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Old 10-17-2012, 11:53 AM
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Originally Posted by Stefan Blom View Post
Sometimes, poorly designed add-ins could prevent Normal from saving correctly. Further troubleshooting will be required to fix that permanently.

As a workaround, you can open Normal as a document and make the changes directly in the file. The easiest approach makes use of some basic VBA: In Word, press Alt+F11 to display the Visual Basic Editor. Press Ctrl+G to activate the Immediate window. Type

NormalTemplate.OpenAsDocument

and press Enter. Normal opens in a separate window (it may not be the active window). Close the Visual Basic Editor.
Thanks for the advice, but opening up the Normal just to modify it is not what I'm looking for here and is not really compatible with my workflow. I rarely run into a situation where I have to edit the Normal per se. When a situation arises during the editing session of a regular document that requires a new customization (e.g., a new button on a toolbar), that's when I want the change to be reflected in the Normal.

I think your answer is probably right. I installed a new add-in a few months ago, and it somehow coincides with the last modified date of the Normal, making it a strong suspect. (I won't name names here though.) Like you said, it must have been badly designed, because I had been using other add-ins without a problem before.
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