How can I change my default blank document on Word?

Somehow, I have managed to set a document I worte yesterday as my default blank document on word. So, every time I open a new document it reverts to something I have already written rather than a blank page. I've tried changing it back but have had no luck. Can anyone help me please?How can I change my default blank document on Word?
Not a problem. We'll fix it by changing your global template. NOTE: This method will not affect any other changes you've made to the template. Here's how:



In Word versions prior to Word 2007:



1. Close all open copies of Word.

2. Open Word.

3. Click on the File-%26gt;Save As menu item.

4. In the ';File of Type'; list box, scroll down to Document Templates and select it. The directory should change and there should be a Normal.dot file in it. DON鈥橳 SAVE THE FILE. Click Cancel instead.

5. Press CTRL/O.

6. Select Normal.dot. Normal.dot should become your open document.

7. Now delete all the text in the document, including text in any headers and footers. Pressing CTRL/A followed by the Delete key is the fastest way to do this.

8. Save the file with CTRL/S. You may get a warning message about the Global template having been changed. This is OK. Click Yes.

9. Close Word.



In Word 2007:



1. Close all open copies of Word.

2. Open Word.

3. Click on the round Office button in the upper-left corner of the window.

4. Click Open.

5. Select Templates in the Favorite Links pane.

6. Select Normal.dotm or Normal.dotx. (This may be just ';Normal'; also.) This should become your open document.

7. Now delete all the text in the document, including text in any headers and footers. Pressing CTRL/A followed by the Delete key is the fastest way to do this.

8. Save the file with CTRL/S. You may get a warning message about the Global template having been changed. This is OK. Click Yes.

9. Close Word.



Word sometimes leaves the last directory used incorrectly set, so the next time you open or save (especially!) a file, be careful that Word's pointed at the right place.



Hope that helps.How can I change my default blank document on Word?
delete it - if that does not work - highlight the entire page and then delete



that should work - it should have ask you for a title before you save it
The default blank document uses the normal template ';normal.dot';. Therfore you can see that if you open up this template and edit it then the changes are now part of your ';blank document';. You could delete (or rename) normal.dot in which case, next time you start, word will create a new one that is really blank.



In case you do this again perhpas it would be a good idea to keep a spare copy somewhere else.
File or delete whatever you have written.