Normal.dot Problem

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I've taken over someone's old machine which uses Word 2003. When I open a
new document (File | New), it has the following features, which I'd like to
eliminate: the Task Pane is active, and several unwanted toolbars appear on
the top of the screen.

Here's what I tried (unsuccessfully).

1. I opened a new doc using File | New.
2. On the new doc, I closed out the unwanted task pane and toolbars.
3. I saved the resulting doc as a template, which I named normal1.dot, in
the same folder as the original normal.dot.
4. I used Windows Explorer to navigate to the Templates folder, deleted
normal.dot, and renamed normal1.dot as normal.dot
5. I reopened Word and tried File | New again

No change from the original.

What have i missed?

 

[Graham Mayor]

With respect to the taskpane - see
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customization/ShowTaskPane.htm
As for the unwanted toolbars, you may have to force them off with autonew
and autoopen macros containing the line

CommandBars("Toolbar Name").Visible = False

where 'toolbar name' is the toolbar you want to switch off.

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[Charles Kenyon]

I added a button to my own standard toolbar to give me the old File > New
dialog without the task pane. It runs the Word command FileNewDialog.

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Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of
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[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Same here.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

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I added a button to my own standard toolbar to give me the old File > New
dialog without the task pane. It runs the Word command FileNewDialog.

--
Charles Kenyon

Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word

Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of
Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide

See also the MVP FAQ: http://www.mvps.org/word which is awesome!
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[Charles Kenyon]

I suspect I did it upon your advice. <g>
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See also the MVP FAQ: http://www.mvps.org/word which is awesome!
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Same here.

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Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

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so
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[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Well, somebody told me how to do it!

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Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

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[Pop]

With respect to the taskpane - see
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customization/ShowTaskPane.htm
As for the unwanted toolbars, you may have to force
them off with autonew
and autoopen macros containing the line

CommandBars("Toolbar Name").Visible = False

where 'toolbar name' is the toolbar you want to
switch off.

Is that a Word 2k3 specific? Just curious; I've used
Word from day one and never remember that happening.
Have Word 2k2 now.
Or maybe I misunderstand something; but I -think- I
understand the OP.

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