It's been so long since I had to replace that file that I forgot that. I haven't had to do that for at least 7 years! -- Larry A+ and MCP Certified Technician Website: http://www.myspace.com/budd624 On Dec 26, 2007 8:15 PM, Thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Allowing Word to rebuild the NORMAL.DOT will revert it to defaults. > Not that much is actually in this file, the bulk of it is global > styles. If you have existing documents which still maintain a missing > style you can use it to re-import it into the NORMAL.DOT file (known > as the Global Template). Edit the Style in the document and check the > checkbox to add it to the Global Template. This will re-add it to > NORMAL.DOT. > > thomas > > --- In [email protected]<A-1-Computer_Tech%40yahoogroups.com>, > Walter Blum <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > « Computer Larry » wrote: > > > > > > > > > Sorry about that fat fingered the enter key! > > > > > >> I ran into problems with the Normal.dot file back when > > >> I was working at GM. There was a virus getting around > > >> GM that always attacked that file. After I cleaned > > >> their system, if their NORMAL.DOT was still corrupted > > >> all > > > we had > > >> to > > >> > > > do was delete the file and Word will recreate a new > > > NORMAL.DOT file. That's all you have to do to get your > > > normal template file back. > > > > > > > Thanks, that's the end of the sentence, but the question is: > > When you "get your normal template file back, will it have > > all the changes you've made (as I have), or will it be the > > "factory-out-of-the-box" Normal.dot, which will mean an > > enormous amount of work to restore back to where I had it > > for the past 10 years or more? > > > > Walter > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] If you have any questions or problems with any aspect of this site, please feel free to contact me directly [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please do not post personal issues directly to the group. To unsubscribe from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thank you for using A-1 Computer Tech Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/A-1-Computer_Tech/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/A-1-Computer_Tech/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
