Creating new document

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Version: 2008
Processor: Intel

When I try to open a new word document, a page opens up with a table already on it. How do I create a word document that does not contain a table? For example, I would like to write a paper.

 

[John McGhie]

You have saved the table to your Normal.dotm template.

Edit your Normal.dotm template and remove it.

Version: 2008
Processor: Intel

When I try to open a new word document, a page opens up with a table already
on it. How do I create a word document that does not contain a table? For
example, I would like to write a paper.

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John McGhie, Microsoft MVP, Word and Word:Mac
Nhulunbuy, NT, Australia. mailto:[email protected]

 

[Clive Huggan]

Dear [whoever],

On one occasion, you instructed Word to save the table into your Normal
template.

You can fix it by opening your Normal template (find it with Spotlight),
deleting the table, and saving.

That will give you a blank document each time. If you want to create a
document template for a paper, you should prepare your own template to suit
your needs. See this very good article on templates, styles and typography
by John McGhie, guru extraordinaire of the Word MVP newsgroups:

http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customization/CreateATemplatePart2.htm

If you are using Safari, you may have to click on the circular arrow
("reload the current page") button a couple of times.

Cheers,

Clive Huggan
Canberra, Australia
(My time zone is 5-11 hours different from the Americas and Europe, so my
follow-on responses to those regions can be delayed)
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