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The Save As dialog box appears two times when you try to save a file in Word 2010 or in Word 2007

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Symptoms

When you click Save or Save As to save a file in Microsoft Word 2010 or in Microsoft Word 2007, the Save As dialog box appears two times.

Save as window appears twice

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Cause

This problem occurs because the Normal.dotm template is corrupted.

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Resolution

To resolve this problem, create a new Normal.dotm file by changing the name of the old file. To do this, follow these steps:

Start Windows Explorer, type %appdata%\Microsoft\Templates in the address bar, and then press Enter.
Right-click Normal.dotm, and then click Rename.
Change the file name to Normal.old.dotm.
Restart Word. A Normal.dotm template is automatically generated.
Try to save a file to check whether the problem is resolved.