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298035 2004-11-29 23:33:00 My MS Word has a corrupted file, which inserts huge spacings between lines as I type. Can someone please tell me how to rectify the problem? I have re-installed the program with no joy. It will also transfer the problem to another machine if I transfer a Word document
Thanks
Michael Carter
Michael.Carter (6487)
298036 2004-11-29 23:36:00 Sounds like the default template is corrupt.

Search for and delete every instance of "normal.dot" on the PC.
Its a hidden/system file so you need to enable the viewing of these files to be able to find it.

Do not have Word open when deleing it.

Reinstalling Word does not replace the file, but it gets recreated as a fresh uncorrupted file the first time Word runs and finds that it does not exist.
godfather (25)
298037 2004-11-29 23:46:00 Look at the line spacing Rob99 (151)
298038 2004-11-30 03:59:00 You really are my godfather - it worked!!
Thanks
Michael.Carter (6487)
298039 2004-11-30 04:10:00 The Normal.dot "fix" is the first thing to try.

It cures about 95% of problems with Word.
godfather (25)
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