Note: ~ stands for your username folder (Home) in OS X Office 2008ĭefault Location (note changes from Word 2004!) Caution: if you use MacWord in a corporateĮnvironment, it is very likely that the locations have been changed on your

Moved any of them and forgotten where you put them, or if you find multipleĬopies of Normal, read the Normal Template and/or Custom Templates sectionīelow to learn how to sort things out. The table below notes the default locations of your templates. See below for an explanation of what these files are and why you would Such as a thumb drive or CD-R, where they will be safe from the Remove Office You should copy the files listed in the following chart to external media You are encouraged to read this entire article before removing Office. Your Microsoft User Data (MUD) folder entirely alone. In Office programs, nor the Entourage database (in UserName/Documents/Microsoft User Data/Main Identity, or whatever your identity is named).

Note that the Remove Office tool will not touch any documents you generated Make Word work the way you are accustomed to using it. Updated for Word 2008 (DRAFT in progress)īefore removing and reinstalling Office, it’s a good idea to preserveĬertain files that hold the customizations, preferences, and settings that