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| footnote separator line Word 2007 | 8/20/2008 | Jean Mornard |
Q: How do we change the footnote separator line for a footnote that runs over to a second page?
A: First of all, you should switch to Draft view under the View tab. Then go to References and choose ...
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| inserting a pdf form in a word doc | 8/20/2008 | Joyce Hoffman |
Q: I'm trying to take a pdf form and insert it into a word document? For example, I have a 10 page new ...
A: I'm not sure which version of Word you have though it should be the same through all of them: 1. ...
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| Sections | 8/20/2008 | Jean Mornard |
Q: I have a quick question. I have a 20 page document with different sections. I simply want to ...
A: You could do one of two things, I think. First, if you don't need to have sections for other ...
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| mail merge word 2000 | 8/20/2008 | Suzanne S. Barnhill |
Q: I'm trying to create mailing labels using MSWord 2000. In the get data step, the program 'freezes.' ...
A: Anything I suggest is going to be a long shot, but here goes: 1. In my experience, it does often ...
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| Filename in footers | 8/19/2008 | Richard Stephens |
Q: Richard. Word2003. I am trying to set up a blank template with the filename in the footer. I have ...
A: Graham You have found a favorite pet peeve of many a word user. You have two options, the first ...
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| Securing Graphics with Text in Word (on Mac) | 8/19/2008 | Jean Mornard |
Q: and each time I place the graphics box, the text around it moves or shifts or the graphics does. I ...
A: I don't use a Mac, so some of this won't work, but if you select the text box, you can change the ...
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| Word 07 wont open from the start menu | 8/19/2008 | Nancy C. Janyszeski |
Q: i can open word through an icon or by searching for it however i cant open it under my recent ...
A: Chris, I understand but they are both related and based on the same application. Type a URL in the ...
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| Show/Hide Function Not Working | 8/19/2008 | Joyce Hoffman |
Q: I am using Microsoft Office 2003 with Windows XP on my laptop. I cannot get the Show/Hide function ...
A: Right click on your Word toolbar and choose Customize at the bottom of the menu. Then drag the ...
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| Watermark | 8/19/2008 | Jean Mornard |
Q: I created a document in Word 2003. It is a landscape document with three text boxes on each half of ...
A: There are probably many ways to achieve this, but here is one that worked for me. I'm using Word ...
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| Table of Contents - Legal Trust Documents | 8/19/2008 | Dale F. Wiley |
Q: I am a legal secretary and am trying to put together a 30 page trust form for the attorneys for whom ...
A: I don’t know of any built-in feature that will do this for you. Feel free to ask one or all of the ...
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| formatting - default | 8/18/2008 | Jean Mornard |
Q: After creating a document with several different formats, now when I open word 2003 the default is ...
A: Try clicking on the Font menu and changing the font and size. There should be a default button on ...
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| Word 07 wont open from the start menu | 8/17/2008 | Nancy C. Janyszeski |
Q: i can open word through an icon or by searching for it however i cant open it under my recent ...
A: Chris, there are so many variable with this one that I suggest you go to Google.com ( I just ...
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| Microsoft Word 2003 Autocorrect | 8/16/2008 | Joyce Hoffman |
Q: Greetings. I've added extensive AutoCorrect (Not Autotext)entries to a system I use for creating ...
A: From Microsoft: Back Up Your AutoCorrect Entries on the Source Computer To back up your AutoCorrect ...
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| Save As with date and Time | 8/16/2008 | Dale F. Wiley |
Q: Is it possible to create a template that when edited and the user has filled out all of the ...
A: You can use the Insert, AutoText Header/Footer to put stuff like that in the footer. I don’t know ...
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| Word 2007 | 8/16/2008 | Nancy C. Janyszeski |
Q: I am stumped by an extra page appearing in my document that shows blank in print preview and the ...
A: Shirley, I have not seen this before. Do you have show/hide on? When you say page number on the ...
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| re: Microsoft Outlook (word) attachments | 8/15/2008 | Dale F. Wiley |
Q: i am the tech at a company and some people have a problem with their word documents (e-mail ...
A: Microsoft Word remembers what view the document was in when the user saves it. Therefore, when the ...
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| Word VBA | 8/15/2008 | Joyce Hoffman |
Q: I'm trying to import a value from excel into a word document. I'd like the same value to appear in ...
A: From your subject line, I am wondering if you work in VBA. I do not so I will answer as I have been ...
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| envelopes | 8/15/2008 | Jean Mornard |
Q: After writing a letter in Word today, the envelope that printed placed my address as sender and ...
A: The only way I was able to reproduce the problem on my computer was to put my return address above ...
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| Headers/Footers How to | 8/14/2008 | Jean Mornard |
Q: Perhaps lock is the wrong terminology. I just want to create stationery with a first page having a ...
A: I'm sorry this is causing you so much trouble! Truth be told, I think Word, and especially Word ...
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| Formatting Fractions. | 8/14/2008 | Aidan Heritage |
Q: I am trying to write an address on an envelope and the address includes a fraction. When I type the ...
A: The envelope is outside the normal area of Word and autocorrect doesn't work - options are (1) type ...
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| Headers/Footers How to "lock them" | 8/14/2008 | Jean Mornard |
Q: Perhaps lock is the wrong terminology. I just want to create stationery with a first page having a ...
A: The best way to do this is to make sure that you check Different First Page in the Headers and ...
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| Email docs through WORD 2003 | 8/14/2008 | Aidan Heritage |
Q: I have WIN XP, use MSN explorer provided through Verizon for my email. Whenever I try to email a doc ...
A: Mail to uses the operating systems mail program - as far as I know, MSN mail isn't registered in the ...
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| fonts | 8/14/2008 | Joyce Hoffman |
Q: I have a table with three columns. I want to use New Roman 12 font. The font listed is courier new ...
A: I don't know of any other way unless you go to Format/Font and change the default font (see the ...
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| Mail Merge | 8/14/2008 | Jean Mornard |
Q: I am doing a mail merge in Word 2007 and using an Excel spreadsheet as my data source. I have a ...
A: Try inserting a blank column next to the column of numbers. Then, in the top cell of the blank ...
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| Microsoft word – protect forms and allow commenting. | 8/14/2008 | Dale F. Wiley |
Q: I've made a template where there is a upper section containing a form. this form a need to protect, ...
A: Since I have never been able to make this function work I can’t duplicate what you are trying to do. ...
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| Microsoft word – protect forms and allow commenting. | 8/14/2008 | Dale F. Wiley |
Q: I've made a template where there is a upper section containing a form. this form a need to protect, ...
A: I will try and help. Protect some sections and leave others unprotected I stumbled across this ...
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| Multiple Record Mail Merge | 8/13/2008 | Aidan Heritage |
Q: I have recently tried to set up a multiple record mail merge so that one email is sent out to each ...
A: You will need to create a field which contains the forms they need to return as one field - a merge ...
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| Microsoft Word Labels | 8/13/2008 | Suzanne S. Barnhill |
Q: This might sound crazy but has something happened with printing labels in MS Word. I have been using ...
A: There are two common reasons for problems with label printing. One is the printer, which sometimes ...
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| using FORMTEXT inside an IF field | 8/13/2008 | Aidan Heritage |
Q: I want to add a FORMTEXT inside an IF field. If you look at the IF field below, you'll see that if ...
A: I would SUGGEST having calculate on exit on ONLY the last one - otherwise (as you have discovered) ...
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| Adding different Header and Footers | 8/13/2008 | Jean Mornard |
Q: Greetings! I am presently working with Word 2007. Scenario: I have a 100-page document with a ...
A: I'm not sure I understand what the problem is, but if it's what I think it is, you might have to ...
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| Numbers in Headings for Word 2007 | 8/12/2008 | Suzanne S. Barnhill |
Q: I am starting a large report and want a detailed table of contents. I understand that Word 2007 ...
A: You need to set up outline numbering as described at ...
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| pdf chopped off | 8/12/2008 | Aidan Heritage |
Q: I am trying to save a Word document as a PDF to use in an email to announce my business' 10th ...
A: I'm afraid I know nothing about PDF files, but I would IMAGINE it is related to the method of ...
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| Microsoft Word 2003- Margins questions | 8/12/2008 | Richard Stephens |
Q: I'm just wondering if you can help me. I have this file that prints as if it is shrunken into the ...
A: Lauren As far as I know there isn't, the comments are generally there for revision options and ...
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| Adding different Header and Footers | 8/12/2008 | Jean Mornard |
Q: Greetings! I am presently working with Word 2007. Scenario: I have a 100-page document with a ...
A: Try inserting a section break before the blank page, choosing Section Break (Even Page) or Section ...
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| Formatting Figure Numbers | 8/12/2008 | Suzanne S. Barnhill |
Q: I am writing a dissertation and need help formatting my figures. I would like for Word to restart ...
A: In order to get the type of caption numbering you want, you need to use the "Include chapter number" ...
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| no header on title page | 8/12/2008 | Jean Mornard |
Q: I have a document that starts with a title page. I don't want ANY HEADER AT ALL on that title ...
A: Go into the header on the top of the second page, which will bring you to the Header & Footer Tools ...
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| footer unprotected | 8/11/2008 | Aidan Heritage |
Q: Can you tell me how to protect the document, but still have the footers editable. When I protect the ...
A: I'm afraid I've been unable to find a way of doing this, APART from with a macro which could ...
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| random cursor movement | 8/11/2008 | Suzanne S. Barnhill |
Q: In Word2003, while I'm typing, the cursor will jump up to another place in the text and start ...
A: If you are using a laptop, the most common explanation is that you are either inadvertently brushing ...
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| printer preferences for labels | 8/11/2008 | Richard Rost |
Q: Is it possible to set the printer tray preference for labels in Microsoft Word 2003? Currently each ...
A: This information is stored with your document, but if you create a new document you're going to have ...
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| Losing graphics within text | 8/11/2008 | Dale F. Wiley |
Q: I am 87 years old an have written 5 write Family History books which I give free to the family. I ...
A: Well good for you, that is a great accomplishment. Now some Word documents get to be a very large ...
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