Changing the "Normal.dotm" file in Word 2007
1 Make sure that in "Folder Options\View" you have checked the box to: show hidden files, folders and drives.
2 Open Word and make the changes you want to have in the "Normal.dotm" file.
3 Save this file to the desktop as "Normal.dotm", then close this file.
4 Using Windows Explorer navigate to:
c:\Users\your username\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Templates
5 Right click on the file you created and move it from the desktop to the "template" folder to replace the original Normal.dotm file