looking for "local.dot"

[ClarkedaShark]

When I start a new/open a Office Document from the start button and select a
blank document, it's supposed to come up as a blank/new document1, correct?
Well, when using Word 2003 in my Outlook 2003, a portion of the text I wrote
has attached itself permanently to the new/blank “document1â€.
I was advised by a friend to search for “local.dotâ€. This is supposed to be
the template for new word docs. If I can find that, I can remove the
unwanted text from the new document.
With this anomaly, I have to keep removing the unwanted text from my new
“document†and I cannot use MS Word 2003 as my editor in Outlook 2003, when I
open a “new e-mail†page.
Thanks, (e-mail address removed)

 

[Terry Farrell]

Look for NORMAL.DOT and rename it as normal.bad. Note that you may need to
enable hidden files and folder in Explorer and in Search options to find
normal.dot. But it should be under your profile. See
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/AppErrors/BlankDocNotBlank.htm