Margin problems

[bonnielee]

I am trying to restore word to the original margin settings, but I get the
following message: "Increasing right margin causes last column to become too
narrow in some sections having unevenly spaced columns." This is a new
document without columns! How do I restor the margins without this alarm
message?

 

[garfield-n-odie]

Locate and open your normal.dot file as described in Method 1 in
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/AppErrors/BlankDocNotBlank.htm . Click
on Format | Columns | One | Apply to: Whole document | OK. Type
a character or two and delete what you just typed. Save the
normal.dot file and close it.

 

[bonnielee]

I tried to find the normal.dot file as described, but my system is not
finding it, even after I clicked the box for "Show hidden files and folders"
and deselected "Hide file extensions for known file tyes." Is there another
way? Thanks so much for your help.

 

[garfield-n-odie]

In Word, click on Tools | Options | File Locations. Note the
folder designated for "User Templates". That is where you will
find the normal.dot file.

 

[bonnielee]

I finally found the normal.dot file! It was in:
C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\Application Data\Microsoft\templates

And I followed your instructions, and the problem is fixed! You're a
genius--thanks so much! I never would have figured this out on my own.

Thanks,
Bonnielee