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pistouri Posted messages 19008 Registration date Status Contributor Last intervention -
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Hello,
Configuration: Windows / Firefox 65.0 / Office 365
Thank you in advance for your attention to my message.
I would like to modify my file Normal.dotm. To do so, I typically go into Appdata, then Roaming, and then into Microsoft where the file is supposed to be in the Template subfolder.
However, here's what I get:
There is no Template file.
I then decide to try what I found in this topic: https://forums.commentcamarche.net/forum/affich-2654517-word-probleme-avec-normal-dot
But nothing works either. I can't achieve the desired results.
What intrigues me the most is that when I attempt the maneuver from the link above and go through the Word interface for saving, here's what I get:
The files I am interested in are accessible this way but not through the file explorer. Therefore, I cannot copy and paste the normal.dotm file since, going through the Word interface, a message blocks the file transfer since the original normal.dotm file is open.
Hence my question: how is this possible? And especially, how can I access the desired files?
Configuration: Windows / Firefox 65.0 / Office 365
Thank you in advance for your attention to my message.
I would like to modify my file Normal.dotm. To do so, I typically go into Appdata, then Roaming, and then into Microsoft where the file is supposed to be in the Template subfolder.
However, here's what I get:
There is no Template file.
I then decide to try what I found in this topic: https://forums.commentcamarche.net/forum/affich-2654517-word-probleme-avec-normal-dot
But nothing works either. I can't achieve the desired results.
What intrigues me the most is that when I attempt the maneuver from the link above and go through the Word interface for saving, here's what I get:
The files I am interested in are accessible this way but not through the file explorer. Therefore, I cannot copy and paste the normal.dotm file since, going through the Word interface, a message blocks the file transfer since the original normal.dotm file is open.
Hence my question: how is this possible? And especially, how can I access the desired files?
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pistouri Posted messages 19008 Registration date Status Contributor Last intervention Ambassadeur 8 723
Hello,
With Office suite and Word 2007-2019.
Info:
The Normal.dotm file is the template starting from version 2007.
Warning: the normal.dotm file does not exist initially. It will only exist after the first use of Word.
As with previous versions, one can rename a damaged normal.dotm so that Word creates a new one.
This file is located in the Templates folder of the user’s profile:
For Windows XP: C:\Documents and Settings\[User]\Application Data\Microsoft\Templates
From Vista onwards: C:\Users\[User]\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Templates
In principle, you should have this version:
For Word 2016/2019: C:\Users\[User]\Documents\Custom Office Templates
To change its location or find out where it is located:
Word 2007: Office Button, Word Options
Word 2010-2019
File → Options → Advanced Options
Section General → File Locations
You can change the location of your choice
Click on → Modify
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pistouri -
Thank you very much for the response.
Problem solved :) -
pistouri Posted messages 19008 Registration date Status Contributor Last intervention Ambassadeur 8 723
You're welcome.
Have a nice end of the day.
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pistouri
