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Protecting the Normal Template
Because every document created in Word is based on the normal.dot template, many macro viruses make this file the target of their attack. If you want to reduce your system’s susceptibility to macro viruses, making the normal.dot template read-only will provide a little added security.
Navigate through your hard drive until you find the Normal.dot template:
1. Select My Computer from your desktop or from the Windows start menu
2. Click on the drive containing your user settings (this is generally the C: drive)
3. Click on Documents and settings
4. Click on your user name
5. Open the Application data folder
6. Click on Microsoft
7. Open the templates folder
Make the template read-only:
8. Right click on the file named Normal and select Properties
9. Under the Attributes: label, check the box beside Read-only
10. Click the Apply button, then click OK
If you are unable to locate the Normal.dot file by navigating through your folders, you can use the Windows search feature to find it. Once you find it, follow the remaining steps to make the template read only.
Note: when you make the file read-only, you will not be able to make any changes to the template. If you decide you want to make alterations to the template, you should first enable writing to the file by unchecking the read-only box in the Properties dialog box.
Navigate through your hard drive until you find the Normal.dot template:
1. Select My Computer from your desktop or from the Windows start menu
2. Click on the drive containing your user settings (this is generally the C: drive)
3. Click on Documents and settings
4. Click on your user name
5. Open the Application data folder
6. Click on Microsoft
7. Open the templates folder
Make the template read-only:
8. Right click on the file named Normal and select Properties
9. Under the Attributes: label, check the box beside Read-only
10. Click the Apply button, then click OK
If you are unable to locate the Normal.dot file by navigating through your folders, you can use the Windows search feature to find it. Once you find it, follow the remaining steps to make the template read only.
Note: when you make the file read-only, you will not be able to make any changes to the template. If you decide you want to make alterations to the template, you should first enable writing to the file by unchecking the read-only box in the Properties dialog box.
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