How do i change what opens when i start Microsoft word?

[HeatherJ]

when i open word one of my final exam papers from last semester automatically
opens. I've tried changing my "normal" file, deleting macros, nothing works.
How do i set the default document to open up to be blank?

 

[Herb Tyson [MVP]]

Take a look here:

http://word.mvps.org/fAQs/AppErrors/BlankDocNotBlank.htm

If editing Normal.dot/Normal.dotm doesn't fix the problem, make sure you're
editing the correct one. Some people have multiple copies in different
folders.