At the command prompt, type exit, and then press Enter.
Word 2003 ren %userprofile%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Templates\Normal.dot OldNormal.dot Word 2007 or later ren %userprofile%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Templates\Normal.dotm OldNormal.dotm
At the command prompt, type the following command, as appropriate for the version of Word that you are running, and then press Enter:.
Type cmd in the Search box (in Windows 10, Windows 8.1, or Windows 8) or in the Start Search box on the Start menu (in earlier versions of Windows), and then press Enter.
Replace the Normal.dot or Normal.dotm global template file
Select Options, and then select Export on the File menu.
Locate the following registry subkey, as appropriate for the version of Word that you are using.
Type regedit in the Search box (in Windows 10, Windows 8.1, or Windows 8) or in the Start Search box on the Start menu (in earlier versions of Windows), and then press Enter.
In the Run dialog box, type winword /a, and then press Enter.
Type Run in the Search box (in Windows 10, Windows 8.1, or Windows 8) or in the Start Search box on the Start menu (in earlier versions of Windows), and then press Enter.
Select the file that you want to open and insert, and then select Insert.
On the Insert tab, select Object in the Text group, and then select Text from File.
On the File menu, select New, and then select Blank Document.
Before you modify it, back up the registry for restoration in case problems occur. Serious problems might occur if you modify the registry incorrectly. Follow the steps in this section carefully.