Footer autotext options vanished

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working

Hi
not sure what I've done, but all my autotext options have vanished from the
footer options

eg: file name / path

etc

how do I get them all back?

thanks
 
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Suzanne S. Barnhill

The usual reason for this is that you have saved a document as Normal.dot.
 
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working

Hi Suzanne

Yes I did save a document as the normal.dot, so that all my margins fonts
etc, are as I need them.

I am still not sure how I get the autotext options back?
Can I copy them from another computer?

thanks for your assistance
 
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working

Hi again

I've printed out both help files from below, and they are helpful - thanks

I am trying to rename/delete normal.dot, so I can restart word and modify
the new normal.dot properly!

I've closed all word docs and located the template via windows explorer, but
it won't let me rename or delete the file.
I keep getting this message:

Cannot delete Normal: There has been a sharing violation.
The source or destination file may be in use.

any suggestions?
thanks again
 
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Doug Robbins - Word MVP

You must Exit Word.

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Hope this helps.

Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my
services on a paid consulting basis.

Doug Robbins - Word MVP
 
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working

Hi Doug & Suzanne

Word was closed completely, just tried again this morning and it wouldn't
work. Then my brain clicked in, Outlook uses word to compile emails, once I
shut Outlook, the normal.dot deleted.

so I've gone in the correct way and fixed the default font, default
language, etc

thanks
again
 
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Suzanne S. Barnhill

Right, I don't use Outlook for email, much less use Word as my email editor,
so I keep forgetting about that.
 
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