You have the "INSERT" key engaged.
When the insert function is on anything you type will replace what appeared on the page.
You must have saved part of a document to the "normal" document. Go back and mouse it out and save the blank document to normal.doc
You can create the document in whatever way you need. It is in saving it that it becomes a template. When you go to save you choose template as the file type instead of the normal Word document. Then you will be able to use it as a template for future files.
If you still have remaining Microsoft Points, yes, however Microsoft has transferred from Points to actual Dollar value."As part of the next Xbox 360 system update, Microsoft Points will be retired, and transactions on Xbox will take place using your local currency instead of Microsoft Points. Microsoft Points Cards you purchase from retailers will continue to be redeemable on your console and Xbox.com until further notice. Microsoft has no plans to discontinue acceptance of previously purchased Points cards and codes. For more information, see Microsoft transition to local currency." - Microsoft Xbox
Open Office and Microsoft Works.
Word for Macs does have AutoRecovery (See links below) which is set to save the document every 10 minutes by default. This feature should not be used instead of performing regular Saves of your document.
A presentation is a document, which is presented by slides instead of report format. It makes it easier to show the audience what you are trying to sell/promote. Microsoft PowerPoint is a well known software program for this.
No, you can get iWork instead which lets you convert things you create into Microsoft Office documents.
Go to Microsoft Article ID : 814085 which i found Formatting Is Applied to the Whole Document Instead of to the Selected Text in Word (814085) - When you select text and then apply formatting to this selection, the formatting may be applied to a larger portion of the document larger than the selected text, or it may even be applied to the whole document. ... the whole document whenever you apply manual formatting to that style. Ensure you open your NORMAL.DOT to make the change otherwise it wont be found
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number instead of a letter (text)
You mean how do you save the document to a CD or DVD? Any disc burning software should have an option to burn the raw file to the CD or DVD instead of audio format. Just like how you would burn mp3's to a disc.
One can use programs like GoToMeeting and Netviewer instead of Microsoft Office Live Meeting. These programs offer the same features as Microsoft Office Live Meeting, but are much more popular.