> How do I edit the normal template?
Read
http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customization/CustomizeNormalTemplate.htm. The
main difference is that the extension is .dotm instead of .dot, and the
handling of default style definitions is a bit different.
The warnings against certain kinds of changes still apply.

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