When you exit Word 97 or 2000, the program automatically saves changes you've made in formatting styles, storing them in the normal.dot template. This saves time, but can be very inconvenient if you've modified certain styles for a particular document ù those styles may be reset for all documents. However, you can force Word to prompt you before it saves normal.dot. Select Tools-Options and click the Save tab. Select Prompt to save Normal template and click OK.