>I believe what you are looking for is the Space After setting, rather than
>the "Don't add space between paragraphs of the same style". Return to the
>Paragraph dialog box and change the Space After to 0 pts. Then click the
>Default button and confirm the changes.
>
> While you can modify your Normal style to take on this change, it's best
> to leave your Normal style unmodified in Word 2007 especially if you work
> with tables. For more on what I'm referring to and how you can encounter
> table style nuances if you modify your Normal style, take a look at this
> article:
>
http://blogs.msdn.com/microsoft_office_word/archive/2008/10/28/behind-the-curtain-styles-doc-defaults-style-sets-and-themes.aspx>
> Note that when you use the Default button in the Paragraph dialog box you
> are modifying the Document Defaults, not the Normal style. As noted in the
> article, the Normal style is actually an empty style as it has no specific
> formats defined. Instead, the Normal style looks to the Document Defaults
> in order to obtain its formats.
>
> Also, the reason you see an exclamation point in the icon for the Normal
> template is because it's the icon used for files that are macro-enabled,
> those with a .dotm or .docm file extension, which means the file has the
> potential to run (!) macros where as those files that are macro-free,
> those with a dotx or docx, cannot run macros and the icon associated with
> those file extensions do not have an exclamation point.
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> Beth Melton
> Microsoft Office MVP
>
https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/Melton> What is a Microsoft MVP?
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/gp/mvpfaqs>
> Guides for the Office 2007 Interface:
>
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/training/HA102295841033.aspx>
> "RobW" <robwalker[ at ]contech.local> wrote in message
> news:09622AD0-C647-44EF-9658-6DB45267E60A[ at ]microsoft.com...
>> Graham, thank you for the reply. Before I posted here, I did exactly
>> waht you suggested, open up the normal.dotm template and make the change.
>> Then I saved the template, exited Word, started up Word, anf the box was
>> unchecked.
>>
>> This is why I'm stumped.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> "Graham Mayor" <gmayor[ at ]REMOVETHISmvps.org> wrote in message
>> news:uFrzqmnYJHA.2084[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>> The default style for Word is the Normal style. The default setting for
>>> that style (which is what you'll have if you delete the normal template)
>>> is to have spacing after of 10 points and multiple line spacing at 1.15.
>>> The don't add spacing between paragraphs of the same style check box is
>>> unchecked. You need to right click the normal style on the home tab and
>>> select 'modify'. Go to the paragraph setting of that style and check the
>>> box. Click OK and then check the box for new documents based on this
>>> style. Hopefully you will have set the option to prompt to save the
>>> normal template in Word Options? Close Word and save the template at the
>>> prompt.
>>>
>>> In theory that should fix it, but in practice it doesn't appear to do
>>> so, so to *force* it to do so, open the normal.dotm template in Word and
>>> make the same changes. Then save and close the template. This time you
>>> should find that the setting will stick.
>>>
>>> --
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>>> Graham Mayor - Word MVP
>>>
>>> My web site www.gmayor.com
>>> Word MVP web site
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>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Rob Walker wrote:
>>>> I know this has been brought up here before and Google finds it all
>>>> over the Internet, but I am stumped. I have Office 2007 installed on
>>>> Vista Business. Three weeks ago I installed Small Business Server
>>>> 2008 and joined this workstation to the domain. I have local
>>>> administrator rights.
>>>> I confirmed that my template folder is pointed in the right
>>>> direction. I exited Word and Outlook so neither process is running. I
>>>> made sure Normal.dotm was deleted from the templates folder. I
>>>> started up Word and checked the paragraph options to not add an extra
>>>> line space. I hit the default button so it would update the
>>>> template. I exited Word and then checked the template folder.
>>>>
>>>> There is a Normal.dotm template with a yellow exclamation. When I
>>>> open word, the box I had checked off in the paragraph settings is
>>>> unchecked. Any suggestions?
>
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