Save changes to Normal template - why?

[John Dough]

Every time I close Word (X), even if I just open a new blank document and
close it without doing anything I get the message from Word:

"Changes have been made that affect the global template, Normal. Do you want
to save those changes?"

What is going on here? Certainly I did not make even any inadvertent changes
if I just open Word and close it without doing any writing or editing.

 

[Beth Rosengard]

Hi John,

If you're confused by my previous post, just ignore it. I replied to the
wrong post by mistake.

Anyway, here's my response:

In Word>Preferences>Save, turn off "Prompt to save Normal". It will still
save it every time, it just won't prompt you....

Assuming you're using Entourage, the reason you get the message is because
Entourage writes the contents of your contacts folder into the Normal
template every few minutes. There's a preference to turn this off but Word
ignores it. It's a bug.

--
Beth Rosengard
Mac MVP

Mac Word FAQ: <http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/WordMac/index.html>
Entourage Help Page: <http://www.entourage.mvps.org/toc.html>