If you rename or delete the current copy, it will generateĪ fresh, factory-default one. But you cannot create Normal.dotm only Word can do that (see If you don't have file extensions displayed, then Normal.dotm will be displayed as Normal. Neither will give me the black page with white text I now have both Normal and Normal.dotm saved in the same spot, and as I said, only the file named simply "Normal" saves 1 of the 2 custom elements. Creating a new file in C:\Users\(myname)\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Templates named Normal brought back the missing border, but still no black background. Look that did remain when opening a new Blank document. Renaming it to Normal.dotm removed the one custom
As I said, I did not rename the original file before 10 minutes ago. So it seems my default template is and always has been named Normal, not Normal.dotm. Closed Word, reopened, opened New blank document = white So, I created a new file in C:\Users\(myname)\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Templates, set it to the look I want, and saved it named "Normal". When I reopened and selected New blank document, the page was again white but the border I had added (and had previously remained) was now gone. (I did not change this.) I renamed the file to Normal.dotm Still, white with every new blank document.ĮDIT - I looked through the folder very carefully and noticed the file was not named Normal.dotm, but just Normal. Just the one that was already there, configured the way I want it and saved. One that is highly rated is FontDoctor (andĮven the FontDoctor demo can help you out).Nope, I don't. There are also third party applications which will detect such On startup just after the splash screen appears. If you suspect a font menu or font display issue,Īdditionally, corrupt or duplicate fonts can cause Word to crash, most typically The procedure for testing this file is identical In the font selection box or formatting palette – are attributable The font you selected from the Font menu is not the one that displays Some crashes and hangs, as well as at least one specific oddity – when
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