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How do I get the default Word formatting back?

Posted: Tue Nov 30, 2004 7:12 pm
by jpinard
Somehow mmy wife or I messed up Word, and now whenever I start a new Word Document, the formatting is all messed up. How do I get it back to default or something that is normal?

Posted: Tue Nov 30, 2004 8:01 pm
by Smoove_B
My wife did the same thing. I ended up copying the default template for a word document from my computer and dropping it in to the appropriate place on hers.

Everything else didn't work.

Posted: Tue Nov 30, 2004 8:02 pm
by jpinard
Do you have Office XP? Could you e-mail it to me?

Posted: Tue Nov 30, 2004 9:27 pm
by Brian
Do a search for a file called normal.dot (you might have to include hidden files)

Delete all instances of normal.dot found and then open a new word document.

Close that blank word document, save the changes to normal.dot (if prompted) and BINGO! you've got a new default Word template.

Posted: Tue Nov 30, 2004 9:32 pm
by Smoove_B
Ahhh..the Amish. They're really trying to compete with us computer folks...but they've got a lot to learn. ;)