Check your computer for viruses immediately. If so, you won't want to save changes to Normal.dot. If you're not aware of having made any such changes, it's possible that your computer has a macro virus that has made a change against your will. You can prevent Word from prompting you to save Normal.dot. If Word prompts you to save it (see Figure 1-7), click the Yes button. Similarly, if you've created or installed a VBA item, you may have changed Normal.dot. If you've created a formatted AutoCorrect entry or an AutoText entry, or if you've changed your default font, page layout, or paragraph settings, you've changed Normal.dot. It's also a convenient place to store VBA items such as macros and user forms. In addition to typical template items such as styles, page margins, and default font and paragraph settings, Normal.dot contains your formatted AutoCorrect entries and your AutoText entries. Normal.dot, also called 'the Normal template,' is the default template on which Word bases documents unless you tell it to use another template. If it doesnвЂ™t then try the other solutions suggested here: You are prompted to save the changes to the Normal.dot or Norm.

You probably have done something to Normal.dot, but only inadvertently. Answer (1 of 2): When you close Word it asks you to save changes probably because the option box in Advanced options is checked Uncheck it and the problem should go away. What is Normal.dot, and why is it doing this to me? I haven't done anything to it. When I close Word, it asks me whether I want to save changes to Normal.dot.

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