Saving to normal.dot in Word for Mac

Hi!
I don't know if this question belongs here but I couldn't seem to find any other forum for it.
So... how do I save to normal.dot in Word for Mac? I can't find the normal.dot template.
Hope someone can hekp - thanks

The only difference is that changing Normal.dot applies it to newly created documents. Come to think of it, I bet Word saves a 'snapshot' of the Normal template at the time the document is first saved, so when you're applying the Normal style, you're just reapplying the original normal associated with that document, not the modified Normal template.
Instead of saving a new Normal template, did you try modifying the Normal style using Format > Style, selecting Normal, clicking Modify and making the changes you want with the Add to Template and Automatically Update boxes checked? I suspect you would still need to reapply the Normal style to previously saved documents.
Also, under Tools Menu > Templates and Add-Ins there is an Automatically Update Document Styles checkbox under the Normal template. Checking this may cause Word to reapply the Normal style to old documents, but then again, maybe not...
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