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Old 01-16-2008   #1 (permalink)
AJ Business Services


 
 

Word 2007 Normal Blank Document Template overwritten in error

I have managed to save the blank normal word template with written text in it.
Now when I try to create a new document I have to delete the text before I
can begin. How do I restore the old template back to its original blank state?


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Old 01-16-2008   #2 (permalink)
Rick Rogers


 
 

Re: Word 2007 Normal Blank Document Template overwritten in error

Hi,

Delete the normal.dotm file while MSWord is closed under:
C:\Users\<user>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Templates

Then re-open Word and a new blank one should be created.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
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"AJ Business Services" <AJ Business Services@xxxxxx>
wrote in message news:3147BEFB-2FC7-4CBC-92EF-15D34315EC32@xxxxxx
Quote:

>I have managed to save the blank normal word template with written text in
>it.
> Now when I try to create a new document I have to delete the text before I
> can begin. How do I restore the old template back to its original blank
> state?
>
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Old 01-16-2008   #3 (permalink)
Mike Hall - MVP


 
 

Re: Word 2007 Normal Blank Document Template overwritten in error

"AJ Business Services" <AJ Business Services@xxxxxx>
wrote in message news:3147BEFB-2FC7-4CBC-92EF-15D34315EC32@xxxxxx
Quote:

>I have managed to save the blank normal word template with written text in
>it.
> Now when I try to create a new document I have to delete the text before I
> can begin. How do I restore the old template back to its original blank
> state?
>

Take a look here..

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/247028

--
Mike Hall - MVP
http://msmvps.com/blogs/mikehall/default.aspx




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Old 11-27-2008   #4 (permalink)


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Re: Word 2007 Normal Blank Document Template overwritten in error

Rick Rogers,
Thank you so very much for your post. I was able to correct the problem with my microsoft word 2007.
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
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