Fixing Word's erratic behavior in Windows

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1. Search for the file normal.dot
2. Save the file in a folder.
3. Make sure all Word applications are closed.
4. Delete the normal.dot file. (When Word is opened, it automatically creates a new normal.dot template file.)
5. Check to see that it is functioning properly.



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