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About Suzanne S. Barnhill
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Expertise
I've been using Word for Windows since version 2.0 (1992), and the more I learn about it, the more I realize how little I know. But I may know a few things that you don't, and I'll help if I can. I answer many questions every day in Microsoft's peer support newsgroups and as a result have been awarded the MVP (Most Valuable Professional) designation by Microsoft Corporation. You may be able to find the answer to your question at the Word MVPs' FAQ site or at my own Word FAQ site, so please check those first! Please, no questions about VBA (macros), Registry editing, networks, or complex merges, as I have no experience with these aspects of Word, nor do I have any experience with Word for the Mac.

Experience
I have a master's degree in classics (Latin), which is surprisingly helpful, though I no longer teach. The things I am proudest of: Having raised two children to maturity, both Merit Scholars, both college graduates (one a philosophy major!), one Phi Beta Kappa (from Harvard!); having been made a Paul Harris Fellow by my Rotary club; having been designated a Microsoft MVP.

Education/Credentials
B.A. (Latin), Agnes Scott College, 1966; M.A. (Classics), Emory University, 1972.

   

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SubjectDate AskedExpert

pull down menu11/26/2009Aidan Heritage
  Q: I was working ordinarily with Word part of Office 2003, when I noted that the Save As option no ...
  A: You can always use the keyboard shortcut - the F12 key - to access Save As, but I suspect that this ...
gaps in endnotes11/26/2009Suzanne S. Barnhill
  Q: I have a question related to your answer about endnotes posted on 9/29/2009. I have spaces between ...
  A: Vertical alignment can be set by section (the setting is on the Layout tab of Page Setup), so it ...
gaps in endnotes11/26/2009Suzanne S. Barnhill
  Q: I have a question related to your answer about endnotes posted on 9/29/2009. I have spaces between ...
  A: The only other thing I can think of is that you might have the vertical alignment set to Justified. ...
MSword page problem11/25/2009Dale F. Wiley
  Q: I took a risk yesterday and allowed an install of all MSWORD 2003 updates. Now it no longer has a ...
  A: I hate it when Microsoft Word “updates” and then screws up something else. Must report that I don’t ...
Copy & Paste and Endnotes11/25/2009Aidan Heritage
  Q: Hope you can help. I am creating a form in Word and using endnotes in the title boxes to flash up ...
  A: A macro could possibly be used, but you mention other documents PLURAL so I’m not sure if the ...
calculations in merge11/25/2009Suzanne S. Barnhill
  Q: I want to subtract 2 fields together, then divide by 2. I can subtract 2 fields, but I don't know ...
  A: The slash symbol serves as the operator for division, so you would have { = { MERGEFIELD1 }/{ ...
footnote problem11/25/2009Suzanne S. Barnhill
  Q: How can I get my footnotes arranged in columns like that : ________________ 1 Thanks so much for ...
  A: I'm afraid you can't. Or rather, you can, but it doesn't do you any good. You can set a tab stop ...
MERGE LABELS11/24/2009Dale F. Wiley
  Q: WORD 2007 MAIL MERGE PRINT LABELS ON AVERY 5161 THEY WONT PRINT. THEY PRINT THE FIRST 3 PAGES AND ...
  A: Must report that I don’t have Word 2007 and have yet to be convinced that I need it. Feel free ...
Microsoft Word Header11/24/2009Mahesh
  Q: I need to e-mail you the document, but the problem is I have a red line in my document header. I ...
  A: The line that you see is actually the border for that particular paragraph. Did you erase the ...
Mail merge IF statement and TC fields11/24/2009Suzanne S. Barnhill
  Q: I have a Word template that is used for two different purposes - say Plan A type and Plan B type. ...
  A: Okay, let's get back to basics: 1. Why do you need TC fields? If you have a TOC based on headings, ...
Mail merge IF statement and TC fields11/24/2009Suzanne S. Barnhill
  Q: I have a Word template that is used for two different purposes - say Plan A type and Plan B type. ...
  A: Although I've never tried anything like this, in principle it should work. Before we go any ...
date format issue11/23/2009Suzanne S. Barnhill
  Q: I have been trying to mail merge some data from excel to a word table for a report. There are 40 ...
  A: Mail merges in recent versions of Word do not respect Excel formatting. To format dates, currency, ...
Word Templates11/23/2009Suzanne S. Barnhill
  Q: Will Word 2000-2003 templates work with Word 2007? I have many templates created in Word 2000-2003 ...
  A: I haven't used Word 2007 extensively, but my understanding is that Word 2003 .dot templates will, ...
Header/Footer page number Alignment11/22/2009Suzanne S. Barnhill
  Q: I recently finished a 250 page document and I wanted the page numbers to be aligned on the outside ...
  A: As explained in my article at http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/HeaderFooter.htm, each section can ...
word 97 professional uninstall/reinstall11/22/2009Dale F. Wiley
  Q: I am trying to uninstall and reinstall word 97. It makes reference to word sharing components with ...
  A: I know exactly how you feel. It makes me nervous when I see that question about shared components ...
MS word display is different11/22/2009Mahesh
  Q: may i know how to fix this problem sir, the display is totally different,instead of a space,there's ...
  A: What you see is not a problem. Those are non printing characters which are bydefault hidden in ...
footers11/21/2009Dale F. Wiley
  Q: I just finished a 250 page document with page numbers in the footers. I wanted the page numbers on ...
  A: Must report that I don’t have Word 2007 and have yet to be convinced that I need it. Feel free to ...
default font for envelopes11/20/2009Dale F. Wiley
  Q: I have recently updated to Word 2007 and successfully changed the font default for return addesses ...
  A: Must report that I don’t have Word 2007 and have yet to be convinced that I need it. Feel free to ...
Labels11/20/2009Suzanne S. Barnhill
  Q: I use computers a lot but am really not knowledgable about them. I need to print labels for my ...
  A: There is no "Windows 2007." The version of Windows that followed Windows XP was Vista, and the ...
how to print gridlines in Word 711/20/2009Aidan Heritage
  Q: I activate rulers and gridlines when I use Word 7. How can I print these gridlines? Thank you ...
  A: Sorry I wasn't able to help further - as I mentioned, if I knew what form of document you were ...
Chapter Headings in Word 200711/19/2009Suzanne S. Barnhill
  Q: I have a document (about 250 pages). Each chapter is a section, and each chapter title is formatted ...
  A: This is what the StyleRef field is intended for. Reference the Heading 1 style, and it will change ...
Importing charts from Excel into Word11/19/2009Aidan Heritage
  Q: I'm importing charts from Excel into Word and when I paste them into the Word document the bottom ...
  A: In that case I'm at something of a loss - clicking once on the chart and copying (I use ctrl C) then ...
Page Numbering/TOC Errors11/19/2009Mahesh
  Q: Mahesh, I'm a new Tech Writer and I am editing a couple of documents that the previous Tech Writer ...
  A: I have understood the issue and it is unfortunate to tell you that the process involved in fixing ...
formatting and TOC issues11/19/2009Dale F. Wiley
  Q: I have a multi-page 2007 WORD document that contains two Table of Contents. After correcting some ...
  A: Must report that I don’t have Word 2007 and have yet to be convinced that I need it. Feel free to ...
how to print gridlines in Word 711/19/2009Aidan Heritage
  Q: I activate rulers and gridlines when I use Word 7. How can I print these gridlines? Thank you ...
  A: Rulers and gridlines are there to help you layout the document on screen, but they are not part of ...
Word template11/19/2009Dale F. Wiley
  Q: I am not sure if this question falls within your relm of expertise...I am trying to create an ...
  A: You’re right this is outside my expertise. Feel free to ask one or all of the other volunteers ...
mail merge - excel to a word table11/18/2009Suzanne S. Barnhill
  Q: I have been trying to mail merge some data from excel to a word table for a report. There are 40 ...
  A: I'm guessing you're just doing the wrong kind of merge. A Letter-type merge will produce one page ...
Word 07 and Page Numbers11/18/2009Suzanne S. Barnhill
  Q: Ack! I have been tasked with fixing the formatting on a Word 07 doc created from four different ...
  A: There are essentially two possibilities: 1. The most likely one: The document contains more than ...
word 2000 / Windows 711/18/2009Aidan Heritage
  Q: Word 2000 loads ok with Windows 7 but when the programme is opened there are no tool bars and any ...
  A: the Normal.dot file is the default template and will be in the template location - but as you canot ...
word 2000 / Windows 711/18/2009Aidan Heritage
  Q: Word 2000 loads ok with Windows 7 but when the programme is opened there are no tool bars and any ...
  A: I've no experience of word 2000 with the latest version of windows, and of course Microsoft have ...
old problem for you/ i am unable to rectify11/18/2009Suzanne S. Barnhill
  Q: When I try to open a word document warning shows up: "An instruction cannot be done because a dialog ...
  A: Did you make sure to include Hidden and System folders in your search? If even that does not turn up ...
ALPHABETICAL11/18/2009Dale F. Wiley
  Q: HOW DO I PUT A LIST OF NAMES IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER I WENT TO SORT UNDER TABLES THERE IS NO OPTION.
  A: You didn’t mention what Microsoft Word version you are using so this answer reflects version ...
Word Graphs into PPT11/17/2009Dale F. Wiley
  Q: We have windows 2003. I work with a licensed report that provides PDFs of charts and graphs for us. ...
  A: Must report that I don’t have Word 2003 and have yet to be convinced that I need it but I will do my ...
old problem for you/ i am unable to rectify11/17/2009Suzanne S. Barnhill
  Q: When I try to open a word document warning shows up: "An instruction cannot be done because a dialog ...
  A: It would appear that ABBYY FineReader OCR software has placed an add-in template in Word's Startup ...
retrieving files11/17/2009Pamela Mullenix-Croft
  Q: i recently deleted a very important file by accident.i had saved it to microsoft word three times ...
  A: It sounds like you are trying to open the files from the File menu in Word. If you go to the Recycle ...
Word 07 and Forms11/16/2009Pamela Mullenix-Croft
  Q: When creating a form in Microsoft Word 2007, is it possible to insert a table with a form field that ...
  A: There are directions below which will create a bookmark in a table cell, which can then be updated. ...
2007 Word responds slowly11/16/2009Dale F. Wiley
  Q: The launch time for Word is normal, but when I make any command such as opening a new file, it takes ...
  A: Must report that I don’t have Word 2007 and have yet to be convinced that I need it. Feel free to ...
Envelopes & Labels In Word 200211/16/2009Dale F. Wiley
  Q: Greetings: I have just done a fresh reinstall of Windows XP and subsequently of Office XP Standard ...
  A: This is a very good question and I don’t where Word stores this stuff. If it were me I would start ...
Headers and page numbers on Microsoft noncommercial use (home)11/15/2009Suzanne S. Barnhill
  Q: I have a document of 100 pages on Word, 2007 (Office word for home use). I have been working on the ...
  A: This is what happens when Microsoft tries to make it "easy for users to create great-looking ...
Can't Remove a Blank Page11/15/2009Richard Rost
  Q: I'm working on a tri-fold for a non-profit and have been told that the printer wants the front and ...
  A: You probably have a page break character (CTRL-ENTER) in there somewhere. Turn on the non-printable ...

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