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Location of normal.dotm
I'm a heavy Quick Parts user, and like to keep a backup of my normal.dotm file. In the past, I've always just done a Search on my C:\ drive to find it quickly. However, it's not displaying anywhere anymore. I believe this began with a Windows 7 upgrade, but I can't be sure.
I verified that I'd set my File Explorer settings to View> show hidden files, folders, and drives. I have no problem viewing previous backup versions on my D:\ drive and on a shared drive. When I search for "normal.dotm," dozens and dozens of files display - all types and names. When I search for it by going to C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Templates (my best recollection of where it's housed), it isn't there. Furthermore, if I had a sudden software upgrade, I wouldn't know where to place the backup file to recover all my Quick Parts and macros! Can someone please point me to the correct location? Thanks! |
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Location of normal.dotm
I'm a heavy Quick Parts user, and like to keep a backup of my normal.dotm file. In the past, I've always just done a Search on my C:\ drive to find it quickly. However, it's not displaying anywhere anymore. I believe this began with a Windows 7 upgrade, but I can't be sure.
I verified that I'd set my File Explorer settings to View> show hidden files, folders, and drives. I have no problem viewing previous backup versions on my D:\ drive and on a shared drive. When I search for "normal.dotm," dozens and dozens of files display - all types and names. When I search for it by going to C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Templates (my best recollection of where it's housed), it isn't there. Furthermore, if I had a sudden software upgrade, I wouldn't know where to place the backup file to recover all my Quick Parts and macros! Can someone please point me to the correct location? Thanks! |
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I found it in a forum. Go to Start>Run, and paste %appdata%\Microsoft\Templates into the entry field. Then click OK, and all the templates display.
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See the 'Sticky' thread at the top of the Word area, to which I've moved this post.
Please post Word questions in the Word area, not in the Office area.
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