How do I get rid of the text box that appears in every new docume.

[Guest]

Please help... I have tried multiple different ways to remove this text box,
to no avail. Whenever I open a new word 2007 document there is a itsy bitsy
text box in the top left corner of the page. Please help me figure out how to
get rid of this so that I can use word with no problems!!

 

[Graham Mayor]

Rename the normal template to oldnormal and Word will build a new one.

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[Herb Tyson [MVP]]

See if this helps:

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

 

[Guest]

Ok... and how do I do that? I'm using word 2007 and havent quite gotten used
to where everything has been moved around to yet....... i tried figuring it
out by using the other person's url post, but couldnt even find the thing it
said to look for on there... and i couldnt even find the "normal.dot" thing
to rename it.....

 

[Graham Mayor]

By default it will be a hidden file in the folder
C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Application Data\Microsoft\Templates

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[Herb Tyson [MVP]]

If you're using Vista, it will likely be here:

D:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Templates

....and you're looking for normal.dotm.

If you're not using Vista and it's not where Graham indicated, then check
Office button > Word Options > Advanced > File locations... note the
location of User templates.

 

[Guest]

OK... i found it!! thank you SOOOOOOOOOOO much, by combining the help that
both you and the other person gave me I found the templates on my C since i
couldnt even get into the D... and found it, changed it & got the template to
reset itself!!! thanks again!!!!

 

[Guest]

OK... i found it!! thank you SOOOOOOOOOOO much, by combining the help that
both you and the other person gave me I found the templates on my C since i
couldnt even get into the D... and found it, changed it & got the template to
reset itself!!! thanks again!!!!

 

[Herb Tyson [MVP]]

Glad you've got it fixed! Sorry about the D: bum steer. I usually remember
to change D: to C: when I copy a location to the clipboard for answering
questions here (I have Vista Ultimate on my D: drive, and Vista Home Premium
on my C: drive, and I usually boot to the D: drive)--but I forgot this time.
I'm glad it didn't confuse you too terribly much. (Note: your D: drive is
probably a CD/DVD drive... my CD/DVD drive is F:, since I have three hard
drives.)

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Author of the Word 2007 Bible
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