons and
options that you use to carry out commands. To display a toolbar, click
Customize on the Tools menu, and then click the Toolbars tab.), click Save .
Note If Normal.dot is renamed, damaged, or moved, Word automatically creates a
new version (which uses the original default settings) the next time that you
start Word. The new version will not include any customizations you made to the
version that you renamed or moved.
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So you might in theory be able to fix it just by deleting it.
Hope this helps,
LFB
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| "Mr L F Braun" <braunli1@pilot.msu.edu> wrote in news:HyHK9F.qHB@lugnet.com: (...) Yes this works. Also if it is just starting and closing out too and var other problems with word that will not open right. (20 years ago, 30-May-04, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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