| Subject | Date Asked |
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| Word 2003 vs. Word 2007 | 7/27/2009 |
Q: I need to decide if I should upgrade to Word 2007 from 2003, which I am most comfortable with. I ...
A: The transition from 2003 to 2007 is not an easy one. I've been using 2007 for about a year now and ...
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| MS Word 2007 merge | 7/26/2009 |
Q: I have a paragraph in a new client welcome letter. It pulls three names separated by a ,(comma) ...
A: You could use an If...Then...Else statement for the supervisor. It should look something like this: ...
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| ms office word | 7/25/2009 |
Q: how i will be get page setup shortcut keys
A: What I have done for page setups I do often is to record a macro (under the Developer tab if you're ...
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| Word 2007 | 7/24/2009 |
Q: Jean: I have a problem that I hope you can help. I have a 12 page document split into 2 equal ...
A: If you are using the field code to get the number of pages, instead of using {NUMPAGES}, you should ...
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| text boxes in MS word | 7/24/2009 |
Q: I'm trying to print a page with two text boxes. It looks like it fits on the screen but when I print ...
A: It's possible to place text boxes outside of the margins so they wouldn't print properly. If you ...
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| Find and Replace | 7/22/2009 |
Q: I have a large amount of data that was exported from an Excel spreadsheet to a text file. Each row ...
A: Yes, it's possible to do what you want. There are a couple of VBA looping commands that you can ...
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| Table Header Rows | 7/22/2009 |
Q: I have very large table that takes up 8 pages. I want to have a header row appear on each page. I ...
A: This may be a stupid question, but are you looking at your document in Draft mode? The repeated ...
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| Find and Replace | 7/22/2009 |
Q: I have a large amount of data that was exported from an Excel spreadsheet to a text file. Each row ...
A: You could try writing (or rather, letting Word write) a macro. I'm not sure which version you're ...
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| MS Word 2003 | 7/22/2009 |
Q: How can I get rid of paragraph marks from MS Word 2003? I've tried clicking on the icon but it ...
A: Click on Tools->Options->View and see if there's a check by Paragraph Marks in the list of ...
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| Adding header footer images and design text | 7/21/2009 |
Q: We want to create a template for all of our white papers. We want them to have a specific header (an ...
A: I'm not sure if this will help with all of your issues, but when you insert the graphics, make sure ...
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| mail merge | 7/20/2009 |
Q: Good afternoon Jean, Let's say I have completed the mail merge and I am reviewing the forms I have ...
A: The way you presented the problem isn't confusing at all; however, the answer to it may be. ...
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| Table header with hyperlinks | 7/20/2009 |
Q: I have a table that has the header row repeating in a new page. The top of the table header (i.e. ...
A: I couldn't get it to work, either. I (no doubt like you) couldn't do anything in that row at all. ...
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| Limit word to 250 character | 7/20/2009 |
Q: i want limit the user to only enter 250 words in the word document.May i know how to do this.
A: There isn't any way to limit the number of words; however, you can limit the number of characters in ...
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| Watermark problem in Word 2007 | 7/19/2009 |
Q: I am trying to apply to my document a CONFIDENTIAL watermark, yet the document allows to watermark ...
A: The watermark in Word 2007 is part of the header, so it's possible, if you have Different First Page ...
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| auto update on memos | 7/16/2009 |
Q: I have folders of memos that when opened put in the current date and delete the date or origin. I ...
A: Unfortunately, there doesn't seem to be a way to have a {DATE} field not update automatically. You ...
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| microsoft word (2003) templates | 7/15/2009 |
Q: I'm currently working on a microsoft word template, which is not the default(normal.dot) and I would ...
A: If the document is locked, it will show as Read Only when you open it, and ask for a password. ...
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| microsoft word (2003) templates | 7/15/2009 |
Q: I'm currently working on a microsoft word template, which is not the default(normal.dot) and I would ...
A: Sometimes background information on a template is located in either the header or the footer, so you ...
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| Mail merge | 7/15/2009 |
Q: What is a mail merge and how does it work?
A: That's a very large question, and the answer depends on what you want it to do - do you want ...
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| mail merge with publisher, word, from excel | 7/15/2009 |
Q: I have a publisher 2007 document in the form of a ticket that I want to print consecutive numbers ...
A: It sounds to me like you're following the right steps, as far as the Word mail merge goes. I tried ...
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| Sending Mail merge email from alternate alias | 7/14/2009 |
Q: I am sending out a Mail merged e-mail. (Using Word and outlook 2007) It is going out to a large ...
A: In researching this, one of the answers I found is to change the default e-mail account to the one ...
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| Word Issue | 7/10/2009 |
Q: I've been having a random issue when printing merged letters with Microsoft Office Word 2003. These ...
A: I've seen a couple of theories about this problem. One is that it has to do with temporary files, ...
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| Textlinks within a Word Document | 7/9/2009 |
Q: I am creating a codebook with a table of contents, which will list several variables used in my ...
A: I believe what you want is to create Bookmarks. I haven't used them much, but if you go to the help ...
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| Church Directory on Word 2003 | 7/8/2009 |
Q: I made a church directory in Word 2003 without formatting it. Now it prints every other page upside ...
A: I'm sorry, but I'm unable to receive documents. However, without knowing the details, I suspect the ...
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| Problems with default font | 7/8/2009 |
Q: Good Morning- I had my default font (Verdana) set the way I wanted, but all of the sudden today it ...
A: Well, in all my experience of Word 2007 arbitrarily resetting defaults, that's a weird one! One ...
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| Problem with Watermark on word 2007 | 7/6/2009 |
Q: I am inserting a watermark into a document and upon insertion the watermark is moving text down in ...
A: Are you using the watermark function (under Page Layout) or are you inserting a picture or word art ...
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| Printing Word Doc | 7/4/2009 |
Q: When printing a specific word document the letters "OKI" appear at the top of the page. These ...
A: The only thing I can think of is that those letters are a watermark that's being inserted by the ...
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| Portrait and Tables | 7/3/2009 |
Q: I currently use windows vista and word 2007. For my question, I have to use portrait format, not ...
A: There are a couple of things you can do. If you don't need to manipulate the data once you've ...
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| Table of Contents | 7/1/2009 |
Q: I'm working in Word 2007 creating a toc. Each heading is numbered throughout the document (1, 2, 3, ...
A: This is probably a dumb question, but have you tried refreshing the TOC with F9? Or, if that ...
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| Word | 7/1/2009 |
Q: Is there a "wrap" feature in Word? ANSWER: Hi Sam, I'm not quite sure what you mean by wrap? Do ...
A: Text wrapping in Word is automatic and is based on the margins. The easiest way to see how your ...
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| Restart numbering | 7/1/2009 |
Q: “Restart Numbering” changes the formatting of the paragraph. I have styles for all paragraphs in my ...
A: I'm sorry I sent you to the same place you'd already been sent--apparently this is a wide-spread ...
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| Table of Contents | 7/1/2009 |
Q: I'm working in Word 2007 creating a toc. Each heading is numbered throughout the document (1, 2, 3, ...
A: I'm not quite sure, but I think the problem may lie with whether or you have used automatic ...
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| embed tiff file in word 2070 | 6/29/2009 |
Q: I embedded a tiff file in word 2007 but when I click on the icon it opens up like garbage instead of ...
A: When I tried it, I was able to place a .tif file in just fine so I wasn't able to recreate your ...
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| Opening saved documents | 6/27/2009 |
Q: I try to open a document from Microsoft word and receive a message stating Featured ID not ...
A: Did you just install a new version of Word? Apparently, sometimes the old one doesn't get properly ...
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| MS Word 2007-Footnote formatting | 6/18/2009 |
Q: I am trying to eliminate the number of spaces between the line that separates the body of the ...
A: There are a couple of things you can try, all in the Draft view. Click on the View tab and choose ...
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| Document protection | 6/16/2009 |
Q: I would like to protect documents (forms) from being changed, but would like staff to be able to ...
A: If you use the Legacy Tools and the text box under Legacy Forms (in Word 2007), you should be able ...
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| Autocorrecting in Word 2003 | 6/14/2009 |
Q: If i have a document which comes up with the same word misspelt many times is there a way to 'change ...
A: If you click on Spelling and Grammar, one of the choices is to Change All, when you're correcting a ...
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| FILE LABELS FONTS | 6/12/2009 |
Q: How do I change the Font for printing Avery File labels 5366? Thank you in advanvce Barbara ANSWER: ...
A: Hey, thanks for letting me know that, Barbara! I should know how to do that, so thanks for filling ...
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| FILE LABELS FONTS | 6/12/2009 |
Q: How do I change the Font for printing Avery File labels 5366? Thank you in advanvce Barbara
A: I don't believe you can change the font in the label window so probably the easiest thing to do is ...
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| Cross-references to Chapters in External Document | 6/11/2009 |
Q: How do I make cross-reference links to specific Chapters in an external document (not the same ...
A: Here is a link to an answer by Susan Barnhill on this forum. Susan is far more experienced than I ...
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| Document Properties | 6/11/2009 |
Q: I am using MS Office 2003. Whenever I save a document this anoying "document properties" box comes ...
A: For number 1, try clicking on Tools/Options and then click the Save tab. In the Save As section, ...
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| File labels in Word | 6/10/2009 |
Q: How do I prepare Avery 5366 file labels in Microsoft Word?
A: Go into Envelopes and Labels (Under the Mailings tab in Word 2007 and under Tools/Letters and ...
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| Word tab leader truncation | 6/8/2009 |
Q: When making an index in Word 2007, I use the right tab with the ... leader. When the index items or ...
A: I think the answer to your question is no, unfortunately. At least I couldn't find it and that's ...
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| Format | 6/8/2009 |
Q: I was recently writing up a report and I had two problems with it. 1) How do I make it so that only ...
A: The first one is easy. Place a section break between the sections with the page number and without, ...
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| spaces between paragraphs | 6/6/2009 |
Q: I'm editing a document with existing spaces between paragraphs. My client does not want these spaces ...
A: A hard return happens anytime you hit enter in a Word document. Sadly, I think you might have to ...
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| Creating interactive text box in Word 07 | 6/5/2009 |
Q: I have to create a document for work in Microsoft Word 2007 with a text box that my colleagues can ...
A: Have you tried using the Legacy Forms text box? In case you don't know how to get there, click on ...
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| spaces between paragraphs | 6/5/2009 |
Q: I'm editing a document with existing spaces between paragraphs. My client does not want these spaces ...
A: Are the spaces hard returns or paragraph spacing. If they are hard returns, you can search for two ...
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| Mail Merge with Excel Data into Word | 6/4/2009 |
Q: I have an excel database that contains several emergency contact records for each person. For me, ...
A: This is SUCH a good question--I've long wondered how to do this so I'm glad you asked. Here's a ...
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| Word 2003 landscapeTable and portrait page numbers? | 6/4/2009 |
Q: I am using word 2003. In my document i have few landscape tables (wider tables). I don't know how ...
A: This is kind of tricky. I found a website that details how to do what you want. It's kind of ...
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| Creating an electronic letterhead with Microsoft Word | 6/4/2009 |
Q: Jean. Thanks for taking the time to read this message. With Adobe Illustrator, I designed an A4 ...
A: I'm assuming you're putting the regular logo in the header of the page, which will prevent it from ...
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| widow/orphan protection | 6/3/2009 |
Q: How can I turn widow/orphan protection off permanently in MS Word Office 2007? ANSWER: Hi Lowell, ...
A: Try modifying the Normal style. Right click on the Normal style box in the Home tab and choose ...
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| Converting Info to Excel - without losing format | 6/2/2009 |
Q: I have a word doc - it is in 97-03 format now but I can easily save it as a 2007 doc. The file is a ...
A: You can e-mail me a couple of pages at jean.mornard@wmitchell.edu. I'm not sure I can be of much ...
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| widow/orphan protection | 6/2/2009 |
Q: How can I turn widow/orphan protection off permanently in MS Word Office 2007?
A: You should be able to do it by clicking on the arrow in the bottom right corner of the Paragraph ...
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| Deleting Page Breaks in Table | 6/1/2009 |
Q: I have created a 6 page table in Word. It is being revised from a previous version of the ...
A: You should be able to link them together by deleting the paragraph or paragraphs between them. It ...
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| Deleting Page Breaks in Table | 6/1/2009 |
Q: I have created a 6 page table in Word. It is being revised from a previous version of the ...
A: Are you dealing with separate tables or one table that's breaking inappropriately? The first thing ...
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| Creating a table of contents | 5/31/2009 |
Q: I use Word 2004 on an iMac. How do I create a Table of Contents linked to my document? how do i ...
A: I don't use Word for the Mac, so this answer may not work. In the PC version, the TOC is generated ...
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| Word 2007 | 5/29/2009 |
Q: 1.Is it possible in Word 2007 to display the path of a document I have open? 2. Almost invariably, ...
A: No. 1: You can add the Document Location command to your Quick Access Toolbar by clicking on the ...
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| MS Word | 5/20/2009 |
Q: what is the difference between table of contents and index in MS Word?
A: A table of contents appears at or near the beginning of a document and lists chapters, headings, ...
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| Address labels | 5/19/2009 |
Q: I am using the label template in Word 2007. However, the page prints out with the label misaligned ...
A: I'm not sure why this happens, but it happens to me all the time, too. It's really frustrating! ...
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| Microsoft Word97 | 5/18/2009 |
Q: I received an email with a form attached that I need to fill out. It is a pdf. I got it pasted to ...
A: I'm sorry to say that there's really no easy way to do what you want. A PDF document isn't usually ...
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| spell check | 5/17/2009 |
Q: I have word 2007 and spell check works in all files except one. In that file spell check works in ...
A: Try highlighting the entire document, clicking on the Review tab, and clicking on the Set Language ...
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| ms word 2003 | 5/16/2009 |
Q: I have a document of about 3000 words in which I have to change about 10 words each time I use ...
A: You can set the document up as one gigantic form and protect it so that those 10 words are the only ...
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| adding a custom border to document with word 2003 | 5/15/2009 |
Q: I have a resume that I'd like to put a different border on than what I have options for. I can do ...
A: You can google some permutation of "Wood clip art" or you can search Microsoft's clip art library. ...
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| Inserting image to move with text | 5/14/2009 |
Q: I am using MS Word 2003 an wondering if it is possible to insert or place a small image into a ...
A: If you place your cursor in the paragraph where you want the graphic, the default text wrapping ...
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| Table Cell Prints Incorrectly | 5/13/2009 |
Q: The text in a table cell looks fine on screen, but when printed, the text is shifted one space to ...
A: I'm not sure what's happening there, but here are a few things you can check. First of all, show ...
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| Mirroring page set up with columns | 5/12/2009 |
Q: I am currently using Word 2007. Whilst being familiar with 'mirroring' margins and gutter margins ...
A: I couldn't find a way of doing that (although there SHOULD be). If you find out from one of the ...
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| two columns | 5/11/2009 |
Q: I am trying to create a document in two columns that will continue in the format and flow over to ...
A: I would try using a table instead of columns. That way, the left and right columns continue below ...
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| Word 2003 header format problem | 5/9/2009 |
Q: I am working with Win XP & Word 2003. Have a doc that continues to put the formatted header on the ...
A: You should be able to choose Different First Page in the Header and Footer menu. However, if, for ...
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| drop-down list multi-select | 5/8/2009 |
Q: Is there any way to create a multiple-selection drop-down in Word? From what I see it only allows ...
A: I'm so sorry--I COMPLETELY misunderstood your question! The short answer is that no, you can't ...
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| drop-down list multi-select | 5/8/2009 |
Q: Is there any way to create a multiple-selection drop-down in Word? From what I see it only allows ...
A: In the Controls box on the Developer Tab (Word 2007) there is a drop down list button. Once you've ...
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| template for MS outline to nice-looking-word-doc | 5/8/2009 |
Q: I use the outliner in MS Word alot and love it but, it produces such an ugly output. If i change it ...
A: At the very bottom of the template list, click on More Categories and you will find an outline ...
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| word merge documents | 5/7/2009 |
Q: I am using Word to merge information from another data source into a standard format. The data ...
A: When you're in the document, you should be able to choose a different data file for the merge. In ...
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| How do You Combine Word Documents Without Losing the Individual Formatting of the Documents? | 5/7/2009 |
Q: The Word documents I am trying to combine all have Headers and Footers, and I'm trying to combine ...
A: I don't have Word 2003 in front of me, but in Word 2007 there's an option to retain the formatting ...
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| MS Word 2007 Header and Footer | 5/6/2009 |
Q: I have an existing 2 page document with a header installed. I only want the header to appear on page ...
A: It's not your imagination. I was going to warn you about that in my first message, but I thought it ...
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| Word merge - skipping a blank | 5/6/2009 |
Q: I am using an Excel spreadsheet as my data source to make labels. In each row there is the company, ...
A: Oh, dear, I'm sorry! I'm still muddled as to what you want to do. Are you trying to create ...
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| Word merge - skipping a blank | 5/4/2009 |
Q: I am using an Excel spreadsheet as my data source to make labels. In each row there is the company, ...
A: I'm not sure what version you're using, but most of them will automatically skip an empty field and ...
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| Word 2003 drawing object format | 5/4/2009 |
Q: I need to paste a vertical line to the left of certain rows in a table (to indicate a change in the ...
A: Fortunately, Word does all the work with macro writing. After you create a line (or copy it from ...
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| Deleted Dictionary | 5/4/2009 |
Q: I have Microsoft Word 2007. It has removed the dictionary from itself, and from my computer, it ...
A: Do you have the installation disks and can you reinstall Word? I'm not sure if you can just install ...
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| Word columns | 5/3/2009 |
Q: I just got started w/ Word 2007. I want only a part of a document to have columns. I figured how to ...
A: You can change from columns to regular paragraphs by inserting a continuous section break (Page ...
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| MSWORD | 4/28/2009 |
Q: I'm trying to insert page numbers on merged word document in the footer but it is happening only for ...
A: I'm not really sure what's going on there. Are they merge fields, and did you enter them by hand or ...
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| cant print pictures in word2007 | 4/24/2009 |
Q: i see pictures in print preview but dosent print pictures.. is there a control of printing text but ...
A: Try clicking on the Button and choosing Word Options-Display. Under Printing Options, there is a ...
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| cursor in Word 2007 | 4/24/2009 |
Q: Installed Microsoft Office 2007. In the word application, the cursor skips as I am typing. For ...
A: In researching this, I've found the consensus seems to be that it's a touchpad issue. Are you using ...
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| Word 2007 columns | 4/23/2009 |
Q: 1. How do I set up columns within the body of a document? When I put the cursor where I want the ...
A: Sure. After you set up the table, select the whole thing, right click on it, and choose Borders and ...
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| Word 2007 columns | 4/23/2009 |
Q: 1. How do I set up columns within the body of a document? When I put the cursor where I want the ...
A: Try adding a continuous section break (Page Layout tab, Breaks button, Continuous section break). ...
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| Continuous numbers despite breaks | 4/22/2009 |
Q: Jean, First, thank you for your time and expertise. I have a document in Word 2007 that is in ...
A: Make sure the header and footer in the section break are not connected to the previous sections. ...
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| Check mark boxes | 4/22/2009 |
Q: How do you insert boxes that you can check mark without protecting the document. I want to be able ...
A: I don't believe that you can use the checkbox form field without protecting the document against ...
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| Heading + contiguous body text | 4/22/2009 |
Q: I need to create a Quick Style heading in Word 2007, recognizable by an automatic table of contents, ...
A: I'm pretty sure you can't have two styles in one paragraph (am I reading that correctly that that's ...
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| Creating a permanent document/form | 4/21/2009 |
Q: Is there a way to create a form (like an application) in word and then save it, so that the blanks ...
A: Are you using Word 2007? If so, and if the Developer tab doesn't appear on the Ribbon, click on the ...
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| attachment creation date | 4/21/2009 |
Q: I'm trying to figure out if there is a way to see when a word document was created. It is a 2007 ...
A: I'm not an expert on systems, but I'm pretty sure that the time stamp info on a document is computer ...
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| Won't print | 4/21/2009 |
Q: I have microsoft word 2007 on Windows XP. When I go to print a page, a blank sheet comes thru. I ...
A: Try deleting the normal.dot file and reopening Word. The other thing is that if you're using the ...
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| Tables | 4/20/2009 |
Q: I have a table on Microsoft Word 07 that Mgrs use to fill out performance reviews. I am trying to ...
A: You can restrict the size of table rows and columns through the Table Properties window, as well as ...
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| Mouse wheel in WORD 2007 | 4/20/2009 |
Q: I am using WORD 2007 and have Windows XP. The mouse wheel will not operate (scroll) the document. ...
A: I think the problem is with your mouse software. Do you have DELL Premium Mouse Suite, by any ...
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| search function on word 2007 | 4/20/2009 |
Q: How do I search for a document in Microsoft Word? From the Start menu I only have the Windows search ...
A: Sorry for the misunderstanding! I missed the "for." I don't believe there is any way to search for ...
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| Changing word | 4/19/2009 |
Q: I am currently writing a 150,000+ word novel in which I want to change the main character's name. It ...
A: Try using Search and Replace (Ctrl+h). There you can tell Word to change them all automatically or ...
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| set up mail merge | 4/19/2009 |
Q: I have an excel database in 2003 on 2007 word. I am trying to do a mail merge to set up 5160 labels. ...
A: Rather than type up the instructions myself and perhaps miss a step, here is a website that details ...
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| Hyperlinks in Word | 4/19/2009 |
Q: I was sent a word document containing hyperlinks. It is an exercise as part of a job application. ...
A: I'm not exactly sure, but if the document is a protected form the hyperlinks may not work. You also ...
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| search function on word 2007 | 4/19/2009 |
Q: How do I search for a document in Microsoft Word? From the Start menu I only have the Windows search ...
A: You can search Word documents in two ways. First you can use the Find command by hitting Ctrl+f ...
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| Product Key problem | 4/18/2009 |
Q: Microsoft Office 2007 was included on my computer when I purchased it. But it insists on asking me ...
A: I'm not sure why it would ask you for a product key once Office has been installed unless you were ...
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| checkbox | 4/17/2009 |
Q: How do I make a checkbox in in a Word document?
A: Click on the Developer tab, then on the Legacy Tools (icon is a folder and tools). There you can ...
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| Creating a permanent document/form | 4/16/2009 |
Q: Is there a way to create a form (like an application) in word and then save it, so that the blanks ...
A: If you click on the Developer tab, you can find tools for creating fill-in type forms, including ...
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| Control where footnotes appear | 4/16/2009 |
Q: I am trying to get some footnotes to appear directly below the text, but they are dropping to the ...
A: "Below Text" means that the footnote will be directly below the last text on the page rather than at ...
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| Mail Merge- create multiple pages | 4/14/2009 |
Q: I would like to know how to create multiple pages of labels using data from Excel (through mail ...
A: When you create the merge document it only creates one page, but when you do the final merge (in ...
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| microsoft word editing | 4/14/2009 |
Q: I'm writing a novel and have separate docs for each chapter. I was told I could merge all the ...
A: Congratulations on writing a novel! What a wonderful accomplishment. I think what you're looking ...
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| word2007 | 4/14/2009 |
Q: My young son has done something to the text when i type in word,its all glittery(pink,blue) and ...
A: I'm not exactly sure what those effects are, but have you tried using the Format Painter? That ...
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| Toolbar | 4/14/2009 |
Q: I am using I want to password protect a document (in Word 2000), but don't see the TOOLS drop down ...
A: I don't know why the Save As method doesn't actually password-protect a document, but the same thing ...
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| Changing the size of the review markup area | 4/13/2009 |
Q: I have a document in word 2007 which I have made comments on. I wish to print this document with the ...
A: If you go to the Review tab and click on the arrow next to the Track Changes button, you can choose ...
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| Word 2007 Footer text | 4/11/2009 |
Q: For some unknown reason i can not see the page numbers in the footer. The table of contents updates ...
A: Can you see the numbers in Print Preview and/or do they print. If so, it might be the view you're ...
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| Mail Merge from several worksheets | 4/8/2009 |
Q: I have a word document (employee performance review), and I have an excel spreadsheet with several ...
A: I would check with the Excel folks on this website, but I'm pretty sure you can only merge from one ...
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| Endnote problems with MS Word 2003 on a PC | 4/8/2009 |
Q: HELP!! I get 13 paragraph markers at the top of EACH page of the endnotes, throwing them about half ...
A: Here's an answer from Suzanne Barnhill, one of the other experts here (and FAR more knowlegeable ...
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| line spacing on envelope addresses | 4/7/2009 |
Q: I've read several blog posts but I cannot figure out how to get my address on an envelope to be ...
A: I assume you're using Word 2007 because I've never had that problem on earlier versions. The ...
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| conditional wording in a mail merge | 4/6/2009 |
Q: I have a letter with 2 paragraphs. I want to tailor the letter to my list. Some people might get a ...
A: If you're using Word 2007, under Rules in the Mailings section you'll find the If...Then...Else... ...
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| Creating a border around several paragraphs | 4/6/2009 |
Q: I'm trying to create a border/box around a section of a document that includes a paragraph, a ...
A: The easiest thing might be to create a one-cell table and put the text inside it and format the ...
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| How to copy MS Word from starter disk to hard drive | 4/6/2009 |
Q: I had to replace my hard drive and need to get MS word onto it. I have the Original Windows startup ...
A: I believe you would need either the Microsoft Office disk or the Microsoft Word disk (if you bought ...
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| Microsoft Word 2007 problem | 4/5/2009 |
Q: Can´t email a message (tried from different mail accounts & servers) when I copy and paste the ...
A: I'm not sure I quite understand your issue here, but you could try a couple of different things. I ...
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| dot leaders for a TOC and TOA | 4/3/2009 |
Q: I've quickly read through many answers on how to get dot leaders on a TOC or TOA. None work for me. ...
A: Have you tried reformatting the tabs? Try highlighting the TOC, then clicking on Format-Tabs. I ...
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| Changing rulers from pts. to inches | 4/2/2009 |
Q: My friend has Word 2007. His rulers are showing up in pts. and he wants to change that to inches. ...
A: Have your friend click on the Button (top right corner) and choose Word Options (bottom left corner ...
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| mail merge from excel/word with percentages | 4/1/2009 |
Q: I am doing a mail merge from excel to word. The excel file has percentages in it. When I do the ...
A: In your merge form document, hit Alt+F9 to reveal the field codes. Then hit Ctrl+F9 to insert ...
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| Labels | 3/31/2009 |
Q: I am typing labels... I got to the end of the page and can't figure out to add a new page. Please ...
A: If you are using a label template, from Avery, for instance, all you have to do is hit Tab while in ...
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| printing tables in msword | 3/29/2009 |
Q: I have a document comprising of multiple row tables and when I print there are several pages of ...
A: I'm glad you found out what the problem was, even if it didn't exactly fit in with what you needed. ...
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| Mail Merge - Windows 2007 | 3/28/2009 |
Q: Jean, I am trying to merge addresses from an Excel spreadsheet to envelopes. I do not want a ...
A: The first thing to do is to remove the default return address by clicking on the Button and going to ...
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| Section break numbering Word 2007 | 3/27/2009 |
Q: I have the exact same question as one of your recent questions... Question I have a title page, ...
A: Sure! After setting the section breaks, double click in the footer of the section containing the ...
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| printing tables in msword | 3/25/2009 |
Q: I have a document comprising of multiple row tables and when I print there are several pages of ...
A: As a place to start, try highlighting the entire table and going into Table Properties. Under the ...
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| formatting Endnotes | 3/25/2009 |
Q: Jean, I'm writing a technical paper in Word 2003. I want to put two endnotes at the end of a ...
A: I don't know why a comma isn't place between the reference numbers, even when that option is chosen ...
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| Page Numbering | 3/24/2009 |
Q: I have a title page, table of content and chapters in my document. I do not want page numbering to ...
A: The answer is to insert section breaks between each of the three sections (Title, TOC, Body). Then ...
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| Grouping in mail merge? | 3/24/2009 |
Q: My data may contain duplicate patron records which I'd like to "Group" by patron ID in a merge. ...
A: I think you might want to try Access. The type of grouping and listing you mention is very easy ...
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| odd spacing | 3/21/2009 |
Q: Here is my problem. I am writing a non-fiction book with Word. At the end of each writing session, ...
A: I'm not sure why this is happening to you (but how frustrating!) but it could be that the defaults ...
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| Using Word addressblock for both Sender as Recipient data | 3/16/2009 |
Q: I am struggling with a template for a mailmerge. This template will be used in a company where the ...
A: I'm afraid this one may be beyond me. When I tried to reproduce it, the Address Block worked ...
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| Using Word addressblock for both Sender as Recipient data | 3/16/2009 |
Q: I am struggling with a template for a mailmerge. This template will be used in a company where the ...
A: Instead of using the Address Block, try adding the address merge fields in the order you want them ...
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| MSWORD | 3/13/2009 |
Q: I'm trying to insert page numbers on merged word document in the footer but it is happening only for ...
A: Word should put page breaks in automatically based on your margins. Are you trying to force a page ...
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| Reference page at bottom of table in Word | 3/13/2009 |
Q: How can I add a reference page at the bottom of a table or 2 column page without the line down the ...
A: Unfortunately, footnotes and columns don't really work well together. Microsoft MVPs have come up ...
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| Letters | 3/12/2009 |
Q: I want to creat my letterhead that I can then use as a starting point for letters. I know how to do ...
A: I'm not 100% sure about Word 2000--it's been a long time since I've used it--but you should be able ...
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| Labels in Word 2003 | 3/11/2009 |
Q: I have typed up a number of sheets of labels and now find that I used the wrong template - 18 to a ...
A: I think the easiest thing to do would be to measure the size of the labels you want to use exactly ...
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| Table of Contents | 3/11/2009 |
Q: I'm working on a very long, complex document and am assigning headings so I can populate my TOC. ...
A: I'm not sure if you can use a header for a TOC entry, but it sounds like not, probably because of ...
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| bulleted lists | 3/9/2009 |
Q: My resume has several bullet points under each of the different jobs I have held over the years. ...
A: I've had my frustrations with bulleted lists, too! Have you tried using the Format Painter to copy ...
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| MSWORD | 3/9/2009 |
Q: I'm trying to insert page numbers on merged word document in the footer but it is happening only for ...
A: Can you give me more details on what you're trying to do? I'm not sure why you'd need consecutive ...
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| Border around selected text and table | 3/6/2009 |
Q: I am trying to make a border around selected text and a table. When I select the whole text and the ...
A: I'm not sure I quite understand the question. Are you looking for a page border? If so, that's an ...
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| None of my microsft applications will open | 2/28/2009 |
Q: I been having a problem with my word application. every time I try to open it it say you do not ...
A: I'm not quite sure what's happening with your system because I'm not sure what version you're ...
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| Word 2007 envelope trouble | 2/27/2009 |
Q: I'm trying to generate an envelope from Word 2007. Even though the address on the letter itself is ...
A: The problem is that the envelope takes its spacing from the style rather than what you see on the ...
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| CHM file is not opening | 2/27/2009 |
Q: My CHM files are not opening. When i click on the file it gives me news that your file is not ...
A: One problem might be that a security update has blocked the CHM files. Run Windows Explorer, ...
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| Problem with watermark in Word 2003 | 2/26/2009 |
Q: I am inserting a watermark in a Word 2003 document and upon insertion, the watermark is moving the ...
A: It could be that the text wrapping position isn't set to Behind Text. Click on View + Header and ...
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| Mail merge in Word, with data from Excel and a Jpg | 2/26/2009 |
Q: I am trying to create badges for a conference I am hosting. Each page will have 6 labels. I ...
A: If the graphic is the same for all of the labels, you can place it in each cell on the label form ...
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| Header section numbers | 2/25/2009 |
Q: I have a document that I have added text headers to. I found one that was incorrect and when I went ...
A: The best way to isolate one header from the rest of the document is to create a single section, make ...
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| About Locking the Image in WOrd document | 2/24/2009 |
Q: i would like to know about how to Lock the object (it may image or textbox or shape)in word 2007 or ...
A: One way (in Word 2007) is to select the picture and click on Format under Picture Tools. There, ...
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| barcodes in word mail merge | 2/21/2009 |
Q: Do you how I can mail merge a barcode into a word doc.? I am useing a excel database and some of ...
A: There are a couple of things you can do, depending on what you need. First of all, there's a field ...
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| Mail merge from Excel to Word Table | 2/18/2009 |
Q: I want to merge data from my excel spreadsheet (horizontal fields) to a Word table where each data ...
A: There is probably a more elegant solution that involves either creating a rule or doing some VBA ...
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| Mail merge from Excel to Word Table | 2/16/2009 |
Q: I want to merge data from my excel spreadsheet (horizontal fields) to a Word table where each data ...
A: There may be a programming solution that is easier than this, but it can be done with Mail Merge. ...
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| mailing labels from excel spreadsheet | 2/16/2009 |
Q: I am trying to create mailing labels. I'm using word 2007. The data source is an excel ...
A: I'm sorry you didn't think I put any effort into answering your question. I did some research on ...
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| Mail merge from Excel to Word Table | 2/13/2009 |
Q: I want to merge data from my excel spreadsheet (horizontal fields) to a Word table where each data ...
A: I'm not exactly sure what you're asking for here. Are you looking to just copy tables from Excel to ...
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| order list of names in abc order | 2/13/2009 |
Q: How can I organize a list in alphabetical order?
A: If you're using Word 2007, the Sort button is found in the Paragraph section of the Home ribbon. ...
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| Word Document Drop Down Menu | 2/12/2009 |
Q: Hey - I received a number of documents that have drop-down menus in them. When the person showed ...
A: Can you clarify what you're looking for, please? If you're looking to insert a drop down menu on a ...
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| Mail Merge Address Block | 2/10/2009 |
Q: Jean, I am trying to set up an envelope mail merge, and I'm having trouble getting optional ...
A: I have never had much luck using the address block. I almost always enter each field name in ...
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| microsoft word | 2/4/2009 |
Q: I have 2 questions regarding microsoft words: 1) How to save the entries so that I do not have to ...
A: I'm afraid I don't have the answer to #1, if I understand what it is you're asking, because I ...
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| Adjust print position when printing labels / WORD 2007 | 2/4/2009 |
Q: This is a basic question about printing label sheets from WORD 2007. Often, when printing, the text ...
A: This happens to me, too (and it's really annoying!) Try changing the left margin of the label ...
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| Microsoft Word 2007 footers | 2/3/2009 |
Q: I am trying to put BOTH a date and a page number in the footer. Can you please help? Thanks, Sharon
A: You insert footer elements just like any other text. Double click on the bottom of the page to put ...
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| Charts not printing correctly. | 2/2/2009 |
Q: I am trying to print a set of financial statements that have some charts imbedded (in 2007). In the ...
A: You might try playing around with the layout options (found on the Chart Tools/Format tab by ...
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| Printing from the Bypass Tray Using MS 2007 | 1/30/2009 |
Q: How do I have a Word document print from the bypass tray? I've looked on the Page Setup tab and the ...
A: Under the Page Layout tab, click on the small arrow in the bottom right of the Page Setup section ...
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| Document Protection | 1/29/2009 |
Q: I would like to protect and password a master document template, but allow users to save the ...
A: Under the Developer tab you can click on the Protect Document section. Then, check the box next to ...
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| Printing not in green | 1/28/2009 |
Q: Everytime I print one of my documents, it prints it in green. I have checked the font color and I ...
A: Have you tried cleaning the print heads? Sometimes that can fix that problem. On one of my ...
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| Word tables accidental "shading" | 1/27/2009 |
Q: Word 2007. When I type in a table cell, the cell shades on its own. The more I type, the darker it ...
A: This appears to be some kind of bug (duh!) maybe connected to Vista (which I don't know if you have ...
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| MSWord is printing a Day, Date, and time stamp on every envolpe in the lower right-hand corner | 1/27/2009 |
Q: I am using Microsoft Word 2003. Out of the blue, Day, Date, and Time stamps are printing on every ...
A: I've heard of a virus that does something similar so you might do a complete virus scan. Another ...
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| MS word copy & paste | 1/23/2009 |
Q: How can I copy & paste the image of full screen of any animated DVD inside the word document.For ...
A: If you click Ctrl+Shift+PrintScrn, an image of whatever is on your screen will be copied. You can ...
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| Word 2007: Screen Tips | 1/23/2009 |
Q: In a document when you pause your cursor over text that has a hyperlink, is a track change, when you ...
A: It sounds like you might have to uninstall and reinstall Word. Also, I believe that Microsoft has ...
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| about pdf layouts | 1/23/2009 |
Q: How can I form a document in pdf format using Adobe Reader or other, if it's possible with ms word. ...
A: Office 2007 comes with the ability to save right to a PDF document, but if you are using an earlier ...
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| office 2003 | 1/23/2009 |
Q: I don't know if you can help but here goes. My computer came with office installed but I wasn't ...
A: You should probably contact the vendor you bought your computer from. If it came with software ...
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| Returning to original place after following cross-reference | 1/22/2009 |
Q: I have a large Word 2003 document, it includes numerous figures and tables. I have set up ...
A: The keyboard shortcut to return to a previous cursor position is Shift+F5. Here's a handy reference ...
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| Printing a Booklet | 1/21/2009 |
Q: I have already created a 34 page document, prior to selecting the "book fold" in Page Setup. I ...
A: When you print your document, make sure that you choose double sided and whatever option makes sure ...
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| Microsoft Word | 1/19/2009 |
Q: I am using Microsoft Word 2003. I want to make table of content in word. Is there any easy way to ...
A: May I ask why you rated me a "1" in Knowledgeability on this question? Jean Hi Jessica, Here is ...
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| Microsoft Word Graphics | 1/16/2009 |
Q: I have M/S Word Student 2007 and when I have a document already created, and go to Insert/Clip Art, ...
A: This can be a very frustrating problem, I know. When right-clicking doesn't show the text wrapping ...
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| Copying text from a web page to word | 1/14/2009 |
Q: I am a small time music promoter. I produce flyers for our gigs as well gig news for our website. ...
A: I'm afraid I don't have a good answer for you (I was REALLY hoping the other one would work). As ...
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| word not printing docs or letters | 1/13/2009 |
Q: my word document is not printing. other things print. have windows xp 2000 teacher edition. Thanks. ...
A: I'm not sure exactly what's going on here, but one thing to check is your default printer. If you ...
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| Mail Merge | 12/19/2008 |
Q: I would like to know how to generate an IF THEN ELSE for a mail merge report, the Merge field is ...
A: You can next your IF statements, e.g., as follows: { If { MERGEFIELD Industrial } = "" "" "{ If { ...
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| Printing labels in word 2003 | 12/16/2008 |
Q: We got a new computer, when we opened our Word document (labels) from our external hard drive, it ...
A: Are your labels A4 sized? I could be that the default paper size on your new version of Word is ...
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| Word - Two-sided printing | 12/15/2008 |
Q: I'm using Word 2007. I have a 5-page mail merge document, and I want pages 3 & 4 to print on one ...
A: Try inserting a blank page after each page you want single sided, then printing the entire document ...
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| email merge in Word 2003 | 12/12/2008 |
Q: When I do an email merge in Word 2002, the send menu does not contain the "from" line giving me the ...
A: I think the issue is with your e-mail program. I have Word 2007 and Outlook 2007, so my answer is ...
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| Word 2003 - Printing | 12/10/2008 |
Q: I am using Word 2003 when I print any documents it brings up a box asking if I want to save the ...
A: I'm stumped on this one. The only think I would suggest is that old chestnut, replace Normal.dot. ...
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| Microsoft Word | 12/9/2008 |
Q: I have Windows XP, Microsoft Word 2003 which has this problem. Very recently, when I print out a ...
A: I know this is kind of a pat answer, but I would suspect either a virus or a corrupted printer ...
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| merge from excel to Word labels | 12/9/2008 |
Q: I have a large file that i need imported into labels. I have the cateogies set up Business ...
A: When you create the merge document, you have to copy the address block into each record (you only ...
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| ms word 2007 | 12/8/2008 |
Q: i was working on a word file for more than 10 hrs, n then i decided to copy the file on my pendrive. ...
A: I'm so sorry this happened to you! I'm not sure I can help, but a couple of things come to mind. ...
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| printing on black paper. | 12/8/2008 |
Q: I am trying to print invitations in white writing on black paper, but it keeps assuming I'm printing ...
A: Unfortunately, unless you have a very specialized printer it's impossible to print white on black ...
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| Printing Envelopes with Mail Merge | 12/4/2008 |
Q: I'm trying to print multiple envelopes using mail merge. When I go in to set up the envelope size ...
A: Are you editing the final merged document or the merge form, itself? In order to make a change that ...
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| Word 2003 track changes | 12/1/2008 |
Q: I have two related questions. In a document sent as an email attachment the reviewers' names appear ...
A: I don't have Word 2003 in front of me, but I believe you can select "Document showing markup" from ...
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| Picture Pasting | 11/26/2008 |
Q: I have an MS Word document that I use as a template at work. I print out pages of pictures of ...
A: Try adding a frame (in Word 2007 it's under the Developer tab, in Legacy Tools). Then you can ...
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| Multi Word forms | 11/25/2008 |
Q: I have a form that needs to be filled out only once. The form can be updated there is not reason to ...
A: Have you tried adding a drop down list in Word? It's found under the Developer tab. I'm not sure I ...
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| Word 2007 - Mail Merge w/ Postcards | 11/24/2008 |
Q: I have created a postcard, using one of Word's "Human Resources" postcard templates. I have ...
A: I'm sorry you're having that problem! I couldn't find it on Microsoft's website (well, I found the ...
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| about microsoft word | 11/18/2008 |
Q: I have word 2008 for mac.I am writing to ask how to preserve formatting when I copy text from a word ...
A: I'm not sure if this works on the Mac, but if you can, try adding "Send to Mail Recipient" to your ...
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| mail merge labels | 11/17/2008 |
Q: I am using Excel and Word 2003 for mail merge. My label size is 37x70mm. I have had no trouble ...
A: I think the city, state, and postal code are appearing on the same line because Microsoft is an ...
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| pdf to word conversion | 11/14/2008 |
Q: I have been looking for a program that will convert scanned forms, specifically scholarship ...
A: I use a program called Omnipage 16. It works pretty well and is reasonably priced. OCR programs ...
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| Printing Labels | 11/13/2008 |
Q: ..I am using MC Word 2008 for Mac. I have mail merged a word document with a data source and have a ...
A: When you create a merge file, every page is its own section so you have to specify what section as ...
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| mail merge labels | 11/13/2008 |
Q: I am using Excel and Word 2003 for mail merge. My label size is 37x70mm. I have had no trouble ...
A: I'm not sure I understand your problem. You should be able to add as many merge fields as you can ...
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| Tables | 11/12/2008 |
Q: I am trying to redesign our employee review form and want to know if there is any way I can make a ...
A: You can probably find someone here who can create a VBA solution or something for you, but here is ...
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| MICROSOFT WORD 2007 | 11/11/2008 |
Q: I opened a document previously created in Word 2007, using Arial font (bold). When you print ...
A: Two things you could try. First, go into Word Options-Advanced-Print (you have to scroll down), and ...
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| Envelope mail merge printing | 11/11/2008 |
Q: I am trying to print all addresses consecutively on envelopes. I got to where i have my return ...
A: Make sure you have the cursor where you want the address block to appear on your envelope. It ...
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| Envelope mail merge printing | 11/11/2008 |
Q: I am trying to print all addresses consecutively on envelopes. I got to where i have my return ...
A: Leslie. I think I answered these out of order, so I apologize. I'm not actually sure where you are ...
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| Envelope addressing problem | 11/11/2008 |
Q: I use Win xp & Word 2007. Envelopes that I address are double spaced even though the letter is ...
A: Try changing the style you're using for your letter to single-spaced. The envelope spacing is ...
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| Moving Tables in Word | 11/10/2008 |
Q: I have a document where I have several tables on successive pages. I have to replace these tables ...
A: Try highlighting the table (or choosing Select Table) and cutting and pasting it where you want. I ...
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| Envelope mail merge printing | 11/10/2008 |
Q: I am trying to print all addresses consecutively on envelopes. I got to where i have my return ...
A: No questions are dumb! Are you using Mail Merge to create your envelopes? If so, after you've ...
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| Envelope mail merge printing | 11/10/2008 |
Q: I am trying to print all addresses consecutively on envelopes. I got to where i have my return ...
A: This is probably a dumb question, but have you added the merge field codes to your envelope merge ...
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| Backrounds | 11/9/2008 |
Q: When I go format - backround - fill effects and choose a preset - it previews correctly under print ...
A: Try creating a graphic box, stretching it to fill the entire page, and filling it with your fill ...
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| Border problem | 11/8/2008 |
Q: Something strange has happened. I normally keep my borders as 1" bottom and top and 1.25" both ...
A: This may be a silly question, but have you tried resetting the page margin defaults? I'm not sure ...
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| Protect a templet | 11/6/2008 |
Q: I have a templet that is a being mail merged from a program in to word for the the staff to fill ...
A: In Word 2007, you go to the Developer tab and choose what kinds of objects (text boxes, check boxes, ...
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| Auto Text | 11/6/2008 |
Q: Under Header Footer, I always had an auto text that would give me the page number and the number of ...
A: I'm sorry I misunderstood! I'm not sure why that particular option was able to be deleted--I wasn't ...
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| Merge 2 records per page in Word 2003 | 11/6/2008 |
Q: I am trying to merge an Excel 2003 spreadsheet with Word 2003 with the final result being a merged ...
A: Does the second half have the merge field code, <<Next Record>>, in front of the field codes for ...
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| Auto Text | 11/5/2008 |
Q: Under Header Footer, I always had an auto text that would give me the page number and the number of ...
A: I'm not certain I understand what you're asking. What you could try, however, is to insert the page ...
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| Simple questionnaire | 11/4/2008 |
Q: I'm trying to write a simple questionnaire. I've worked with WordPerfect years ago and I know this ...
A: Try creating a two column table with only bottom borders on the cells where you want the information ...
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| Track Changes | 11/4/2008 |
Q: Word Document has been updated 10 to 15 times. Now I would like to know how my document was like ...
A: On the Review tab you can click on the drop down menu that will most likely be showing, "Final ...
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| TOC | 11/3/2008 |
Q: I have a Word 2007 question. Our office uses Word Perfect and about ˝ the time now, corporate ...
A: Joanne, It's not your imagination--TOCs in Word are frustrating! I think what's happening is when ...
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| Indexing/TOC | 10/31/2008 |
Q: I have a Word 2007 question. Our office uses Word Perfect and about ˝ the time now, corporate ...
A: I tried and tried, but I couldn't get my TOC to misbehave like yours has. (Which isn't to say that ...
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| Indexing | 10/31/2008 |
Q: I have a Word 2007 question. Our office uses Word Perfect and about ˝ the time now, corporate ...
A: Boy, you're brave to tackle some of the complexities of Word on your own! I have a question. Are ...
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| On microsoft word | 10/30/2008 |
Q: I have made some MS documents and forms which i want to be read and filled if necessary, but i don ...
A: Yes, you can also protect parts of an Excel worksheet and leave parts able to be changed. Click on ...
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| Creating Form in Word 2007 | 10/29/2008 |
Q: I'm trying to create a form in Word 2007. I need two text fields that will allow the user to ...
A: It should be no problem. The text box under the Legacy Tools (on the Developer tab) has no text ...
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| Bullets Not Indenting Correctly | 10/29/2008 |
Q: Hey, My bullets won't indent on the second tier, instead they merely give a standard tab of .5". I ...
A: An even better way to do this (and I can't believe I didn't think of it first--sometimes I outsmart ...
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| Bullets Not Indenting Correctly | 10/28/2008 |
Q: Hey, My bullets won't indent on the second tier, instead they merely give a standard tab of .5". I ...
A: I know this will sort of sound like, "is your computer plugged in," but have you tried clicking on ...
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| Word not responding on save | 10/28/2008 |
Q: I have built up a large family history document of approx. 100 pages and it is a 70MB file. I find ...
A: Steve, I looked further and found a general troubleshooting page on Microsoft that might be ...
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| Word 2003 envelope addressing | 10/25/2008 |
Q: I've just upgraded to Office 2003 and have a problem with the envelope addressing. I have the ...
A: Paul, This may or may not be helpful, but you might try adding the envelope to the document and ...
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| Drop Down List Word 2007 | 10/24/2008 |
Q: How do I create a drop down list in Word 2007. I can enter the information but it will not work ...
A: I'm not sure at what point it stops working for you, but one thing I found was that if you put in a ...
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| spaces between sentences | 10/24/2008 |
Q: I was taught to leave two (2) spaces between my sentences in a paragraph. Some people now tell me ...
A: It's generally accepted nowadays that you should only use one space between sentences when you are ...
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| envelope prinitng | 10/24/2008 |
Q: Can I print more than one envelope at a time. Trying to print many with the same address. Thanks!
A: It depends on your printer. We have a Canon all in one that has an envelope feeder, and I have ...
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| Line Spacing | 10/17/2008 |
Q: I frequently get documents from clients and have an ongoing issue with line-spacing. How do you ...
A: If I read your question right, you're asking about leading between lines of text, correct? In Word ...
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| printing on avery 8164 | 10/16/2008 |
Q: I am trying to print from an established database on a program at work. I am using avery 8164,when ...
A: I'm not sure I completely understand your question. Does your database give you a print preview of ...
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| On microsoft word | 10/16/2008 |
Q: I have made some MS documents and forms which i want to be read and filled if necessary, but i don ...
A: Try protecting the document. In Word 2007, protection is located under the Developer tab. Once you ...
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| Word merge, using a table | 10/14/2008 |
Q: I am creating a directory. The data is in an excel spreadsheet. The layout of the main document is ...
A: You've maybe have already tried this, but I've often found, depending on where I have my cursor when ...
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| anchors | 10/10/2008 |
Q: I have done a lot of work using my own photos in Mirosoft word xp. Recently the photographs have an ...
A: I'm not sure by your question if the anchor is like a watermark in the center of the photo or if ...
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| expande/collapse a section in MS Word? | 10/9/2008 |
Q: Do you know if it's possible to expande/collapse a section in MS Word? I want to display a table of ...
A: Make sure you have the entire table highlighted when you click Hidden and it should disappear. The ...
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| expande/collapse a section in MS Word? | 10/9/2008 |
Q: Do you know if it's possible to expande/collapse a section in MS Word? I want to display a table of ...
A: You can hide any text or table in Word by highlighting what you want hidden and clicking on the ...
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| Styles | 10/8/2008 |
Q: How do you view paragraph styles in Word 2007? In 2003 you had a Toolbar, TaskPane, or Normal View. ...
A: If you click on the small arrow in the bottom right side of the Styles section again, you can click ...
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| Styles | 10/7/2008 |
Q: How do you view paragraph styles in Word 2007? In 2003 you had a Toolbar, TaskPane, or Normal View. ...
A: The styles are found on the Home tab at the right end of the ribbon. If you click on the small ...
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| avery 5160 labels and word 2007 | 10/7/2008 |
Q: I was hoping you could help me! I am trying to print labels using the Avery Wizard add on in Word ...
A: I haven't used the Avery Wizard add-on, but I've had some trouble with some of the Avery products in ...
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| footnotes | 10/3/2008 |
Q: I am new to using computers and have Microsoft 2007-Vista, I believe? I am tying a document ...
A: If you right-click on the footnote and choose Note Options, you can choose Bottom of Page for your ...
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| Signature image | 10/2/2008 |
Q: How do I create a transparent digital signtaure that when inserted in a WORD document does not ...
A: There are a couple of ways to do this. You could use a .png image, which allows for a transparent ...
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| Refreshing Hyperlinks so do not appear FollowedHyperlinks | 10/1/2008 |
Q: Jean, Hello! I am trying create an email (MS Word 2003 email editor) with a number of links in it, ...
A: I'm not sure why your hyperlink would change either, but you could try changing the Followed ...
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| Review/Tracking Changes | 9/30/2008 |
Q: Is it possible to change the colors for each reviewer and keep them consistent? If so, how is this ...
A: If you click on the small arrow in the bottom right hand corner of the Track Changes button, you can ...
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| Word 2003 mail merge - date source | 9/29/2008 |
Q: My Word doc data source is in a table and looks like this (each batch of data is in its own cell): ...
A: Try entering each merge field into your letter separately, rather than using the Address Block. ...
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| Find/Replace in Word | 9/27/2008 |
Q: I want to delete all the text between "Load Date" and 3 returns at the end of each article in a ...
A: I'm not sure how to e-mail a macro to you; however, you should be able to recreate it on your Mac, ...
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| 'Soft' Paragraph Breaks In Conjunction With A Mail Merge | 9/25/2008 |
Q: I'm putting together a mail merged document and am having a slight problem when it comes to ...
A: Apparently this is quite the hot issue among Word experts. I couldn't figure it out exactly, but I ...
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| labels | 9/24/2008 |
Q: I am trying to work out how to change the text direction on labels in word 2007 - i used to be able ...
A: Using a table would probably be the best solution for your needs. In fact, the Word 2007 label ...
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| Find/Replace in Word | 9/20/2008 |
Q: I want to delete all the text between "Load Date" and 3 returns at the end of each article in a ...
A: I recorded a macro that finds "LOAD-DATE," goes to the beginning of that line, highlights down to ...
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| combining many word files into one big one | 9/19/2008 |
Q: my boyfriend has almost finsihed his PhD. it is a very large document with each chapter (6 in ...
A: My mistake, I thought for some reason that you were working with Word 2007. You're right, the ...
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| MS word - locking parts of document | 9/19/2008 |
Q: My client would like to create a flyer in Word that he will pass out to different organizations and ...
A: I, too, find the forms to be really frustrating. What if you tried drawing a table and putting the ...
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| combining many word files into one big one | 9/17/2008 |
Q: my boyfriend has almost finsihed his PhD. it is a very large document with each chapter (6 in ...
A: Are you just cutting and pasting the text into a new document or are you inserting each file ...
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| Graphics Print Yellow on file sent to another person | 9/7/2008 |
Q: I sent a Word 2003 file to my mom in law. File saved as Word doc with graphics inserted in ...
A: I'm sorry, I'm not sure why this would be happening. Since it works on your printer, I suspect that ...
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| Word macro for input name on multiple documents | 9/7/2008 |
Q: Currently I open a document, type my name and date on it and print then close. I then open another ...
A: I'm afraid I don't quite understand what you need here. Are the documents you're opening the same ...
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| label not printing down far enough | 9/5/2008 |
Q: we recently installed microsoft word 2007; when i printed a label (avery 5164) on the 2003 Word, ...
A: I've run into this problem, too, and it can be tricky. What I do so I have control over how the ...
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| link TOC to sections in document | 9/4/2008 |
Q: I would like to know how to link the page numbers in the TOC of a Word document to the actual page ...
A: This one is a mystery to me. When I created the TOC, you could get to an entry if you hit Ctrl when ...
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| link TOC to sections in document | 9/4/2008 |
Q: I would like to know how to link the page numbers in the TOC of a Word document to the actual page ...
A: If you're using Word 2007, you need to use heading styles. Choose a heading style for each chapter ...
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| Inserting Images | 9/2/2008 |
Q: I am trying to insert a jpeg image into a document using Word 2007. I have been able to insert the ...
A: After you insert the picture, make sure it's still selected and click on the Format tab. From ...
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| bottom of page issues | 9/2/2008 |
Q: I recently asked about a formatting issue, and you were unable to answer it. Your reply was that my ...
A: I'm sorry, but I couldn't find your previous question, so I'm not sure why I would say the problem ...
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| Labels | 8/30/2008 |
Q: After I type my six labels on one page, I want to keep typing labels. How can I do this without ...
A: Since labels are just tables with specialized margins, you should be able to hit Tab when you get to ...
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| Page Numbering | 8/27/2008 |
Q: I am new to any kind of word processing. I am a Data-Entry Operator. I am using Word 2007. I entered ...
A: I think your best bet is to cut the information from the pages and paste them in the correct order ...
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| Spell checking | 8/27/2008 |
Q: When I have a word that the spell checker does not recognize and I want to add it to the dictionary, ...
A: Go into Word Options-Proofing and click on the Custom Dictionaries... button. There should be a ...
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| TOC question | 8/27/2008 |
Q: I'm working on a document created by someone else. When I click on a subject in the TOC it ...
A: I'm not sure if you're using Word 2007 or Word 2003, but the answer is similar in either case. What ...
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| envelop prints in wrong direction | 8/26/2008 |
Q: I have Word 2003, everytime I try to print an (size 10) envelope it prints in the wrong direction. ...
A: Have you looked at the Feed button in the Envelopes and Labels box? If you then click on the ...
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| Footnotes? | 8/26/2008 |
Q: I'm having trouble with my footnotes and was wondering if you could help me out. Every time I add a ...
A: Try switching to Draft view and choosing Show Notes under the References tab. Then highlight all of ...
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| Printing photos with word 2003 | 8/26/2008 |
Q: I have just sent you an email but I think my address was wrong, missing a full stop. I can insert a ...
A: I answered the other question first, but I'll answer this one, too, just in case. In your other ...
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| Printing photos with Word | 8/26/2008 |
Q: I use word 2003. I can insert a photograph into text without any problem but the print results are ...
A: I think the problem might be with the printer and Word's interaction with it. I don't know what ...
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| Mail Merge | 8/25/2008 |
Q: Greetings from Singapore. I am trying to do a mail merge here. I think I have gotten the steps right ...
A: After you have created your document and filled in the merge fields in the first label, choose ...
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| page numbers | 8/25/2008 |
Q: I am updating a Word document. I tried inserting page numbers the two usual ways (under "Insert" ...
A: What a frustrating problem! I'm not sure why your page numbers are disappearing, but you could try ...
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| table of contents | 8/23/2008 |
Q: how do I add the ......... automatically between my title and pg number i use microsoft vista
A: If you are using the automatic TOC generator in Word 2007, most of the styles have dot leaders ...
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| Word 2007 ActiveX text box background formatting | 8/22/2008 |
Q: I'm creating a form in "Microsoft Word 2007" using the Developer Tab and Legacy Controls ActiveX ...
A: I'm afraid I haven't used the ActiveX controls much, so I'm not much help there. However, for your ...
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| Mail Merge and Forms | 8/21/2008 |
Q: I have a mail merge document that I have used for many years. I now want to add form fields to it ...
A: Sadly, I couldn't reproduce your problem; however, have you tried clicking on the form field, ...
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| footnote separator line Word 2007 | 8/20/2008 |
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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| Sections | 8/20/2008 |
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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| Securing Graphics with Text in Word (on Mac) | 8/19/2008 |
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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| Watermark | 8/19/2008 |
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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| formatting - default | 8/18/2008 |
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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| envelopes | 8/15/2008 |
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 |
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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| Headers/Footers How to "lock them" | 8/14/2008 |
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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| Mail Merge | 8/14/2008 |
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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| Adding different Header and Footers | 8/13/2008 |
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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| Adding different Header and Footers | 8/12/2008 |
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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| no header on title page | 8/12/2008 |
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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| black boxes | 8/8/2008 |
Q: I've been using Word for years, but I'm stumped. I'm on a Mac, by the way, but that shouldn't make ...
A: I'm sorry I don't have too much to give you here. Does it have to be a JPG because of size? If ...
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| Font Color in Merge & Compare Documents | 8/6/2008 |
Q: I have performed a merge and compare documents. Resulting document shows the changes underlined in ...
A: Are you using Word 2007? If so, you can click on the little arrow next to Track Changes (on the ...
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| Email merge with vba | 8/5/2008 |
Q: I have a Word 2003 document that I have created with vba from Access 2003. I can turn it into an ...
A: I'm not very conversant with VBA at all. In fact, it sounds like you should be an All Expert on the ...
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| printing microsoft word on Lexmark | 8/4/2008 |
Q: what should i do to be able to print the documents from Microsoft Word using the LEXMARK printer
A: Here is an answer from Lexmark support. I hope it helps. 1. Click on Start. 2. Click on Control ...
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| Letters and faxes for dummies | 8/4/2008 |
Q: I'm currently working as an internal designer for quite a large technology company in Norway. Since ...
A: Are you working in Word 2007? If you are, I would use form controls on your template. First of ...
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