Some users have reported that when they attempt to open a Word document, it fails to open. Instead, they see a Word cannot open the existing file (Normal.dotm) error ...

In Microsoft Word, you can customize the default document that opens when you open the program by editing the normal template -- called Normal.dotm -- file. This file contains the default styles and ...

In this post, we will show you how to change the Normal Template (Normal.dotm) in Word on a Windows 11/10 PC. Normal.dotm (or Normal.dot in older versions) is the default Microsoft Word Macro-Enabled ...

Valerie Pike set up Microsoft Word the way she liked it. Then, suddenly, everything went back to the default settings. Can she get her old settings back? Or at least protect them in the future?