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Anonymous
2011-03-09T02:32:56+00:00

Greetings,

I am running Windows 7 Professional 64-bit operating system and have a question about microsoft word (2007).  When I launch word... the page that opens has the cursor blinking on the right side of the screen because the left indent is set to 5.93". 

In order to resolve this I have tried saving a normal document in the STARTUP (C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office12) folder.  However the same issue is there when I launch word.

I have also tried running "winword /r" in the run line in an attempt to restore to default settings.  However the issue remains.

Many thanks for any assistance.

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Suzanne S Barnhill 278.1K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
2011-03-09T02:59:46+00:00

Starting with "winword /r" reregisters Word (reestablishes file associations in the Windows Registry); it has no effect on the Normal template. You cannot create the Normal template, you must either modify the existing one or rename it in order to force Word to create a new default one. Which method you choose will depend on whether you have customizations you need to save. For instructions to find and modify Normal.dotm, see http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/AppErrors/BlankDocNotBlank.htm and http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customization/CustomizeNormalTemplate.htm.

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  1. Anonymous
    2011-03-16T13:54:24+00:00

    Wow... quite a wealth of knowledge provided here.  Thank You so much!

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