How Can I Repair Corrupt Normal.dotm File?

If you were unable to open your new MS word documents or MS word keeps crashing while opening a new file, one of the main reasons behind the problem could be corrupt Normal.dotm file. You can effortlessly fix the normal.dotm error and to keep effective working on MS Word, just by downloading the Remo Repair Word tool.

Microsoft Word is a document processor application that is exclusively used to write documents, articles, synopsis, information, thesis, etc. This is the world’s most used word processing program and is compatible on almost all operating system including Windows, Mac, Unix, etc. However many users argue that Word files are not rock solid and they tend to get corrupt for one or the other reason. There are many known reasons for Word file corruption and the unknown but usually occurred reason is normat.dotm file corruption.

Now you must be feeling like what is this normal.dotm file, what happens when this file gets corrupt? what are the reasons behind normal.dotm file corruption? Hold on, you’ll get the answer to all your questions by simply reading out this article.

So, what is normal.dotm file?

Normal.dot file (called as normal.dotm in Word 2007 and 2010 version) is the default template for Microsoft Word file, these file stores all the main / default settings such as font change, font size, preferred text, content of the file, default bullet style, formatting, etc. Hence, you must now understand how crucial a normal.dotm file is. If any corruption or damage to this file, it can cause Word to crash upon launching (or) sometimes make the Word file unreadable. The main reason for normal.dotm file to get corrupt is improper user program modification, macro virus infection, application malfunction, etc.

Manual method to fix Normal.dotm file error

If you were unable to open a new MS word file due to the error in Normal.dotm template, here are a few simple steps to follow:

Close Microsoft Word application
Search for the file and do ensure “Search hidden files and folders” and “Search system folders” are checked
Upon finding the file, right click on the file and click “Rename”
Rename the file as abnormal.dotm and click enter
Re-launch the Word file and see whether it helped

This procedure may help you to fix minor corruption with your normal.dotm file, however if the file is severely corrupted, the above-mentioned method may not be effective. Therefore, if you are unable to resolve the Word issue by troubleshooting normal.dotm. All you need to do is use advanced repair software such as Remo Repair to solve the problem. This app will fix corrupt normal.dotm file in just couple of mouse clicks.

The Easiest Way to Fix Normal.dotm Error

Remo Repair Word for Windows is an amazing utility, which ensures accurate repair of corrupt normal.dotm Word file with utmost ease. Using this utility, one can easily repair large sized, password protected and encrypted Word files. The tool uses powerful repair mechanism that provides assured repair of normal or severely corrupt Word document files. Adding to this, the application repairs Word files along with its formatting, OLE objects, tables, charts, hyperlinks, etc. Furthermore, it is very easy to install and use this software on Windows XP / Vista / 7 and 8 operating systems.

General features:

Repairs both DOC and DOCX Word files
It has user friendly GUI by which even a novice users can know how to open a corrupt Word document in a simple and hassle free manner
Capability to repair severely corrupt, broken, damaged, inaccessible and unreadable Word file
Repairs Word file without bothering about the reason behind corruption
Ensures no damage / changes are made to your original Word file while repair process
Fixes corrupt Word files created on Office 2000, 2002, 2003, 2007 and 2010 versions

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Steps to fix Corrupt normal.dotm file using Remo Repair tool:

Step 1: Download Remo Repair Word software and install the same onto your Windows computer to repair corrupt normal.dotm file. Open the installed application and follow the main screen procedures. Browse and select the corrupt Word file, which is to be repaired and then click on "Repair" button.

Figure A: Main Screen

Step 2: The application starts the repair process and the progress can be monitored by looking at the progress bar.

Figure B: Repairing Progress

Step 3: As the process completes, you will be able to preview the DOC file header before saving.

Figure C: Preview Repaired File

Step 4: At last, save the repaired file to your desired location.

Figure D: Save Repaired File