global template

My daughter's term paper has gotten saved as our global
template and comes up every time that we start Word. How
do we 1) get rid of it and 2) return to a blank screen
when we load Word?

Use Windows Explorer to find every instance of
NORMAL.DOT and rename it to (say)
OLDNORMAL.DOT.
The next time you run Word, it will create a fresh
copy.
If anything important was stored in it (styles, auto-text,
etc), you can copy it from OLDNORMAL.DOT using
the Organiser.
When you are through, delete OLDNORMAL.DOT.
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Regards,
Pat Garard
Australia

Anne & Pat Garard.
apgarardATbigpondDOTnetDOTau
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ps. You will find the Word NewsGroups more helpful:
microsoft.public.word.newusers
microsoft.public.word.conversions
microsoft.public.word.docmanagement
microsoft.public.word.tables