Unwanted paragraph numbering

[Brian White]

When my Word 2000 comes up, there is already a paragraph number on the blank
page. This isn't a big problem since I can get rid of it easily. What is
worse is that the label tool has a paragraph number already in there and I
can't erase it. I've tried uninstalling MS Office and reinstalling. No
difference. Anybody out there who's had this before? Thanks.

 

[garfield-n-odie]

Hi, Brian. Try renaming your normal.dot template as described in
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/AppErrors/BlankDocNotBlank.htm. If that fixes
the problem, you can copy your customizations from the old normal.dot to
the new normal.dot by clicking on Tools | Templates and Addins |
Organizer.

 

[DAVE]

Hi, Brian,
Click FORMAT in the Word window
click "Bullets and numbering"
choose the NONE option and click OK.
Regards,
DAVE.

 

[garfield-n-odie]

Hi, DAVE. Your suggestion might fix the problem in the current
document, but Brian has this problem with every new document he creates,
and your suggestion will not fix that.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

It will if he first goes to Format | Style | Normal: Modify, selects
Numbering, and, after choosing None, checks the "Add to template" box.

 

[garfield-n-odie]

But this is not what DAVE suggested. DAVE's suggestion will not fix
Brian's problem.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

I was just trying to point out a way of accomplishing this without having to
rename (or even find) Normal.dot.