In this post, we will show you how to change the Normal Template (Normal.dotm) in Word on a Windows 11/10 PC. Normal.dotm (or Normal.dot in older versions) is the default Microsoft Word Macro-Enabled ...

In Microsoft Word, you can customize the default document that opens when you open the program by editing the normal template -- called Normal.dotm -- file. This file contains the default styles and ...

Some users have reported that when they attempt to open a Word document, it fails to open. Instead, they see a Word cannot open the existing file (Normal.dotm) error ...

If you're changing the same format attributes every time you open a new Word document, you're working harder than necessary. Modify the template once and work smarter. When Microsoft started pushing ...

If I copy the normal template (Normal.dotm) from Word 2008 to Word 2011, will that create any problems? I have the template customized so it would be easier if I could copy it directly to Word 2011 ...

Microsoft Word is used by many businesses as its primary word processing program and it can sometimes develop glitches. If the version of Word on your business computer is displaying grayed-out ...

Microsoft Word can keep you up all night, and not only because you’ve got writer’s block. You change the font, and Word changes it back. The columns don’t line up. The program freezes up, taking your ...

Word saves toolbar format, macros, and basic document formating in its normal template. Is there an Excel analogue? Which file or files do I save to capture the macros and setup that I now have?

Streeter S. Stuart (whose name is as unique as mine) doesn’t like Word’s default Calibri font. He’s also tired of changing it every time he starts a new document. If you’re happy with the default ...

There’s no need to keep unused styles in a Microsoft Word document, especially if there are a lot of them. Instead, use this VBA procedure to remove them. If you use Word to write the occasional ...