How do I format New Document in Word 2003?(PageSetup graydout)

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hylandcpa

Using recently uprgade Word 2003 from Word XP,
New Documents cannot be reformatted from default template.
Because Page Setup under file menu is grayed out-nonfunctioning.
(Existing documents created with Word XP don't have this problem)
How do I restore this functionality?
 
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hylandcpa

Thanks, it looks like the template was bad, however I'm still stuck-
I deleted normal.dot,
Opened Word, which did create a new (unformatted) default template.
(page Setup now working)
I closed Word then "found" Normal.dot and "Opened with" Word 2003.
It created a "Document 1" which I reformatted to my desires with tabs, etc.

But "Document 1" could NOT be "Saved As" "Normal.dot."
Err mesg say cannot have two files with same name.
What else do I need to do?
 
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hylandcpa

The "Open with" of Normal.dot, from Windows Explorer,
in my installation of Word 2003 DOES create "Document 1" every time.
It DOES NOT open Normal.dot.

However, I opened Word 2003, closed "Document 1",
then opened files, from Word 2003 drop down menu,
drilled down to location of "Normal.dot"
and, using this route sucessfully opened "Normal.dot",
which I formatted as desired and "Saved As" Normal.dot.

Perhaps the link you refered to needs to be updated, or,
is something wierd in my instalation?
 
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Suzanne S. Barnhill

The default action for .dot files is New, which will create a new Document1.
I would expect that "Open With" would literally perform the Open command,
but it would appear that what it really means is "Use X application to
perform the default operation on this file."

If Open is not one of the options for Normal.dot on your right-click menu in
Windows Explorer, then you need to reregister Word (see
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/AppErrors/ReRegisterWord.htm).



hylandcpa said:
The "Open with" of Normal.dot, from Windows Explorer,
in my installation of Word 2003 DOES create "Document 1" every time.
It DOES NOT open Normal.dot.

However, I opened Word 2003, closed "Document 1",
then opened files, from Word 2003 drop down menu,
drilled down to location of "Normal.dot"
and, using this route sucessfully opened "Normal.dot",
which I formatted as desired and "Saved As" Normal.dot.

Perhaps the link you refered to needs to be updated, or,
is something wierd in my instalation?
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