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Computer related issues- desperate help needed !!!!I have no idea if this is the right place to post this. Or if i can post something like this here at all, but one of my AE buddies thought it might help, so here it goes. I know there are a lot of computer pros out here so i'm hoping someone can help me. I guess this thread could generalize and become about computer related problems in general. So what happened was i copied and pasted some information from some gay and lesbian websites onto a microsoft word document. Nothing too inappropriate or anything. This also included a couple of comments from a particular thread here. I guess it was so i could read it in my spare time and respond appropriately. I never actually saved them on that word document, but for some reason every time i open a blank document those words i posted turn up. All 3 pages of them. I have no idea what to do about it. And it's been a couple of days since this problem first started. I have no idea what i did and no idea what to do about it. To add to the problem, I share the computer room with a couple of housemates. Many of whom share this computer with me. It's like the common house computer and i know i should have really thought about this before. Anyway, some of them are straight and suspect my sexuality, but I have not exactly come out to all of them as i don't know their views on gay and lesbian issues. I think most of them have liberal attitudes. So, anyway, I would be really embarrassed and feel kind of awkward if they did come across some of the stuff in that document (not the AE related stuff but the other things.) And its only a matter of time before they start using the computer for their own personal, work or university related reasons. I've managed to occupy the computer for myself the past couple of days but i know i can't do it forever. I'm sorry if this sounds really insignificant and not very important but i just really need help regarding this. Thanks once again. I realize i may be over stressing and worrying about this, but i'm feeling kind of anxious. Submitted by incurablygay (111 posts) on March 30, 2008 - 8:27am. |
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Computer related issues- desperate help needed !!!!
It sounds like you when you pasted the Text into Word that you possibly saved the file as your Normal.dot (blank template) instead of as a Word document (filename.DOC).
So I am guessing that when you select File, New this file opens. You just need to delete the file itself or delete all the text and then resave your Template.
Depending on which version of Microsoft Office you have installed, there are a couple ways to fix this. In the save dialog, choose save as .DOT or there is a box to check off that says "default" and you will be asked if you want to replace your Normal.dot. Microsoft Office Help can provide step by step instructions. Location of template: "C:\Documents and Settings\(profile)\Application Data\Microsoft\Templates\Normal.dot"
Hi...try this
first of, i think you should go on to the main user and the go in to the start menu. find your controlpanel and in there you will find add and remove user account, create yourself an account. everyone else can do the same to. if they ask you why you have your own account, just say it's to protect all your work from being deleted or getting virus'. Second, read this, it should help you with the document in word:
All documents in Word are based on templates. A template is a special kind of Word file with the .dot file extension (instead of .doc, which is used for documents). The template can contain text (such as a letterhead), special styles (such as those that might be suitable for an academic paper or a newsletter), and custom toolbars, macros, and shortcut key assignments that make it easier to prepare a certain kind of document. (See also What do Templates and Add-ins store?)
The blank document that you start with when you open Word (“Document1”) and all documents that you create by pressing the New button on the Standard toolbar or choosing “Blank Document” in the File New dialog are based on the Normal.dot template, which is the “global” template that also (by default) stores most of your customizations, such as changes to styles or toolbars.
If you change a style in Normal.dot (for example, if you change the default font, which means that you actually change the font of the Normal style) or if you change the default margins or page size, that change affects every blank document you create from then on. Needless to say, if you save text in Normal.dot, that text will appear in every blank document you create.
It is a mystery how users manage to save text in Normal.dot, but if your “blank” documents suddenly start opening with the text of an old document in them, this is what you have done! There are basically two ways to solve this problem.
The simplest fix: cleaning up Normal.dot
In order to delete the extraneous text from Normal.dot, you must first locate the Normal.dot file and open it. There are two main ways to do this.
Method 1
In Windows Explorer, press Ctrl+F, and search for Normal.dot. Or select Start | Find | Files or folders, and search for Normal.dot. In Windows XP, the folder that contains Normal.dot is a "hidden" folder. In order to find Normal.dot, you will therefore need to go to Tools | Folder Options, select the View tab, and check the radio button for "Show hidden files and folders."
Depending on your Windows Explorer settings, the search results may not display the “.dot” extension as shown in the screen capture below, but may only display the Word “Normal”. Either way, once you have found it, don’t double-click on the file; this will just create a new document based on it. Instead, open it by right-clicking on the file and choosing Open.
Note that it is actually much better – for all sorts of reasons, one being that it makes it easier to find the files you want, another being that it makes you less prone to virus attack – to set up Windows Explorer so that it does display all file extensions. If you have already done so, the Windows Find dialog will display “Normal.dot” in the search results rather than “Normal” as shown above. Unfortunately, by default, file extensions are hidden. To change this, select Tools + Folder Options (or depending on your Windows version, View + Folder Options, or View + Options); select the “View” tab, and de-select “Hide file extensions for known file types”.
Method 2
Alternatively:
I hope it works good luck!
Thanks so much for that
Thanks so much for that information sugar_honeyUK and A-K4ever. I appreciate all the effort you went into for those responses. I did attempt to do it, though admittedly one of my friends ended up helping me out. Guess i'm just slow when it comes to computers. :)
But thanks so much anyway. Whenever i need help with this problem i can always revisit this page. Words will never be enough to thank you for taking the time to help me out in a very serious situation and i want to let you know how much i appreciate it.
I got outed anyway. I don't regret it, it was going to happen one day.