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phideaux - 20 Apr 2005 19:16 GMT

Hi all,

Two quick questions about Office/Word 2003.

1. How do I edit the normal.dot template that loads when Word loads? I get
the prompt to save changes to normal.dot, but the changes don't actually get
saved. When I re-open word, the old normal.dot reappears.

2. When I search for "normal.dot" in Word's online help, why does it find no
results?

Thanks,
Phideaux

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Charles Kenyon - 20 Apr 2005 20:08 GMT

Question 2 first. Word's help is a mystery to us all.

Question 1. Do you have Acrobat 7 installed? If so write back for
workarounds; this program has a botched Add-In for Word that is the usual
reason that people can't save changes to normal.dot.

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phideaux - 20 Apr 2005 20:16 GMT

I have Acrobat 5.0, My company is just slightly behind the times. We're
using Word 2003 though. :-)

Thanks Charles.

> Question 2 first. Word's help is a mystery to us all.
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Charles Kenyon - 20 Apr 2005 20:25 GMT

Next likely culprit is some knowitall in IT who kindly replaces your
normal.dot with a standardized version when you log-in.

In any case, consider using a separate custom global template to store your
customizations. See http://addbalance.com/word/movetotemplate.htm for
step-by-step instructions on moving / sharing / copying / backing-up
customizations including AutoText, AutoCorrect, keyboard assignments,
toolbars, macros, etc.

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>I have Acrobat 5.0, My company is just slightly behind the times. We're
> using Word 2003 though. :-)
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Bob - 10 Jun 2005 15:02 GMT

> > 1. How do I edit the normal.dot template that loads when Word loads? I
> > get the prompt to save changes to normal.dot, but the changes don't
> > actually get saved. When I re-open word, the old normal.dot reappears.

and on 20-Apr-2005, "Charles Kenyon"
<msnewsgroup@remove.no.spam.addbalance.com> wrote:

> Question 1. Do you have Acrobat 7 installed? If so write back for
> workarounds; this program has a botched Add-In for Word that is the usual
> reason that people can't save changes to normal.dot.

I have the same problem, and I have Acrobat 7 Pro installed. I'd love to
find a fix.

Thanks,
Bob

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Suzanne S. Barnhill - 10 Jun 2005 18:09 GMT

See the last section of
http://www.gmayor.com/lose_that_adobe_acrobat_toolbar.htm

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> > > 1. How do I edit the normal.dot template that loads when Word loads? I
> > > get the prompt to save changes to normal.dot, but the changes don't
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> Bob

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Bob - 10 Jun 2005 19:44 GMT

> See the last section of
> http://www.gmayor.com/lose_that_adobe_acrobat_toolbar.htm

Thanks Suzanne; that worked perfectly.

Bob

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