How to Install MS Office Word's Default Global
Template (Normal.dot)
The MS Office Word's default
global template (Normal.dot) as
provided here is a tool I developed over years for efficiently formatting,
composing, and editing MS Word documents. They are intended primarily for
students, teachers, and researchers in the fields of Linguistics, Translation
Studies, and Language/Translation Technology, though people working in other
areas may find it a very handy tool for them, too.
You may download these tools
for academic and professional uses for free. No commercial use or development
of them is allowed without prior permission from me.
Follow the instructions below
to install these templates:
[For MS Office 2003]
■ Download Normal.zip
to a folder in your computer.
■ Unzip the Normal.dot file in it to:
[Windows
7] C:\Users\YOU [the name you use to log into
Windows]\ApplData\Roamingt\Microsoft\Templates\;
[Windows
2000 and Windows XP] C:\Documents and Settings\Current User [This may simply be
your own name]\Application Data\Microsoft\Templates\;
[Windows
98 and Windows ME] C:\Windows\Application Data\Microsoft\Templates\.
When
prompted for replacing the Normal.dot file in the directory or not, answer Yes.
[For MS Office 2007 and later]
■ Do the same as above.
■ Launch MS Office Word and then exit it.
When prompted for saving the Normal.dotm template when exiting Word, answer
Yes.
Note:
■ If you are prompted for a password when
unzipping the downloaded file, please send me an email at kepingATnju.edu.cn, identifying yourself and telling me your
purpose of using the template. Ill email you the password as soon as I receive
your email.
■ If you have developed and saved some
styles, macros, and/or AutoText entries in the original templates in your
computer, you may want to back up your original templates before replacing them
with the downloaded ones.
Ke Ping
(Professor of
Translation Studies,
January 1, 2012