This is not normal. There is an option to prompt you to save the Normal
template, but changes in documents should always trigger a prompt. I would
suggest investigating a virus or add-in (and some add-ins are worse than
viruses) that is causing the problem.
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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
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