


Note that some Word templates may be set as read-only by your system administrator. There’s no need to insert a template into a Word file because it is already there. Note the use of the wildcard asterisk at the end of what you are searching for this should help you find any template (or even document) that starts with "normal.The great thing about Word templates is that as soon as you open the file, it is ready to use. If you suspect this is the case with your version of Word, just get out of the program and use Windows' search capabilities to look for "normal.do*" (without the quote marks). (The Normal template is where Word stores default settings for brand new, blank documents it creates.) I say "may not" because some versions of Word seem to store this special template in a different directory all together. It may not tell you where your Normal template is stored. Note that this tells you where your user templates are stored. The Look In drop-down list, at the top of the dialog box it contains the current path name used for templates.Word displays the Modify Location dialog box.


(In Word 2007 click the Office button and then click Word Options. If you want to know where your templates are stored, follow these steps: The problem is that even Word Help cannot say exactly where the templates folder is on any particular computer. Regrettably, the average user hasn't a clue where they are stored on disk. The first step in modifying templates is to load one, and that means you need to know where they are stored on disk. It is unfortunate that Microsoft does not make it easier to modify templates.
