How to Delete a default text

Question

Every time I open Microsoft Word I get a default text and each time I have to delete that text by selecting it to start on with my document.

How do I get rid of this default text.

Just spend the last 45 minutes trying to investigate this annoying issue.

Your help is very much appreciated.

Regards,

S

Answer 1

Try the renaming Normal.dotm, to so this,

1.     Exit word.

2.     Click Start->Run (Windows key + R key) and type %appdata%->click ok.

3.     Click on Microsoft folder->Templates->Right click on Normal.dotm->rename it to Normal.old.

Note: If you are not able to find Normal.dotm, click on organize at the top left->folder and search option and select Show hidden files and folders and uncheck Hide extension for Known file type

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Ruchi Bisht

Answer 2

Thank you very much for your help :))

Answer 3

It would appear that your NORMAL.DOT, the document template that governs a new blank document, has been editted with some text having been added. Microsoft has written a support article detailing the procedure for modifying the NORMAL.DOT file.

http://office.microsoft.com/en-ca/word/HP011210281033.aspx

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