c:\program files\Microsoft Office\OFFICE11\Startup is, as its name implies,
a folder the contents of which are loaded when Office 2003 applications are
started. The startup folder for Word alone is defined in tools options
file locations startup. Startup folders are used by Word to load global
templates which provide macros, toolbars etc for use by all documents.

By removing the Palmapp.dot add-in from this folder, you prevent it from
loading and thus lose the functionality it provides. Whether the add-in is
suitable for your version of Word or you require its functionality are other
issues entirely.

You can set Word's security to trust installed templates and add-ins.

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Graham Mayor - Word MVP

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SmithDave wrote:
Thanks to Suzanne for pointing me at Normal.dot. However this was not
the solution.

Here's what I did:
1. I changed the Macro Security level to medium.
2. When I started MS Word, it announced a document template that was
to be opened. I had no idea that it was there. It was installed when
I set up an application for my Palm PDA. The name of the template was
Palmapp.dot.
3. Its location was another new wrinkle that I discovered: c:\program
files\Microsoft Office\OFFICE11\Startup. Apparently, this is a folder
where I can store a template for frequent use.
4. I removed Palmapp.dot from the startup folder and put it into the
Templates folder with Normal.dot. Now things are behaving normally.

D.Smith




"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

See http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/AppErrors/...ocNotBlank.htm

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Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
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"SmithDave" wrote in message
news
Nope, sorry. It's not Track Changes.

I'm using Word 2003 11.5604.5606. This happens when I open a new
document. Untouched. No content.

I am familiar with how Track Changes shows balloons on the right
side. I know I can get rid of all by accepting all changes. Track
Changes is off.

In Tools Options I can set Track Changes to "never" and the
margin is still 4.5 cm.

BTW, I work around this issue by opening an old Word file, one that
displays correct margins in both Page Setup and onscreen. I just
want to know what's up with a new document. Any suggestions?

Dave Smith

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

If this is Word 2002 or 2003, the "funky setting" is Track
Changes. When you're tracking changes, Word expands the virtual
page to allow for the "balloons." If you print the page it will be
either shrunk to fit on portrait or rotated to landscape depending
on your settings on the Track Changes tab of Tools | Options.

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Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
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"SmithDave" wrote in message
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Question 1: Is this normal behaviour?
1. Page Setup shows Right Margin 2 cm
2. Actual page shows Right Margin 4.5 cm
3. Can't change Right Margin
Question 2: Why is the Right Margin so big?
Question 3: How do I change the actual page so that it displays a
Right Margin 2 cm?

Basic_Formatting.htm tells me to change the Right Margin by using
Page Setup and the Margin tab. But when I go there and try to
change it, I get the error message "Increasing right margin
causes last column to become too narrow..." Question 4: Have I
got some kind of funky setting that causes this 2 cm margin to
appear as 4.5 cm?

Best Regards,
D.Smith


"Charles Kenyon" wrote:

Margin formatting is by section.
http://addbalance.com/usersguide/basic_formatting.htm
http://addbalance.com/usersguide/sections.htm

I suspect there is a question you want to ask, but you haven't
asked it. --

Charles Kenyon

Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word

Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented
version of Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide)
http://addbalance.com/usersguide

See also the MVP FAQ: http://www.mvps.org/word which is awesome!
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"SmithDave" wrote in
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When I open a new document (Word 2003 11.5604.5606) page
margins in Page Setup indicate Left 2 cm and Right 2 cm. On the
page the margin ruler shows margins at Left 2 cm and Right 4.5
cm.
When I try to change right margin with my mouse, it does not
move. When I try to change right margin in Page Setup, the
error message I get is "Increasing right margin causes last
column to become too narrow in some sections having unevenly
spaced columns." P.S. Multple pages is set to "Normal"