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| − | When in Microsoft Word on a Mac, sometimes the program might spontaneously shutdown. This could be due to a corruption in the normal.dot. | + | The Normal.dot file is the file that stores all of your default settings in [[Microsoft Word]]. |
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| + | ==Known Problems== | ||
| + | When in Microsoft Word on a Mac, sometimes the program might spontaneously shutdown. This could be due to a corruption in the normal.dot file. | ||
To solve, you can remove your normal.dot or normal file by deleting it or sending it to the trash. Then, when you re-open word, it will search and not find the normal template. It will then create a new one, eliminating problems that may have been present in the old one. | To solve, you can remove your normal.dot or normal file by deleting it or sending it to the trash. Then, when you re-open word, it will search and not find the normal template. It will then create a new one, eliminating problems that may have been present in the old one. | ||
Latest revision as of 11:19, 8 March 2007
The Normal.dot file is the file that stores all of your default settings in Microsoft Word.
Known Problems
When in Microsoft Word on a Mac, sometimes the program might spontaneously shutdown. This could be due to a corruption in the normal.dot file.
To solve, you can remove your normal.dot or normal file by deleting it or sending it to the trash. Then, when you re-open word, it will search and not find the normal template. It will then create a new one, eliminating problems that may have been present in the old one.