Microsoft KB Archive/108452

Where Word 6.0 Searches for NORMAL.DOT

PSS ID Number: Q108452 Article last modified on 10-13-1994

6.00

WINDOWS

= SUMMARY =

When you start Word for Windows, it looks for the Normal template (NORMAL.DOT) in the following locations, in order:


 * The user TEMPLATES directory (USER-DOT-PATH setting in WINWORD6.INI)
 * The workgroup TEMPLATES directory (WORKGROUP-DOT-PATH setting in WINWORD6.INI)
 * The Word program directory (for example, C:)
 * The current directory

If Word cannot find the Normal template in any of the above locations, it uses the preset program default settings.

= MORE INFORMATION =

Word 6.0 does not use the DOT-PATH setting in the [Microsoft Word] section of your Windows WIN.INI file (Word 2.x uses the DOT-PATH setting).

= REFERENCES =

“Microsoft Word User’s Guide,” version 6.0, Chapter 10, “Document Templates,” “If You Modify, Move, or Delete the Normal Template” section

KBCategory: kbusage KBSubcategory: kbtemplate Additional reference words: 6.00 winword

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