Act 2013 word template blank

[GVHP]

I have a user that when we try to use a word custom template it is coming up blank. with nothing at all in it. Word pops up and there isnt even a blank page to type on just the ribbon and the rest of the screen is grey. I can go to the other three computers that have act installed and opens and fills all the information no problem. it is a windows 7 machine office 2007 tried 2010 and downgraded as the was the only difference in the machines and act 2013 premium.

[jfmartinez]

I am having the same problem and no one seems to have a solution. Help.

Joe

[ritakog]

We had a situation like this with just one user, and the only thing that fixed it was a "nuke & pave."   Nothing else worked.

[kcleirbaut]

I have modified an existing template.  When I do the merge - WORD flashes in the systrat and when I open it it is a blank page - nothing - not even a word doc.

ACT v20/Office 16 (Office 365 download)   Other times I get a com error

Unable to cast COM Object of type “Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word.ApplicationClass’ to interface type “’Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word._Application’.

This operation failed because the QueryInterface call on the COM component for the interface with ID 00020970-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}’ failed due to the following error: The RPC server is unavailable (Exception for HRESULT: 0x80706BA).

Dead in the water here.  This seems to have started since I downloaded and installed V20

[JonTaylor]

This issue can sometimes occur when word's "default" template get's stuck in an "in-use" state (this isn't caused by Act, but does have a knock-on effect).
Recreating the normal.dot templates is usually the solution, and is relatively simple.

Follow the steps below ( from this article - http://kb.act.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/19051 )

Before proceeding with these steps, ensure that Word, Outlook, and Act! are all closed. Follow the steps below:

Depending on your version of Windows, browse to one of the following locations:

Windows Vista and later: C:\Users\[Your Windows Username]\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Templates
Server 2003 and Windows XP: C:\Documents and Settings\[Your Windows Username]\Application Data\Microsoft\Templates

In the Templates folder, rename any Normal.dot or Normal.dotm files to Normal.old, then close the Windows Explorer window
Launch Microsoft Word to force Word to recreate the renamed files, then exit Word
Launch Act! and attempt to send your email again