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| Subject | Date Asked |
| Word 2007 based on input | 1/20/2012 |
| Q: How does one use a checklist of yes/no questions and tabular input to choose verbiage for a Word ... A: Stephen Have a look at this link for drop down lists ... | |
| Word 2007 | 1/10/2012 |
| Q: i have a multiple page letter that I am trying to get the footer only on the last page. How do I ... A: Hannah Place a Section break on the last page then using the Footer place the information in that ... | |
| Turn off red line in Word7 | 12/5/2011 |
| Q: How do I turn off the red lining that I accidentally turned on? Thank you. Bill Hinkle (303) ... A: Bill Is it a Squiggle under the word, if so that is spell check and it indicates the word is ... | |
| problems with pictures in Word 2007 | 11/28/2011 |
| Q: how are you? I use Word 2007 and Windows 7. I’m working with a 75-80 page document. It is loaded, ... A: Okay In the meantime check that the anchors of the graphics are anchored to the page and not a ... | |
| removing red, underlined characters | 8/7/2011 |
| Q: I was working on a school report and must have hit the wrong key which caused by document to begin ... A: It looks like you have Track changes running. Highlight the entire document and then go to the ... | |
| Word / Excel Mail Merge with Chart | 6/10/2011 |
| Q: I am attempting to create a mail merge letter in Word using data from Excel. The letter, which is to ... A: Jayme I have a feeling that you are going to need some vba to get that level of sophistication ... | |
| Word / Excel Mail Merge with Chart | 6/8/2011 |
| Q: I am attempting to create a mail merge letter in Word using data from Excel. The letter, which is to ... A: Jayme To link the Chart right click on the chart and select copy, then go to word and from the ... | |
| Ability to export change tracking data? | 5/27/2011 |
| Q: I'm wondering if there is a way to export to excel the change tracking data in MS Word? i.e. ... A: Jeana There is a way using a macro. this is the link to the macro however I am not an expert in ... | |
| Word 2010 Headers | 5/25/2011 |
| Q: For some unknown reason, new documents created in Word 2010 (Windows 7) creates vertical header ... A: bob It looks like you may have saved some formatting changes from an old document to the word ... | |
| Header flush with left side of paper | 3/25/2011 |
| Q: I use MS Word 2007 and inserted a picture into the header. I would like the header picture to be ... A: Jackie From reading the manual it looks like only photos will print to the edge. If you are using ... | |
| Word 2003 | 1/6/2011 |
| Q: I can attach a file in Excel as attachment but can only attach a file as text in Word 2003. Please ... A: Leonita While in a Word document, place your cursor where you want to attach the file or files. ... | |
| Reply | 12/23/2010 |
| Q: Word 2003 is not allowing me to use the "Custom" size option for printing addresses on envelopes. It ... A: Alan I was looking at the printer specs and it indicates that it wont print landscape under 216mm, ... | |
| "the requested envelope size is not valid" | 12/23/2010 |
| Q: Word 2003 is not allowing me to use the "Custom" size option for printing addresses on envelopes. It ... A: Alan The printer driver overrules Word every time when it comes to sizes of envelopes, this can be ... | |
| autotext not working in overtype mode | 10/6/2010 |
| Q: I am having a problem that no one seems to know the answer to. Just got a new work computer and my ... A: Roxanne Would it be possible for you to send me a copy of your normal template so I check it on my ... | |
| autotext not working in overtype mode | 9/27/2010 |
| Q: I am having a problem that no one seems to know the answer to. Just got a new work computer and my ... A: Roxanne Are you working in a different template than the normal template? If so try the normal ... | |
| Help | 7/23/2010 |
| Q: We have a "Master" specification that includes headings and paragraphs of all types of different ... A: Jane You could use hyperlinks within the document to open new documents based on that hyperlink, ... | |
| Pasting into email keeping page breaks | 7/19/2010 |
| Q: Stephens: I am in the midst of submitting portions of a book to agents. Many are requesting that ... A: Linda That is what I mean. When you use yahoo mail (or pretty much any mail program) it changes ... | |
| Word 2007 | 7/18/2010 |
| Q: I'm a little stuck. When I open a new word document, I have to double click the page just to start ... A: David this link will tell you where to find the normal template, once found you can delete it (make ... | |
| Word 2007: Default envelope printer | 7/12/2010 |
| Q: In Word 2007, is it possible to set a default envelope printer that is different from my default ... A: It isn't an option in Word to allow you to select a different printer without going through all the ... | |
| page numbers in Word 207 TOC | 7/9/2010 |
| Q: I am using MS Word 2007. I have two different sections in my manuscript: in one section I am using ... A: frederick I have been trying to get the same occurrence with a my own files but haven't been able ... | |
| Word AutoText | 7/1/2010 |
| Q: Is there a way to create a multi line AutoText entry? When I enter a carriage return it enters the ... A: Vic Sorry about the delay, been busy for the 4th weekend To create an Autocorrect entry for ... | |
| Computer problem | 6/28/2010 |
| Q: Please explain how to insert the rule to set the margins in Microsoft Word 2007 and also how to let ... A: Elizabeth To view the ruler go to the Ribbon tab called view and select ruler. If it isn't ... | |
| Word 97 on XP erratic document changes | 6/25/2010 |
| Q: Richard. I'm experiencing some bizarre, unexpected changes in documents. I've already lost some ... A: Jay Without particulars I wouldn't now where to start. I would run a virus check specifically for ... | |
| Share a macro in a shared word doc or .dot | 6/3/2010 |
| Q: I have created a Word document form and created a macro to e-mail a link to the form on a shared ... A: Gloria You need to attach the macro to that document, it is probably attached to the Normal ... | |
| Word Drop Down List Capacity | 4/1/2010 |
| Q: I have a large number of items that need to be stored in a template drop down list. The current ... A: Krista It can be done but you will need to use VBA (of which I am not an expert). this link will ... | |
| Track Changes | 2/15/2010 |
| Q: I have windows XP, Word2002. I have a tracking change (Formatted - bullets and Numbers balloon). I ... A: Mary This step should hide the changes without accepting them all •In earlier versions of Word, ... | |
| Envelopes Using Word 2002 | 1/31/2010 |
| Q: How does one make multiple copies of an envelope in Word 2002? Thanks. Jim ANSWER: Jim Have a ... A: Jim If you are creating one envelope but want extra copies, create your address and/or return ... | |
| File Converter Error | 1/28/2010 |
| Q: I have saved some word and excel files in Microsoft Private Folder, as due to some reasons I have to ... A: Daljith This seems to be a huge problem with MPF, have a look at this link towards the end, they ... | |
| MS Word 2003 | 1/26/2010 |
| Q: I have problems with 2 separate documents. 1. In the first document I can't remove the automatic ... A: Ruth without looking at the document itself it sounds like you have too many sections in the first ... | |
| Printing Comments in Mac Word | 12/9/2009 |
| Q: I received a reply to a question from Pamela, another Word expert. I have a follow up question but ... A: Pamela I found this (as I don't have a mac I can't confirm the setup). ou can print the markup ... | |
| Merge to New Document button | 12/8/2009 |
| Q: I have just upgraded to MS Office 07, i run a macro in Word that merges data from an Excel file. In ... A: Jennifer From the Finish & Merge section of the Mailings Ribbon, select "Edit Individual ... | |
| borders in flyers | 12/5/2009 |
| Q: Word 2003 xp sp3 On a 8 1/2 x 11 paper,I want to create a flyer 6 x 9 and place a border around ... A: Josh I have a computer with Word 2002 and will look it when I get a chance (I must be getting old - ... | |
| Merge doc needs to invoke the 'From' field in Outlook | 12/3/2009 |
| Q: I am setting up a bulk emailing facility for my company to email newsletters from a specially named ... A: Vivienne As far as I know the only work around would be to create another identity in Outlook using ... | |
| borders in flyers | 12/2/2009 |
| Q: Word 2003 xp sp3 On a 8 1/2 x 11 paper,I want to create a flyer 6 x 9 and place a border around ... A: Josh The easiest way would be to go to View > Toolbar > Drawing. Click on the Rectangle icon and ... | |
| Word 2003 questions | 9/6/2009 |
| Q: Two questions: (1) I'm setting up a book that will be transferred to PDF when finished. However, I ... A: Steve The simplest option is to create one section for the main document, then place the endnotes ... | |
| Word 2007 | 9/2/2009 |
| Q: I am using word 2007 to prepare a document. My document looks great, even in print preview--but when ... A: Candice It is the printer that is causing the Margins are Outside message. Basically the printer ... | |
| MS WORD 2007 | 8/26/2009 |
| Q: I open a blank word document and it has a grid on it for the whole page how do i open just a normal ... A: James If it is a table then the easiest option is to rename your normal template (with word ... | |
| d with sedilla | 8/23/2009 |
| Q: I have to write something and I need the special character "d with sedilla", d with a little comma ... A: emi This should be the same for all versions but go to Insert Symbol and in the Font section select ... | |
| Info added to Header in a locked form | 7/15/2009 |
| Q: I have created a form in Word (2003) and have it locked for use. Is there anyway that I can have ... A: Nadine You can do this using a REF field in the Header. If you set a name in form field, you can ... | |
| scaner using readiris with ocr | 7/5/2009 |
| Q: I am using windows vista on a hp a6110n and hp psc 750. I can copy anything inn picture form from ... A: Leonard I haven't used readiris so this is only a guess. Make sure that you save the file with as ... | |
| scaner using readiris with ocr | 7/3/2009 |
| Q: I am using windows vista on a hp a6110n and hp psc 750. I can copy anything inn picture form from ... A: leonardo You need an OCR program to get editable text. see if your scanner has ocr software, if you ... | |
| 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: Paul This link explains all the problems with inserting a file using different formatting and some ... | |
| autotext problem | 5/1/2009 |
| Q: I have word 2003. When i try and insert autotext (I have to insert the filepath on almost all my ... A: Jane It looks like Adobe has somehow rewritten your menus, one way to check this is to find the ... | |
| Images in Word 2003 | 4/27/2009 |
| Q: Running Win XP (Home edition) with current Microsoft patches and updates, including SP3. My ... A: Rana See if this solves the problem Click Tools -> Options -> View Tab -> In the Show group ... | |
| 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: Charles 1. Place the cursor where you want the columns to start and then go to the Columns button ... | |
| 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: Usman A chm file is a compiled html file and can't be edited by word, you may be able to get the ... | |
| Word 2003 Template | 2/25/2009 |
| Q: I created a letterhead template and somehow have 3 pages of this letterhead. How do I delete pages ... A: Michelle You will need to open up the template, remove the pages in the template and then save it. ... | |
| word formula | 2/23/2009 |
| Q: I have a cell in microsoft word (a big pricelist) I want a number/price in a cell to multiply by ... A: The only way to do this in word is to get the answer in another cell. If you have Excel available ... | |
| SpellCheck MicroSoft Word 2002 | 1/31/2009 |
| Q: When I do a spellcheck in MS Word (This just started within the last week after scheduled updates), ... A: Debbie Are you using a spell check apart from Words? If you are not running any special macros or ... | |
| mouse not working in word doc | 1/29/2009 |
| Q: I tried the below fix and it didn't work. Any suggestions? Elango M writes on 2008-10-04 14:57:46 ... A: Jim The main culprit here is a template from laserfiche. If you have this template or are working ... | |
| Micrsoft Word for PC | 1/29/2009 |
| Q: Feel so dumb... just updated Word, went from Mac to PC (Vista), and in F1 help the options they say ... A: Neko The instructions below will turn off the straight quote to curved quotes. If you are using ... | |
| 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: Guarav If you have automatic saves active you have have it in a tmp file on your pc somewhere. I ... | |
| e-newsletter | 11/26/2008 |
| Q: I'm a small business owner and would like to send out an email newsletter on a periodic basis. I'd ... A: Jan The document will move around for each individuals email as not all are opened in exactly the ... | |
| Change date format | 11/18/2008 |
| Q: How do you change the date format? Or, rather, ADD the following Date format: MMMM D, YYYY? Went ... A: Michael Word 2003 does have that date format, it is shown as November 17, 2008 in the Insert > Date ... | |
| inserting break in Word | 11/17/2008 |
| Q: All of the sudden I am no longer able to select the type of break I want to insert into my ... A: Margie Another option is to rename the normal.dot to normal1.dot and see if that solves the ... | |
| Symbols? | 11/7/2008 |
| Q: I want to include a couple of little boxes in a document which the end user can check to indicate a ... A: Valerie If you want the checkmarks to be able to be used in Word itself, ie they can click on them ... | |
| Header issues | 10/9/2008 |
| Q: I am working on a document produced by ano and the headers are proving very difficult. For example ... A: Mary It is definitely a coding problem ie link with last header or too many sections etc. If ... | |
| Word with index | 10/7/2008 |
| Q: How can I create a word file with index page where you can click on a section and it'll bring you ... A: Rudd You only have two options to do this. You can either manually insert hyperlinks in your auto ... | |
| about Ms word | 10/3/2008 |
| Q: how i can write mathematical tags like square and cube. ANSWER: Saurav What version of Word are ... A: Saurav If you want an entire line of an equation the best option would be to use the Insert Ribbon ... | |
| merging word documents | 10/1/2008 |
| Q: Is there a way to merge 3 separate word document & keep their individual headings, then add a ... A: Karen Depending on the version of word you have you can either copy and paste to a new document or ... | |
| automatic word backup | 10/1/2008 |
| Q: I want to routinely save a particular Word file onto an external memory, and simultaneously save it ... A: John Have a look at this link and scroll down to Save Reminder which should do what you need. ... | |
| Microsoft Word | 9/25/2008 |
| Q: When I start a new sentence in Word it automaticaly capitalizes the first letter of the new ... A: Patricia If you are using Word 2003 go to the Tools Menu and select AutoCorrect and you will see ... | |
| Microsoft Word 2003 | 9/24/2008 |
| Q: Under Tools, many of the options (including Options)are greyed out. I have renamed the normal.dot ... A: Annette Is there a document open when you try the options and other greyed out menus? Is it a doc ... | |
| tables | 9/24/2008 |
| Q: I'm using Word 2003. I'm customing a table in Styles and Formatting. Is there a way to make it so ... A: Jenny I am not getting the same problem when I try to paste unformatted text into a table, it goes ... | |
| tables | 9/23/2008 |
| Q: I'm using Word 2003. I'm customing a table in Styles and Formatting. Is there a way to make it so ... A: Jenny Insert a Table and then go to Format > Styles and Formatting. This should open the Styles ... | |
| Sort columns in a table individually | 9/20/2008 |
| Q: Is there any way to sort columns of text in a table individually? Say, I want to sort the first ... A: Sara To sort data in a single column: Select the table column that you want to sort. Under Table ... | |
| microsoft word (2008)for mac not working | 9/19/2008 |
| Q: recently i installed microsoft office for mac on my my mac os x. everything seemed fine till i ... A: Cheryl I haven't loaded Mac 2008 so can't give you definitive help, however if the program was ... | |
| word 2003 additional pages | 9/12/2008 |
| Q: How do you insert additional pages into a existing 2003 MS Word document A: Sharon The quickest way is to go to the end of the paragraph of the page where you want to insert a ... | |
| Autopopulating fields in Word | 9/12/2008 |
| Q: to put in a date and have that information populate to several other fields, BUT, change the dates. ... A: Bryan It will allow you calculate dates however it will not allow you to use a reference (ie ... | |
| Background | 9/10/2008 |
| Q: I have a question relating to incorporating backgrounds in Word document. Please click on the link ... A: junaid You can insert the graphic using the insert picture option then right click on the image and ... | |
| Microosoft Office Word 2003 | 9/9/2008 |
| Q: I am working on a PC in Microsoft Office Word 2003. I have a letter written that requires a ... A: Amy Is there any chance you can send me the document? (or just the signature part) If so my email ... | |
| Microosoft Office Word 2003 | 9/9/2008 |
| Q: I am working on a PC in Microsoft Office Word 2003. I have a letter written that requires a ... A: Amy You can type in the name then place the image over the name, select the image and right click ... | |
| Winword page setup default | 8/20/2008 |
| Q: All of a sudden documents in Word open with a truncated page in normal view. I have to go into page ... A: Phil Find the normal.dot template using windows explorer and rename it to normal1.dot then start ... | |
| Word 2003 | 8/20/2008 |
| Q: I am trying to delete blank pages in a word document but having no luck.I have tried normal view but ... A: Pat Go to the last line of the page you want to keep and then hold the shift key down and use the ... | |
| Filename in footers | 8/19/2008 |
| Q: Richard. Word2003. I am trying to set up a blank template with the filename in the footer. I have ... A: Graham You have found a favorite pet peeve of many a word user. You have two options, the first ... | |
| Microsoft Word 2003- Margins questions | 8/12/2008 |
| Q: I'm just wondering if you can help me. I have this file that prints as if it is shrunken into the ... A: Lauren As far as I know there isn't, the comments are generally there for revision options and ... | |
| Using Message Box to Auto Fill Fields In Word 2003 Template | 8/7/2008 |
| Q: My question relates to an important document that is customised to a specific person at an address. ... A: Adam This is a fairly long process that will involve creating a text box that uses the autoopen ... | |
| Page Numbering within Sections | 7/31/2008 |
| Q: I have a document with odd/even pages and section breaks. Most of the pages are single column, but ... A: Cherie There is a solution but it requires going through and deleting all the extraneous page and ... | |
| deleting menu bar...getting the original toolbar back | 7/30/2008 |
| Q: "Hi. Ready to have a nervous breakdown or kill myself over this. Dont' know what I did but when I ... A: L You may be in full screen view, if so press the ESC key and it should return. If you have ... | |
| Word 2003 text box | 7/30/2008 |
| Q: So, I have a wonderful document in Word 2003 containing some tables. Most of the tables have 2 ... A: Mircea This needs to be created in 2003 as the options don't go backwards (as you have found). ... | |
| restoring deleted ms word for xp | 7/15/2008 |
| Q: i have deleted my MS word application incidentally, i need to restore it now bcos i am more familiar ... A: Deboh You will need the original disk with Office/Word on it to restore it. If you don't want to ... | |
| Columns/Borders | 7/14/2008 |
| Q: When I have two columns, how do I put an individual border around EACH column. Thanks. A: Jack Word doesn't have an option to do column borders automatically, one option is to place a ... | |
| microsoft 2000 page borders | 7/12/2008 |
| Q: I am combining several files which all have different custom page borders. When I click on "insert ... A: michelle Open the footer and header and then move down to the footer, on the right you will see a ... | |
| Populate WORD fields from Excel | 7/10/2008 |
| Q: Richard, I am an EXPERT at Excel, in fact I am on this site as such. But I am NOT an expert at ... A: You would think that this would be a nice simple operation wouldn't you, however it isn't. To ... | |
| microsoft 2000 page borders | 7/10/2008 |
| Q: I am combining several files which all have different custom page borders. When I click on "insert ... A: Michelle When inserting a file with a page border word defaults to the current style (or it would ... | |
| Microsoft Word autoinsert feature | 7/7/2008 |
| Q: I have use Microsoft Word, and I really like it, however there is a time saving device that I can’t ... A: stefan They changed the name (and the ease of use) in 2007 to what is called Building Blocks. Have ... | |
| How to lock a table | 7/5/2008 |
| Q: I have 2 grids (2 rows x 20 cols ea) One has letters and symbols in each square. The other grid is ... A: Mark For the second question the only way is to use the Ctrl key and Mouse, there isn't an option ... | |
| removing section break | 7/4/2008 |
| Q: Am preparing manuscript for self-pub. by LULU. Learning a lot but still running into conundrums. ... A: Cynthia You can apply headers and footers you just have declare whether you want the header and ... | |
| Newsletter templates | 6/30/2008 |
| Q: I recently created a newsletter using a Word template. It looks really nice. Now I'd like to send ... A: jan The only real way to preserve the formatting is to send the document as a word ... | |
| turning font sideways | 6/29/2008 |
| Q: the computer wont allow me to do this. the text direction on format is grayed out.and i must say im ... A: Sue To use text direction you have to either place the text in a Table (Table > Insert > Table) ... | |
| Word 2007 simple macro | 6/26/2008 |
| Q: I've tried several times to create a very simple macro that will insert the path and file name of ... A: Gail Are you saving the document first before running the macro? If you would like can you send ... | |
| MS Word 97 | 6/25/2008 |
| Q: I'm getting back to you sooner than I thought I would. I have 2 documents that show up on MS Word ... A: Douglas The documents should be gone but the active link will still show in the file menu, open up ... | |
| Word 97 - Opening Documents | 6/22/2008 |
| Q: The Word 97 I have I got in 1999. When I open MS Word, go to File and scroll down to a document I ... A: Doug If you are right clicking on the file in the open or save menu then that is deleting the file ... | |
| can't undo command | 6/20/2008 |
| Q: I was typing a word 2003 document and accidentally hit a set of keys that deleted everything that I ... A: Mike The ctrl x and s options are close so you could have cut the information then saved which ... | |
| Trying to Link Page Nos on Index Page to Actual location in the document | 6/19/2008 |
| Q: I am trying to Link Page Nos on Index Page to Actual location in the document but not sure how to do ... A: Roy Did you create the Index using the Insert > Reference > Index and tables option? If not I ... | |
| can't undo command | 6/19/2008 |
| Q: I was typing a word 2003 document and accidentally hit a set of keys that deleted everything that I ... A: Mike Did you start a new document and the old one is still there but behind the new one? Usually ... | |
| Page setup in word 2002 | 6/19/2008 |
| Q: I am trying to print a document via the manual feed tray. I go into page setup, paper and set the ... A: Diane I am pretty certain that this isnt a word problem. So the only option I can think of is to ... | |
| Mailing Labels not lining up with template | 6/15/2008 |
| Q: I mail merged names/addresses with a label template. I selected the correct template number and all ... A: Perplexed This usually indicates that the printer is slipping the page ie the rollers are not ... | |
| MS Word 2002 Sort Two Column Table | 6/12/2008 |
| Q: I have a two column table in word. First column will be girls names(lastname,firstname) and second ... A: Pam Highlight the column that you want to sort. Go to Table > Sort > select ascending or ... | |
| multiple captions | 6/10/2008 |
| Q: I have a question about updating fields. I have written several chapters of a long document, each ... A: Vishal The options shown on the link will restart your numbering for you at whatever number you ... | |
| Footnote Awry | 6/9/2008 |
| Q: I am marking one of my students' papers and have come across a footnote oddity I have never seen ... A: Kristian Tracking changes can cause footnotes to be numbered wrong until the changes are accepted. ... | |
| Enable header/footer editing while body of doc is locked | 6/4/2008 |
| Q: I use an electronic document management system which is a database and is a part of lotus notes. ... A: Mel There is no way to just have the headers and footers updateable using the protect method for ... | |
| Pictures links do not update in large document | 6/2/2008 |
| Q: Stepehens, Am an semi-advanced user in word and am currently working with large documents which ... A: Manuel Have a look at this link. I did find information that this will help solve the 2003 problem ... | |
| Word collor palatte | 5/30/2008 |
| Q: Is it possible to change the color palette with my own rgb colors. Like for example I want the ... A: Gino There is no way to change the default palettes in word but you can create a macro that will ... | |
| Numbering - Word 2003 | 5/29/2008 |
| Q: This is the problem: 1. I copy into Sheet B an excerpt from a text in sheet A . This excerpt has ... A: Robert I have checked into this and it seems the only option is to paste as you normally would with ... | |
| Inserted Picture Original File names | 5/28/2008 |
| Q: I have a large Word document with hundreds of inserted image files. My publisher needs the original ... A: Tom The simplest answer is organization. When create anything with a number of pictures/graphics ... | |
| Inserted Picture Original File names | 5/28/2008 |
| Q: I have a large Word document with hundreds of inserted image files. My publisher needs the original ... A: Tom If the file was linked then you are going to be lucky as you can use the Alt + F9 key to show ... | |
| Bullets and Numbering | 5/23/2008 |
| Q: When I try to select bullets and numbering either on the toolbar, or the format drop down menu, it ... A: Alan The only options I can think of is that somehow the program files have become corrupted. I ... | |
| Thumbnail view in Microsoft Word 2003 | 5/23/2008 |
| Q: I have somehow set up my default view to show the Thumbnail view panel on the left side of my screen ... A: Mariann It has been saved with the normal.dot file that creates all new documents. To change that ... | |
| Bullets and Numbering | 5/22/2008 |
| Q: When I try to select bullets and numbering either on the toolbar, or the format drop down menu, it ... A: Alan Try renaming your normal.dot. The instructions are on this link. ... | |
| Merging tables | 5/19/2008 |
| Q: I have a very long table (12 pages) and was inserting page breaks to keep different sections of the ... A: Jennifer This can be a problem with Word tables and not easily fixed. Is it possible for you send ... | |
| Section breaks not deleting | 5/16/2008 |
| Q: I've been trying to delete section breaks from my document, but they simply will not delete. I've ... A: Elizabeth Is it possible to send me a copy of the file so I can see what is happening? If so then ... | |
| Transferring software | 5/16/2008 |
| Q: How do I copy Wordperfect Productivty Pack software from a computer I purchased to another computer ... A: Rick The CD is about the only way unless you downloaded the file from WP in which case it will be ... | |
| how to turn off the redline edit feature | 5/15/2008 |
| Q: I have ms word 2007. how do i turn off the redline edit feature which i accidentally turned on but ... A: If you need a quicker answer you can send an email to koob (at) littlewingweb (dot) com and I will ... | |
| Section breaks not deleting | 5/15/2008 |
| Q: I've been trying to delete section breaks from my document, but they simply will not delete. I've ... A: Elizabeth Try deleting the paragraph mark before and after the break at the same time as deleting ... | |
| All new documents are italicized and bold? | 5/13/2008 |
| Q: Is this a problem with the normal.dot file? A: Paul It definitely sounds like it. I would rename the normal.dot and then start word and see if ... | |
| word userforms | 5/13/2008 |
| Q: I have created a word template that is populated from a userform (all launched by a "New" macro..), ... A: Colin It probably can be done using a Macro/VBA but I am not a macro expert. I would suggest ... | |
| Page numbering issue | 5/12/2008 |
| Q: I have a 300 page document with chapters. Need to number the pages by chapters (1-1, 1-2, 2-1, 2-2, ... A: Ross I recently discovered this problem with a manuscript that was copy and pasted and then breaks ... | |
| Printing Enovolops | 5/11/2008 |
| Q: This problem just started - When I print an envelope - the date and time printed on the envelope ... A: Paul Can you send a copy of a document the prints out with the date and time on it. It may that ... | |
| word userforms | 5/9/2008 |
| Q: I have created a word template that is populated from a userform (all launched by a "New" macro..), ... A: Colin He can as long as you give hime the template that the userform is created from. It will be a ... | |
| Page numbering issue | 5/8/2008 |
| Q: I have a 300 page document with chapters. Need to number the pages by chapters (1-1, 1-2, 2-1, 2-2, ... A: Ross This usually indicates too many breaks on the one page, to test if you have too many page or ... | |
| MS Word | 4/8/2008 |
| Q: My clipboard works sporadically. It will always register anything I cut or copy from MS Word. When ... A: Nathan The clipboard will only copy one item at a time, if you copy again it will overwrite the ... | |
| Word 2003 | 3/31/2008 |
| Q: I have asked this of Suzanne before and got an answer, but for some reason Pro Docs Manager still ... A: Susan Not sure if this will help as I couldn't find anything on Pro Docs either but this link will ... | |
| Deleting a Word Document | 3/31/2008 |
| Q: In Word XP, how do I delete a document? (I have found all kinds of topics I may delete, but I need ... A: Jeannie You have two options. You can use the File Open dialog box in Word to delete word files, ... | |
| Mailing Labels | 3/28/2008 |
| Q: I am trying to take addresses I have stored on a disk in excel format and print mailing labels, but ... A: Sonja You didn't mention what version of Word you are using. Have a look at this link for 2003 and ... | |
| Pasting a page | 3/28/2008 |
| Q: I think this should be fairly easy, but I just can't seem to figure it out. I'm making some labels, ... A: Jeff The easiest way is to Tools Envelopes and Mailings and select Labels, type in the text you ... | |
| Fields | 3/26/2008 |
| Q: I am very familiar with using fields with Word but is there a way for Word to take one of the fields ... A: John You can use the Reference and bookmark fields. Name the form field in the Bookmark section ... | |
| Mail Merge to Mirror Image | 3/25/2008 |
| Q: I need to mail merge a list of names to a mirror image for printing on labels. The only way I have ... A: David There isn't a feature in Word that will do this, however, depending on your printer you may ... | |
| access header in a form | 3/23/2008 |
| Q: I have limited knowledge. I have created a form which I have locked so that the user only has ... A: Lori Hmm that would work in earlier verions but it looks like it has been disabled in later ... | |
| Word Slow to Close | 3/19/2008 |
| Q: I have Office XP (except outlook is 2003), Windows XP, and IE7 and all of the MS updates installed. ... A: Ngan I haven't come across this before but I am going to guess that it is because word opens the ... | |
| Word saving problems | 3/8/2008 |
| Q: I have folders (Projects) and sub folders (individual projects) and when I need to save a document ... A: Marc What version of word and windows do you have? How many folders are there in each directory? ... | |
| i cant open | 3/6/2008 |
| Q: Whenever i try to open a word file from internet explorer, a command prompt comes up and tell's me ... A: Fabian This sounds like a problem with Internet explorer. I would suggest asking this question at ... | |
| Marco | 3/4/2008 |
| Q: I have a Microsoft word document with Marco in it. After this file upload on a website, I can ... A: Angela check to make sure the macro is attached to the file (I don't know what version of word you ... | |
| OCR SOFTWARE | 3/4/2008 |
| Q: Before I begin, do you have any knowledge of OCR software? Thanks. ANSWER: Kevin I am familiar ... A: I use Omnipage 16 pro and have found that even with the best settings it can sometimes go screwy. I ... | |
| Hyperlinking issues MS WORD 2003 | 2/29/2008 |
| Q: The Original MSWord file is on the Network ServerMAINoriginal.doc The target File is located on ... A: Ruf To prevent Word from changing your hyperlinks, take the following steps: Click Tools | ... | |
| WORD ERROR | 2/20/2008 |
| Q: WHEN TRYING TO OPEN A WORD FILE, I RECIEVE AN ERRROR. " CANNOT FIDE FILE. P:\FILE LABEL WITH ... A: Rich Are you trying to open the file from your hard drive? Look for the file using windows ... | |
| Mail merge - time field (from access db)format problem | 2/6/2008 |
| Q: I am using MS Word 2000 and creating a mail merge with data from an MS Access DB 2000. In the data ... A: Kate I can't get the same thing to happen when I create a db for a merge. Is there any way you can ... | |
| Microsoft Word 2003 | 2/5/2008 |
| Q: Can Microsoft 2003 Open File be change to something other than default of MyDocuments? ANSWER: Al ... A: Al I am not sure what you mean, if you change the directory to where you save the files ie My ... | |
| insert data from excel | 2/2/2008 |
| Q: I am using Word 2003. I have an MS Excel spreadsheet that I input the data into and then have 6 ... A: Dene This is more problematical. I would suggest a VBA solution that will find the new data and ... | |
| Formatting | 1/31/2008 |
| Q: I am trying to print out invitations on cardstock paper, and I want to divide one piece of paper ... A: Mary The simplest way would be to create a 2 X 2 Table or create 2 columns and split them in the ... | |
| Auto Numbering | 1/29/2008 |
| Q: I would like to add a auto numbering macro into my Microsoft Word 2003 template so that it ... A: Wendy I don't usually do VBA but have a look at this site ... | |
| mail merge | 1/28/2008 |
| Q: I have word 2003. I have used mail merge using an excel database without issue. One day I used the ... A: Bill It looks like it is a problem with the Address Block used in Word but I can't see it to repair ... | |
| Word 2003 Field Codes | 1/28/2008 |
| Q: I have created a second page header macro for a multiple page letter. It has our firm name, date ... A: Geri Insert a name that we will use as a default. Ie client name(thereafter whenever you change the ... | |
| Omit blank field printing merge document | 1/25/2008 |
| Q: I am using Office 2007 and created a mail merged envelope in Word 2007 using data from Access 2007. ... A: Wayne You need to create the mail merge and before merging change the fields to something like this ... | |
| Macro Compatibility | 1/24/2008 |
| Q: I have created a word document with embedded macros on Word 2007. I have saved it and made it ... A: Lauren There were some major changes for Word 2000 macros to Word Xp and 2003 so I can see the ... | |
| black box | 1/24/2008 |
| Q: Here's the deal. Everytime I use my word program, a black box appears over the text and text boxes ... A: Diana This is generally a display problem. Have a look at this link ... | |
| Font | 1/23/2008 |
| Q: I am attempting to install a font from a document that was sent to me but is not on my system. Is ... A: Jason This link explains the font properties that may have been included with your embedded true ... | |
| page range bookmark in Word 2003 | 1/21/2008 |
| Q: I am going nuts trying to use the subject item shown. Let's say I have the name Robert on pages 1 ... A: Chris Sorry I thought it was a smaller file (what do they say about assumptions). These steps will ... | |
| Need help working Word | 1/17/2008 |
| Q: hi you know how when you are typing and when you make a mistake it tells you by making the line ... A: Lola You didn't mention what version of word you are using, if it is 2003 go to Tools and Options ... | |
| Footers and Section breaks | 1/17/2008 |
| Q: I am making corrections on a job. They used section breaks instead of page breaks. When I delete the ... A: Michael It sounds like a nightmare actually. I would go to the first or second header if it is ... | |
| emoving "read only" from a m/s word document | 1/17/2008 |
| Q: I am running Windows X-P on a Compaq 6450NX C.P.U. with Cox high speed internet service. I recently ... A: Mac If you backed it up to a CD/DVD and then copied it back it is automatically read only. This is ... | |
| how to remove forever frame in Word 2003 | 1/17/2008 |
| Q: Some how when I open a new word document it comes whit a frame by default. I can remove it by ... A: stephan It looks like it has been saved to your Normal template. Start windows explorer from Start ... | |
| Word Forms | 1/16/2008 |
| Q: I have created a form using a table format with form fields and have locked it down. The trouble is ... A: Laura I don't use word 97 anymore so can't test this (but I can't remember doing anything like ... | |
| Word autotext stopped working | 1/14/2008 |
| Q: I have a computer running xp pro and office 2003 sp3, up until last friday the person using it was ... A: Mike A couple of steps first 1 Make sure the box for "show autocomplete suggestions" IS checked in ... | |
| Printing-Word 2002 | 1/12/2008 |
| Q: Word 2002:While in “Print Layout View” document page numbers match Footer Page numbers, example: ... A: Clinton It should not be that large a disparity but for long documents Print Preview and Page ... | |
| Paste problems in Word 2003 | 1/12/2008 |
| Q: Was wondering if you could help me? My problem for several months (and I've been trying to ignore ... A: Shelina It sounds like you may have a program that does screen capture or is somehow incompatible ... | |
| Headers | 1/11/2008 |
| Q: I have a document where I need a different header on each page. Word keeps repeating the same header ... A: Anita You will need to create section breaks for every page to use the Header and footer option ... | |
| Word and margins | 1/11/2008 |
| Q: I have a word file that must not exceed 1 page in length printed. I wrote the first draft, which ... A: Drew It sounds like one of the lines has a larger font but without seeing the line I couldn't tell. ... | |
| Paste problems in Word 2003 | 1/10/2008 |
| Q: Was wondering if you could help me? My problem for several months (and I've been trying to ignore ... A: Shelina To copy text highlight the text and press Ctrl + C and to paste use the Ctrl + V keys. If ... | |
| ms word 2003 drops my default printer | 1/10/2008 |
| Q: when i go and try to print a document in ms word 2003, i have to reset my default printer. is there ... A: Bryan This link explains how to set the default but I haven't found anything that explains why it ... | |
| WORD | 1/8/2008 |
| Q: Is word and wordpad compatible? A: Al You can open earlier versions of word in wordpad (pre 2007) but they may also open in wordpad ... | |
| Read Only Issue | 1/8/2008 |
| Q: I have been having a problem when working on a document, when I Save (not Save As) somehow between ... A: Bill Are you saving the file to the My Documents on your pc or to a CD/Memory Stick? If so then ... | |
| scanning a letterhead on microsoft word | 1/7/2008 |
| Q: i have a letter head that i scanned on to microsoft word , however for some reason i cant type into ... A: Johnny If you scanned in the entire document it will be one graphic for the entire page. If you ... | |
| Problem with Microsoft Word | 1/4/2008 |
| Q: My Microsoft word is slow to open. I can open all the other softwares (Excel, Access, Publisher, ... A: Cassandra Try this step first, using Windows Explorer Start > All Programs > Accesories > Windows ... | |
| Microsoft Word (Not repsponding) | 1/3/2008 |
| Q: Richard I installed Microsoft works and Word 2002 from a CD on my Acer Aspire E380 Desktop computer. ... A: Zeb It sounds like a file has become corrupted so an install is probably the only way around it. ... | |
| Calendars | 1/3/2008 |
| Q: I would like to know if it is possible to create a calendar for a five day work week where I could ... A: Carla It is possible but not a quick option. You would create the date in a text box or as an ... | |
| Microsoft Word (Not repsponding) | 1/2/2008 |
| Q: Richard I installed Microsoft works and Word 2002 from a CD on my Acer Aspire E380 Desktop computer. ... A: Zeb Completely uninstall Word and then reinstall it. This is probably the problem with 2007 as ... | |
| RE: tables in word 97 | 1/2/2008 |
| Q: I have created a table in word 97 and it has shifted to the very top of the page, above the header. ... A: Isabella Check to make sure that the table isn't in the header section of the document and check ... | |
| Missing fonts when reloading Word 2000 | 12/31/2007 |
| Q: I have had to reload Word 2000 several times over the years. This time I lost many of my favorite ... A: Tom They should still be in there somewhere. I am assuming you have windows xp. If not then get ... | |
| Re-Populate Text Fields | 12/26/2007 |
| Q: I am creating a document that has 41 pages to it. I would like to input the first name, last name, ... A: Lance Use the bookmark feature and reference using the text fields. Create your first text field ... | |
| themes | 12/25/2007 |
| Q: I was doing a project for school and added a theme on my document on microsoft word. I wanted to ... A: Sharon I am not sure that you can print the themes out unless you have Word 2003 (in which there is ... | |
| MS Word, browser windows | 12/23/2007 |
| Q: I am using MS Word 2000 and MS Word 2003. For all MS Office products, when I want to browse for a ... A: Patrick I can't reproduce the problem on my versions so I can only guess as to the first one. ... | |
| Printing graphics | 12/22/2007 |
| Q: When printing from Word 2003 many times I am unable to print documents with graphics. It is ... A: Teresa Go to Tools Options Print and make sure that Drawing Objects is ticked and Background Colors ... | |
| spell check corrections | 12/21/2007 |
| Q: How do I stop my spell checker from capitalizing the entire corrected word? MS Word 2003. Thanks. ... A: Chaplain Ed If the word you are spell checking is capitalized then the spellchecker will ... | |
| WORD 2003 | 12/19/2007 |
| Q: I need to be able to find any file by any part of the file name, ex: my files are stored by last ... A: Summer Go to File > Open and on the tools button click Search then click on the Advanced tab. ... | |
| Dual Monitors and Word 2003 | 12/17/2007 |
| Q: I use Word 2003. I also have two monitors already configured for my computer (I use Windows XP). Up ... A: Suzanne Not sure I can help as I dont use two monitors. It could be two problems though, the ... | |
| microsoft word 2000 | 12/6/2007 |
| Q: I cannot delete a previously saved document. Every time I turn on Word this doc appears. I have ... A: Melissa It sounds like you have saved the file as a template and replaced the normal.dot template ... | |
| printing bitmaps not showing | 12/5/2007 |
| Q: When i print to my HP GL/2 plotter the bitmaps don't show up. Any ideas? A: David Do the bitmapped images print from another program? If so go to Tools Options in word and ... | |
| Word | 11/16/2007 |
| Q: 1. In word, We have the links ( pressing control click) we go to the page. when i click i ... A: Prachi 1. There are two options, the fist is to use the shortcut keystroke Alt and Left arrow or ... | |
| Finding and or replacing text in headers | 11/15/2007 |
| Q: IS it possible to search a directory of word documents and replace text within the header only? We ... A: Shane It can be done, there are programs that are out there that will do it for you at a cost. If ... | |
| Tool bars on MS Word Screen | 11/15/2007 |
| Q: The toolbar Tile, View, Format, etc. is not visible on Microsoft Word Screen. How do I get it back? ... A: Dorothy The full screen isn't related to your monitor, in Word there is an option for full screen, ... | |
| Tool bars on MS Word Screen | 11/9/2007 |
| Q: The toolbar Tile, View, Format, etc. is not visible on Microsoft Word Screen. How do I get it back? ... A: Dorothy Make sure you are not in Fullscreen View, press the Esc key once, if that doesn't work ... | |
| Images to move with text | 11/7/2007 |
| Q: I have a matched mailing document that must be set up in Word. Although I consider the program a ... A: Peyton Lock the picture into the line you want with the Anchor, this will move the picture as more ... | |
| auto capitalization | 11/5/2007 |
| Q: I was wondering why each time I hit "Enter" it automatically capitalizes the next word. I've looked ... A: Jenn Does it capitalize the entire word? By default word will capitalize the first letter of the ... | |
| Drop down calendars in Word | 11/4/2007 |
| Q: Hoe do I create a drop down and select calendar in a word document. A: David Basically the easy answer is you can't, the harder answer having one dropdown for 1-15 days ... | |
| Line breaks in word-excel | 10/31/2007 |
| Q: I have a huge data in term of table. In a column cell ,lines are seperated by line breaks( enter) ... A: Prachi Try these steps 1. Select the entire area in Excel that includes translatable cells, then ... | |
| word | 10/28/2007 |
| Q: When I try to save a word document on my usb disc drive I get a file permission error. I never had ... A: Jay This is usually a problem with where word is saving the file first, sometimes if you open it ... | |
| Track Changes | 10/19/2007 |
| Q: I have a report I did that was sent to the user and they wanted some changes made. I turned on ... A: Clayton try this I havent tried it myself but it should work Go to Tools > Options > User ... | |
| Word formatting question | 10/17/2007 |
| Q: I accidentally got something set up in Word 2003 that I want to un-do and do not know how. I don't ... A: Sue You have the show/hide button active on the toolbar (the one that looks like a bacwards P) ... | |
| auto date change | 9/8/2007 |
| Q: when i call up old documents, it automatically changes the dates on them to today. I don't want this ... A: Try this If you insert a {DATE } field instead of date text, then it will automatically update. But ... | |
| problem with footnote | 9/7/2007 |
| Q: I have a 200 page document. The footnote is messed up. The footnote is good till 78. then the ... A: Have a look at this link ... | |
| Typing 'enter' issue. | 9/7/2007 |
| Q: I don't know if the message I previously sent to another person went through. I checked my emails to ... A: Sorry WP is Word Perfect and you wont tamper with the system files. normal.dot is the template for ... | |
| Microsoft Word | 9/4/2007 |
| Q: Every time I open up Word it defauts to landscape instead of portrait. How do I get this set up so ... A: Patricia It sounds like you have changed the default template that word starts with. You can ... | |
| Lost Toolbar in Word XP | 9/3/2007 |
| Q: I lost my toolbar in Word. My version is XP. There isn't anything to click on such as tools. All ... A: Keith It sounds like it may have been dragged of the screen, try deleting the normal.dot and see if ... | |
| Word 2003 | 9/1/2007 |
| Q: I'm brand new to Word and am trying to teach myself using a book. Problem is that I have done ... A: Judy You changed the template that word is based on. To get back to a normal template you will ... | |
| Protect mail merge document | 8/30/2007 |
| Q: In Office XP, we have a long document in Word, which merges with an Excel spreadsheet for several ... A: Gloria You would need to create some VBA code that would unprotect the document, merge it, and then ... | |
| Marginal header | 8/29/2007 |
| Q: I have a user that wants to place a "header" in the left margin on the first page of certain ... A: Bob The only way to put a header down the left of the page is to use it in landscape and then the ... | |
| Creating Stationery in MS Word 2003 | 8/27/2007 |
| Q: I'm trying to create stationery in MS Word 2003 that has different margins that the body. I have a ... A: KATHY The only real way to do this is to create the document like a form with text fields in the ... | |
| Global Header | 8/23/2007 |
| Q: I need to standardize several documents and have set up a global template with a standard header. I ... A: Sandra It won't change the already created files, only the new ones. If you are constantly ... | |
| Word Repagination | 8/21/2007 |
| Q: Word repaginates at the single click of a key, which is especially difficult and tedious for large ... A: Shel This is the usual answer as you can always go to View headers and footers to work in them if ... | |
| Word Color Fill | 8/20/2007 |
| Q: I have been using Word (Office 97)in Windows XP for several years, and suddenly the color fill tool ... A: Valerie Are you using the Tables and Borders toolbar fill color button or the Drawing toolbar Fill ... | |
| Windows XP / MS Office 2000 | 8/20/2007 |
| Q: I somehow increased the size of MS Office products so I could see it better, but when I open the ... A: Debbie Make sure you have nothing open. Right click on the windows desktop and select properties ... | |
| Word 2003 SP2 | 8/17/2007 |
| Q: Microsoft Word keeps "helping" me by doing an extra step past what I do. Example: when I do a ... A: Terry You can turn this feature (???) off by going to Tools > AutoCorrect and AutoFormat as you typ ... | |
| Microsoft Office Word 2003 Shutdown | 8/17/2007 |
| Q: I am recently having problems with Microsoft Office Word 2003. The problem occurs when I try to ... A: Eoin I can't find any reports on this problem (lots with the save and saves turning of word). I ... | |
| MicroSoft Word Question - Check Boxes | 8/16/2007 |
| Q: I am working on a Word document that will contain several tables. Each Table will have columns ... A: Robert I have never done it but you can find a macro that will do it here. Go to Google and select ... | |
| WORD, If then statement, autofill/default | 8/15/2007 |
| Q: I am desperately trying to figure out how to select a choice in a field in the beginning of my form ... A: nikki Now for the real answer. It is possible but the if statement would have to be very large for ... | |
| Exporting list markup to a document | 8/10/2007 |
| Q: I review alot of word documents with tracking turned on. I need to export just these markup notes to ... A: Andy I found this macro that should do the trick If you run a macro containing the following code ... | |
| Auto Save docs in Word | 8/9/2007 |
| Q: I would like to set up MS Word so that it automatically saves every 5 minutes. In case my computer ... A: Colin You can't have a backup copy saved automatically every 5 minutes unless you create a macro ... | |
| Unable to do anything with word | 8/8/2007 |
| Q: Im using Word on Microsoft office 2003 and within the last few days it has ceased to work. I can ... A: Caroline Can you type in programs like Notepad? If you can then go to Windows Explorer and using ... | |
| Word table | 8/3/2007 |
| Q: I am implementing a macro for segmentation. i.e. if a paragraph contains five words. And each word ... A: Vincent I am not an expert in VBA but I did find these options You can use this to tell if the ... | |
| Macro | 7/29/2007 |
| Q: Hey, I have rarely ever used Word for anything but basic text editing. My Boss has asked me to ... A: Mayank Create a text box using the control toolbox and then link the information in the textbox to ... | |
| Word Table of Contents help | 7/25/2007 |
| Q: I have a document that I am formatting with a table of contents. However, the table of contents was ... A: Tiffany In a table you need to use Ctrl + Tab to use the tabs in the cell. ie if you place a right ... | |
| stop word changing the dates | 7/25/2007 |
| Q: I have over 3000 documents where the date filed was set to update automatically , I would now like ... A: Bob Try this If you insert a {DATE } field instead of date text, then it will automatically ... | |
| Word 2003 Student and Teachers Edition | 7/23/2007 |
| Q: am being told to open a nd repair a file which has a corrupted table,,,cannot see an arrow next to ... A: The chances are very good that it has been either disabled or moved. I haven't used a student ... | |
| Can Word show directory of document on screen? | 7/20/2007 |
| Q: Is there any way--menu, macro, or third-party program--to do the following: On the line that gives ... A: steve You can do this in the header or footer of your document by going to View Headers and footers ... | |
| Jumping cursor | 7/17/2007 |
| Q: When I type in word, after a while the cursor suddenly jumps to another location on the page and as ... A: Ken Are you using a plug in or wireless keyboard as opposed to the laptop keyboard? If so check ... | |
| Normal.dot template | 7/16/2007 |
| Q: I am working in Word 2003. When I make a change to the Heading or Numbering styles in a document ... A: Dave Click on open and look at the bottom of the open dialog box and see if it says word template ... | |
| Word 2003 bullet | 7/9/2007 |
| Q: i've got text formatted with the bullets feature. I'm working a few levels in, as in the example ... A: Danny Have a look at this link to change the default template ... | |
| Text box placement | 7/5/2007 |
| Q: I have a document with a lot of text boxes in it (as a user friendly way of explaining aspects of ... A: Bernard There are quite a few reasons for the this, the most basic is that the printer driver was ... | |
| Word 2003 bullet "next paragraph" not working | 7/5/2007 |
| Q: i've got text formatted with the bullets feature. I'm working a few levels in, as in the example ... A: Danny It sounds like you only have 3 or 4 levels active, go to Format > Bullets and numbering > ... | |
| Word Footers | 7/3/2007 |
| Q: Richard, after 20+ years of using Word Perfect I have finally had the courage to jump to MS Word. I ... A: Mike Open the template or new document you are using. Go to View > header and Footer and on the ... | |
| PROBLEMS WITH LINE SPACE | 7/1/2007 |
| Q: I AM USING WORD 2003 AND MY PROBLEM IS THAT I HAVE RECEIVED A DOCUMENT .RTF THAT I HAVE CHANGED INTO ... A: Luis It sounds like there may be Before and After measurements used as well, this is found in the ... | |
| Woord 2003 - Frames | 6/27/2007 |
| Q: This is regarding Word 2003: I’m involved in an extensive "Family History" project, with photos ... A: Barb Lock anchors will lock it to a paragraph usually so if the paragraph moves the picture will, ... | |
| Docs on screen | 6/26/2007 |
| Q: I realize that one can, as I do, have Word set so that each minimzed document has its own icon at ... A: steve Well now for the bad news. It can't be done with versions later than 2000 (someone many ... | |
| Includetext Field codes | 6/20/2007 |
| Q: Recently switched to MS Word 2003 from 2000. Includetext field codes no longer update upon printing. ... A: Susan Do the other documents have macros? Word changed and by default you have to open the files ... | |
| Microsoft Word 2003 | 6/20/2007 |
| Q: I want to know how to lock a cell(s)in a Word table. If I create a form using a table, there are ... A: Sherry Right click on the Text box and select properties then untick fill in enabled, this will ... | |
| annoying backup files | 6/18/2007 |
| Q: Whenever I save a file a backup copy is made. This is fine, but the backups, since they all start ... A: Natalie Word does not provide a way that you can modify or remove this prefix from the filename or ... | |
| Deleting rows having same words | 6/15/2007 |
| Q: Deleting rows having same words: If I have a table (7 columns, 789 rows), in which some rows ... A: Vladimir For some reason I assumed you had an Excel Table in Word, since you don't then the only ... | |
| Flash game into Word | 6/13/2007 |
| Q: a friend of mine send me Word file not so long ago. What is in this file is a small Flash game: The ... A: You may need to associate the Flash program with the file, if word can see the flash program on your ... | |
| Looping Macro | 6/10/2007 |
| Q: I have looked all over the Internet for the answer to this. How do I make a simple macro in Word ... A: Sue Here is an example of loop statement. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/306338 Another option ... | |
| Auto populate in MS Word | 6/5/2007 |
| Q: I have added form fields to autopopulate information within my form. However, once I protect the ... A: Brittani You can still use the form fields to autopopulate, just follow the steps after creating ... | |
| Use of borders in microsoft word document | 6/4/2007 |
| Q: I have a 39 page document that I've been working on for two years on my Presario Compay laptop. I'm ... A: Walter You won't be able to use the Page Border feature unless you put section breaks between the ... | |
| Compressing the results of a completed form | 5/28/2007 |
| Q: I have recently created a form in word for clients to complete relevant information. I do however ... A: I don't think word has this capability. You can print the field data only or the entire document ... | |
| word | 5/27/2007 |
| Q: I have imported into word a list. Unfortunately the complete list for some reason has put a ... A: Barry Select the list and turn off the numbering using the toolbar (hopefully it is that easy) or ... | |
| Placing file & path into footer automatically on save | 5/25/2007 |
| Q: I have found many explanations, including on this site, about how to place the file and path name ... A: Rob If you insert it as a field option then it will update whenever the new file is saved. To do ... | |
| Links in word | 4/20/2007 |
| Q: I am currently using word 2003 SP1, I have links from SAP in my word document, the problem is the ... A: francois Many fields do not automatically update. You can write a macro to automatically update ... | |
| Links in word | 4/18/2007 |
| Q: I am currently using word 2003 SP1, I have links from SAP in my word document, the problem is the ... A: Here is a link to a macro that should do the trick ... | |
| clipboard | 4/14/2007 |
| Q: I copied and pasted a letter from yahoo mail into a new microsoft word document. Whenever I create ... A: Venkat It sounds like you have saved the file as a template, specifically the normal template that ... | |
| Printing out Lined paper | 4/12/2007 |
| Q: Is there a way to tell Word to print a blank lined page? Thanks Kay Crandall A: Kay It is not a quick option but it is the only way (I will look and see if someone has a macro ... | |
| ASK Fields and Macros | 4/9/2007 |
| Q: I work for a small surgery center, and we have created all our forms in Word. What we've been doing ... A: Richelle The easiest option (without a large learning curve) is to use the Form Field options. ... | |
| deleting a line in word | 4/4/2007 |
| Q: this is a very simple question i guess, i have windows xp & i am trying to type a letter in word, i ... A: June Place the cursor to the left of the line till it turns into a right facing arrow, click once, ... | |
| MS Word | 4/2/2007 |
| Q: My Word Art is not working properly. When i click on Word Art button and select a style, it is not ... A: chandra It can either be one of two things, the wordart files have become corrupted somehow and you ... | |
| Word document not responding | 3/31/2007 |
| Q: We have a word document with about 3 hours worth of work put into it. Went to print and the document ... A: lynette Try turning off the printer and restarting the printer and see if that works. If it is in ... | |
| keyboard locked up | 3/30/2007 |
| Q: while in a word doc(03) She accidently hit a 'few' keys that locked up the keyboard. the mouse ... A: Fran If it only happens after a few keys have been hit it may have been that too many action keys ... | |
| Toolbar Missing in Word 2000 | 3/28/2007 |
| Q: My toolbar disappeared last week and I can't find a solution. All instructions tell you to click ... A: Jude Make sure you aren't in print preview, press the escape key once and see what happens. if ... | |
| Locking Headers/Footers or Inserted Pictures | 3/28/2007 |
| Q: I am working on a Mac and creating a Word template for a client of mine who is on a PC. I know how ... A: Jodi I have never used Word on a Mac so I am hoping it will be the same. The protect document ... | |
| Word/Web Page | 3/27/2007 |
| Q: How do I add a web page link to a word document? I would like for the web page to be an attachment ... A: Saundra you can type in the web page address and depending on what version of word you have it will ... | |
| Locking Headers/Footers or Inserted Pictures | 3/27/2007 |
| Q: I am working on a Mac and creating a Word template for a client of mine who is on a PC. I know how ... A: Jodi You can create section breaks in your document and then protect them so that they can't be ... | |
| unsaved word document | 3/26/2007 |
| Q: I was working on a word document when accidentally my husband closed the window. How can I retrieve ... A: joanna you can look for the tmp file that is created when word is being used, sometimes when the ... | |
| 'Protection' of certain pages in a Word document | 3/26/2007 |
| Q: Note: I'm using Word 2003 on a machine running Windows XP. To give you the background on my ... A: Shane The simplest option would be to insert the graphic or graphics onto the page, lock the anchor ... | |
| Microsoft Word "eats" my typing! | 3/22/2007 |
| Q: When I type a paragraph and go back to edit the copy, my Microsoft Word program will sometimes "eat" ... A: Skitch Not sure what version of word you are using but the insert key is active, look at the bottom ... | |
| Endnotes? | 3/22/2007 |
| Q: After typing the text for a particular endnote, is there a keyboard shortcut to take the cursor back ... A: Lisa The easiest option would be using the Go Back command Shift + F5 which will go back three ... | |
| Word | 3/22/2007 |
| Q: Recently my computer changed all my Word files to Wordpad. Even if I try to sae in Word while using ... A: John Somehow the association has changed, follow these steps and see if it helps From Windows ... | |
| formatting | 2/21/2007 |
| Q: How to set Match Destination Formatting as default, but Keep Source Formatting from Paste Options. A: Bruce Not knowing which version you have I would suggest a macro as word wont allow changes like ... | |
| automate copying data from one table to another | 2/8/2007 |
| Q: I have a set of tables to collect info, then a final table that provides totals. I was able to use ... A: Carol If I have read it right you could create a macro to copy the text and then assign it to a ... | |
| converting quark or Indesign docs | 2/7/2007 |
| Q: I need to know whether it is possible to convert a Quark Xpress or Indesign document into Word? I ... A: Pernille You can export the file as an RTF file but you will lose formatting and some layout as ... | |
| Clickable Changing Graphic Button | 1/30/2007 |
| Q: I want to recreate a status report form in Word I saw at a previous employer. The form had a ... A: Tracy It may be able to be done using some VBA but I am not an expert in VBA. Try asking Aidan ... | |
| Text Form Field Question | 1/29/2007 |
| Q: I'm using MS Word Xp (i think 2002). I've been trying to find a way to customize the Address field ... A: Daniel As far as I know it can't be done, but I am not an expert in VBA which may allow you to do ... | |
| lag | 1/19/2007 |
| Q: Yes, the file does seem to paste when i select "edit" then "paste" - but not when i right click on a ... A: Do you get your email using outlook or some other mail program on your computer or do you use an ... | |
| Need help creating a Word 97 Macro...auto centering with right alignment...? | 1/18/2007 |
| Q: I need a macro the automatically centers a number (could have decimal places and commas) in a table ... A: Ahmad Get the table basics set up and then before doing the alignment start the Macro recorder and ... | |
| recovering fonts | 1/12/2007 |
| Q: Mr. Stephens, I currently have WORD Office 2003. As you know, with each of the upgrades since 2002, ... A: Carole The quickest way would be to download them and install them that way otherwise you would ... | |
| Virus Scan at startup of word | 12/23/2006 |
| Q: Using 2003Everytime I start word it runs virus scan and takes along time to load document. How can I ... A: Zia If it was an earlier version of word you can disable it in word, in this case the culprit is ... | |
| Reversing Texts | 12/8/2006 |
| Q: Yes, this is one paragraph of a text. It may be numbers or letter or both. For example, it may ... A: There is a macro that will do the first step curtesy of Macropod. Highlight the text you want to ... | |
| Mail Merge only prints first envelope | 12/1/2006 |
| Q: I'm using Microsoft Word 2002. I wanted to print all my Christmas newsletter envelopes using the ... A: Jane Make sure that you are actually merging the document, when you print preview it shows the ... | |
| Word 2003 will not collate documents | 12/1/2006 |
| Q: OS: Windows XP sp2 On this particular workstation Word will not collate even when the collate box ... A: Sally Make sure you have the latest printer driver updates for the particular printer you are ... | |
| Mouse Problems | 11/28/2006 |
| Q: I'm using word 2003. The mouse will not work on the document. I can do anything I want in the ... A: Jared I have to admit to not hearing about this one either, however it could be a graphic driver ... | |
| Office 2003 Web clipart | 11/28/2006 |
| Q: We have a computer lab with Office 2003. When Teachers or students try to insert clipart, they do ... A: Mark It should show up on the task pane on the right side at the bottom. If you can't see the task ... | |
| MSWord 2003 Mail Merge Recipients & Text | 11/27/2006 |
| Q: I want to merge recipient address info (Excel list) into an invitation to bid letter along with ... A: Katie I would suggest two different mail merges unless you want to get into VBA programming for the ... | |
| FIELD CODES | 11/27/2006 |
| Q: we have just upgraded to word 2003 and I now find that my field codes do not update after I close ... A: Catherine Make sure that Update fields is selected in the Print tab of the Options dialog box. ... | |
| graphics on page | 11/27/2006 |
| Q: It has to be some kind of problem with Word. When I integrate a .jpg or .bmp file into a document, ... A: Max It sounds like the printer is blending too much when printing, try cleaning the printer heads ... | |
| Word document | 11/13/2006 |
| Q: So I am looking for a Word Document? Do I just run search or how do I go about finding this ... A: Jim the normal.dot is the template that starts every time word does, it is supposed to be your new ... | |
| Word document | 11/12/2006 |
| Q: Everytime I open Word 2000. An old document opens I have to x it out. This is even when I start ... A: Jim You need to find normal.dot and delete that file (or files), make sure you don't have word open ... | |
| Putting a tilde over the "n" in Senorita | 10/21/2006 |
| Q: I am working with Microsoft Word 2003 (Microsoft Word, Version 11). I am editing a book and need to ... A: Carlyn http://www.pcexperthelp.com/answers/accented.html See it this link helps. It is a listing ... | |
| document arrangement | 10/20/2006 |
| Q: I use a Dell and Windows XP. When making a document, can I divide the page vertically in half and ... A: Mark You can use columns and split the page into two columns, this will allow you to place text ... | |
| Labels - different ones on one sheet | 10/18/2006 |
| Q: I am used to WordPerfect, which is extremely efficient in simply creating and typing each label in ... A: Joan In the Labels dialog, leave the address box blank and click the New Document button. In the ... | |
| drop down form field without locking document | 10/15/2006 |
| Q: I would like to make a template with a drop down form field. As far as I can tell the drop down ... A: Danny You can create different sections in your form and only protect the ones you need. Note ... | |
| Word 2002 Form | 10/12/2006 |
| Q: I’m using word 2002 SP3 to create a form. I want the end user to be able to add text AND graphics ... A: John The easiest way to do so is by putting section breaks in your document between the form ... | |
| add line in front of each paragraph | 10/12/2006 |
| Q: I have two quesiton. How can I add line number in my document. Second question, can they skip ... A: Ron there is no simple way to do this, you can select each line or set of lines and not include the ... | |
| Microsoft Word XP Printing Macro | 10/10/2006 |
| Q: I am trying to create a macro that will allow me to print 2 copies of a document but have one page ... A: Record the macro for the first print job then when it prints keep recording the macro for the second ... | |
| “smart quotes” | 10/9/2006 |
| Q: I checked both boxes of “Straight quotes with smart quotes” under AutoCorrect (XP).But I still ... A: The standard quote mark or apostrophe will appear as a 'straight line' when using most fonts. The ... | |
| Word 97 Macro | 10/9/2006 |
| Q: I am trying to write macros where when you use it each field can be completed before the next one, ... A: Daniel You can create a fill in form that uses a VBA form control, however I am not sure how much ... | |
| from date into week numbers | 10/9/2006 |
| Q: The solution to which you refer to is about week numbers in EXCEL. They do not work for WORD and in ... A: Yvonne Sorry for some reason I thought you were merging from an Excel spreadsheet. You may be able ... | |
| Mail Merge in Outlook | 10/6/2006 |
| Q: I currently have Word 2003. I have some forms (documents) in Mircrosoft Word that I want to merge ... A: Laurie Do you mean that you want to merge the addresses from Outlook to Word as that is the only ... | |
| Can you make a master copy on Word? | 10/4/2006 |
| Q: I have Micrsoft Office Word 2003. And would love to know how to make a master copy of a form I have ... A: Brenna You can save the file as a template and then go to the New option and create a document from ... | |
| Create Word Form, Add a Button, and e-mail form results | 10/3/2006 |
| Q: I'm working with Word 2003. I have created a request form in Word. At the bottom of the form I put ... A: Kasey I don't think that you can just get the form data sent, you can automate the email process ... | |
| hiding field codes (Word 2000) | 10/3/2006 |
| Q: I've been using Word 2000 for some time now, and feel that I am a competent user. But I have a ... A: Michael Press Ctrl A to select the entire document then press Alt F9 to see if that solves the ... | |
| Advanced Layout - grayed picture position options | 10/2/2006 |
| Q: I am using Word XP. I find that the best layout option is "Inline Text". However, when I select ... A: Jamie Inline layout is specifically designed to link with the text line that you want the graphic ... | |
| TMP file to an ordinary Word .doc file | 10/1/2006 |
| Q: Is there any way of opening a TMP file that was created from an ordinary Word.doc file to the ... A: Robin The tmp files are basically text files and as such are really only used for autorecover ... | |
| Wierd borders | 9/30/2006 |
| Q: Everytime I open up Word 2002 and am in the Print Layout View (3rd from left) there are these 4 ... A: The borders you are seeing are called Text Borders and are basically used by printers to show the ... | |
| Works to Word conversion | 9/29/2006 |
| Q: Richard - In the "Save As type", there is Rich Text format (rtf) or Word 97-2003 (doc). If I save ... A: Kate Works recognises that you have saved it as this type and so will open it that way. If you ... | |
| In Word - under Format - lost the "Bullets and Numbering" | 9/29/2006 |
| Q: Somehow I was able to drag off the "bullets and shading" off under Format on the Menu Bar. I've ... A: Gaynel From the View menu, choose Toolbars, Customize. Select the Toolbars tab and select (do not ... | |
| Works to Word conversion | 9/28/2006 |
| Q: I'm confused. I have a resume created in Works Word Processor (8.0) and the recipients always ask ... A: Kate When you save the document in Works go to Save As and at the bottom of the dialog box you will ... | |
| making booklets | 9/27/2006 |
| Q: am using word xp and want to make a booklet, but one to be held on its side and read lengthways, ... A: David I would suggest creating a table, 1 column and three rows per page, that way you can place ... | |
| Create A Form with MS Word | 9/27/2006 |
| Q: I have created a form in MS Word and need help with certain aspects of the form (similar to an ... A: Linsey How much editing needs to be done, if it is a single line you can put a text box in and ... | |
| erratic word file size | 9/26/2006 |
| Q: With Word 2003: I have a file created in Word to be used as a template. It has some graphics and a ... A: David have a look at this list and see if it helps, if it doesn't then can you send me the original ... | |
| Word 2003- WORKS ERROR | 9/24/2006 |
| Q: to my regular 'my documents' folder where i have saved all other WORD fileshello I use Word 2003. ... A: Paul Well that rules out that easy fix. The only other option apart from reinstalling both word ... | |
| Form Field text | 9/24/2006 |
| Q: Richard, I guess I'm trying ask is after I protect my template, the text form fill-ins when single ... A: Wilson Those fields in the Fax forms are actually Macro button fields with no attached macro, you ... | |
| Mail merge problem | 9/24/2006 |
| Q: When number in excel are in decimal & which are rounded off to zero but still while merging the data ... A: Rasik this should do it place cursor on (or highlight) the offending merge field. - Right click ... | |
| Mail merge to printer | 9/23/2006 |
| Q: Using Word 2002 for my main document and an Excel spreadsheet for my merge data. When I use the ... A: Irma One step is to make sure that you don't have the NEXT option selected or inserted into your ... | |
| Margins cut off when emailing Word Document | 9/22/2006 |
| Q: I've been trying to email a flyer using Word 2002. I have tried both copy/pasting it, and using the ... A: James This seems to happen in word and email programs for some reason and it doesn't always happen ... | |
| Word Form Fields | 9/22/2006 |
| Q: I have a Word Form that contains 175 form fields. I need to export the data in the form fields into ... A: Clif As far as I know it can't done through Word, I have done it using Excel and then selecting ... | |
| Password protected document | 9/22/2006 |
| Q: I have Microsoft Word 2004 for mac. I have a laptop that is also used by my children. I password ... A: Jane There are some password breaking sites that charge by the file and I have heard that they work ... | |
| MS Word | 9/14/2006 |
| Q: I have Windows XP. I am a writer who has emailed documents in MS Works, HTML and Rich Text, but MS ... A: lee If you cannot make changes to a document, your Word program might not be activated (which ... | |
| Word Formatting on a network | 9/13/2006 |
| Q: I am using Word 2000 (SP-3). I am finding that when I prepare a form-type document (Merge document, ... A: Scot Each pc has to be set up exactly the same for that type of document, the same headers, styles, ... | |
| MS Word Master/Sub Documents | 9/13/2006 |
| Q: I am using Word 2003. I am working on a large document that is put out once/month. Because several ... A: This link will help with number 1 http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;176313 ... | |
| Word Envelope Setups | 9/13/2006 |
| Q: SITUATION: I am trying to print 6" x 9" envelopes from Word 2003 through an HP4000TN printer with a ... A: Bob You can save a custom envelope as a template and then mail merge to it to create your ... | |
| vertical text in mailing label | 9/12/2006 |
| Q: I am using word xp and I would like to put vertical text into the space for a mailing label - is ... A: Erin There isn't a simple way but you can do it by going to Tools>Envelopes and Labels... Create a ... | |
| outut settings | 9/11/2006 |
| Q: this is a bit of a shot in the dark,but is it[ossible to export a file and specify the icon(windows ... A: Mat Word automatically saves its files with doc extension and you don't want to mess with that as ... | |
| creating a link in word | 9/11/2006 |
| Q: I'm wondering if you know if it is possible to use a template in word (for example a real estate ... A: ashley The first step is to create a bookmark for the first date and name it something you will ... | |
| Microsoft Office 2003 | 9/10/2006 |
| Q: I installed my fathers microsoft office 2003 on my labtop before I left for college..entered the ... A: Matt Legally you would need to purchase a new Word program as every time it connects to the ... | |
| How can i open ANY document in | 9/10/2006 |
| Q: I thank u a lot 4 yr response. I just wanted 2 ask again why i need both of the 2 macros u gave me ? ... A: Maged The first Macro is for New Documents so that they open at the same size as already created ... | |
| MS Ofc 2003: all apps same error on startup | 9/10/2006 |
| Q: When starting any MS Ofc 2003 app, error msg appears saying "an error has occured and this feature ... A: TD It sounds like you Windows installer may be corrupt. Go to ... | |
| How can i open ANY document in | 9/9/2006 |
| Q: Whenever i open any doc files, it does not take the width of my screen and i always do this manually ... A: Maged Try these two macros Word will open documents in their last saved view. If you want to ... | |
| Add values to Zoom drop down | 9/6/2006 |
| Q: Is there a way to add values to the word 2003 ZOOM dropdown menu? Maybe thru the registry? I want ... A: Mark As far as I know it isn't possible even with a windows hack, but you can create a couple of ... | |
| Footnotes in Word 2003 (Windows XP) | 9/6/2006 |
| Q: I'm working on a long document with various sections/chapters. For each chapter, I would like the ... A: Angelika For Footnotes to restart in every chapter each chapter has to be its own section, if this ... | |
| Word - columns | 8/17/2006 |
| Q: I Richard - I have Word 2001 for Mac & have a problem I can't seem to figure out. I have a ... A: This is by design (why I don't know) but you can either manually do it by converting to one table ... | |
| Word 2003 or 2007 Mail Merge | 8/14/2006 |
| Q: I have a large database of clients in Access. I have exported them to a .csv file so I could import ... A: Landon you should be able to use the original database in Access and just do a mail merge to the ... | |
| Table of Content | 8/6/2006 |
| Q: I am using Windows XP pro and MS Words 2002, I need to organise some of my article collection by ... A: Simon Each chapter has to have the heading applied to it, then when you have that done make sure ... | |
| no subject | 7/4/2006 |
| Q: Richard. I downloaded both and tried to figure out how they work. Boiler seems to do exactly the ... A: Edgar those two options were the best I could find, I did find out that the append idea when used ... | |
| Microsoft Word formatting problem | 6/29/2006 |
| Q: I have a large document that was originally created using Microsoft Word on an PC. I saved the file ... A: I don't use a mac so am not familiar with the problems associated. I did find this so hope it is ... | |
| form fields | 6/29/2006 |
| Q: i have a document created with form fields and bookmarks. This is a generic document that is used as ... A: Sue Protecting the document is the only way to ensure the user only fills in the necessary fields. ... | |
| word update field | 6/17/2006 |
| Q: I wonder why inserting a toc in a word document when the form is protected does not work. Do you ... A: Sue It has something to do with the fact that when you lock a form it can't automate any options, ... | |
| word update field | 6/17/2006 |
| Q: I'm having soem trouble updating fields in a document template. Ive created a document template that ... A: Sue As far as I have discovered there isn't a way to fix this problem, a table of contents isn't ... | |
| Replacing in MS Word | 6/6/2006 |
| Q: I have a simple, yet difficult problem i need help with. I dont know if you know the statistical ... A: Lise I have been looking into this but can't find anything that will automatically remove the ... | |
| Replacing a saved document | 5/13/2006 |
| Q: I accidentally replaced a very important document with a new one. Can the old document be restored? ... A: Megan The only way is to see if there is a tmp file with the old information on your pc. Go to ... | |
| Can spellchecker check just one word and leave you there? | 5/11/2006 |
| Q: In Word2003, I often use the spellchecker to check a single word in a long file. The spellchecker ... A: Steve You can either highlight the word and then run the spellcheck and it will ask if you want to ... | |
| Shift +Enter | 5/7/2006 |
| Q: Sometimes, I copied documents from the internet in to MS Word files which used SHIFT+ENTER instead ... A: Trying to find you an easier answer but the only real way is touse the find and replace option, ... | |
| Sectioning up a word docs numeration | 5/3/2006 |
| Q: I'm making a report, and it has to follow some guidelines that my University has put up. These ... A: Javier At the Bottom of the page that is before the appendix place a section break (continuous), go ... | |
| Problem with MSWord | 4/22/2006 |
| Q: I found normal.dot (I had to check "view hidden files" in my search). I changed it to normal1.dot ... A: Richard I was hoping it would be something simple and avoid the following, oh well. Here is a ... | |
| Problem with MSWord | 4/20/2006 |
| Q: Well, thank you for answering me so quickly. I hurredly tried the solution a couple of times this ... A: Richard Another option is to find the file called normal.dot and rename it normal1.dot. You can ... | |
| Problem with MSWord | 4/19/2006 |
| Q: All of a sudden, when I open MSWord, the only thing that displays is the page, frame, and ruler bar. ... A: Richard It sounds like you have the full screen view active, normally pressing the Esc key will ... | |
| Justify text | 4/14/2006 |
| Q: I'm trying to justify my text in microsoft word 2003, but when i try the justify button on the ... A: Amanda Display nonprinting characters (using Ctrl+* or the Show/Hide ¶ button) and see if you have ... | |
| PASTE AS HYPERLINK | 3/28/2006 |
| Q: MAY I KNOW HOW TO USE THE PASTE AS HYPERLINK AT EDIT MENU. PLEASE GIVE ME A SAMPLE. THANK IN ... A: ccchin The paste as hyperlink option in Word is ideally used for linking to different ... | |
| MS Word form fields | 2/24/2006 |
| Q: When I'm doing forms in MS Word using the Forms toolbox, I notcie that there is a "Text form" field ... A: Emmar As far as I can remember the Text box field is in the control toolbar, not the forms toolbar ... | |
| 500+ Documents, Same Type of Change | 2/18/2006 |
| Q: Word 2002 SP-2, Windows 98 At work: Word 2002 SP-2, Windows 2002 (probably run in work environment) ... A: Doug Either of these two should be able to help, it would require either a macro or visual basic ... | |
| Startup in MS Word | 2/16/2006 |
| Q: I recently updated my computer from MS Office 2000 to MS Office 2003 (or, 2002, as the 'About...' ... A: Chris The low setting in Tools, Options, Security, Macro Security will allow the macro to run ... | |
| Copy-Paste problem | 2/11/2006 |
| Q: Followup To Question - Hi! When I copy or cut text or a picture from another program and then ... A: try these steps if all else fails delete the normal.dot template and restart word Please proceed as ... | |
| Ref: question | 2/4/2006 |
| Q: Good day, I am in the process of putting together a project on my computer with Microsoft Word. I ... A: Sunil There isn't anything you can do for this, if you were to add the words to your dictionary ... | |
| Is Word Field "IF" calculation possible? | 1/26/2006 |
| Q: I'm using Word 97 on a Win 98 machine (at work). There's no immediate plans for them to upgrade ... A: Ray As far as I know you can't do what you want in Word using and if statement, you could possible ... | |
| help with formatting an MS Word template. | 1/25/2006 |
| Q: How on Earth do I remove the shadings as I've circled here ... A: Kos The first bar is actually in the header, you need to double click on the header, then open the ... | |
| Making a test | 1/24/2006 |
| Q: 1. ________ is an automated feature that corrects errors as you enter text. When making a ... A: Janice Are you creating this for use online or on the pc, if so you might want to look at using a ... | |
| .tmp files | 1/24/2006 |
| Q: I have been having trouble with a winword error and closing files and this last time it put 3 .tmp ... A: Kathy There can be many reasons for the winword error, corrupt files, low memory and even viruses. ... | |
| Microsoft Word | 1/23/2006 |
| Q: I'm using Microsoft Word 2004 for Mac and I have a question. I have a four page document with a ... A: Terry I can list all the steps but it would easier for you too look at this link ... | |
| space between paragraphs | 1/11/2006 |
| Q: Word 2002. I just finished a 400-page book and I noticed that the text looked cramped, so I tried ... A: Jack Highlight the pages that went crazy and remove the paragraph spacing and only those pages that ... | |
| Change Text only once for > 1 location in Doc | 1/9/2006 |
| Q: I have a word document with 45 pages. At the top of each page, there are 3 lines that are for a ... A: Steven You can use the Bookmark option, create the heading you want or use the existing heading on ... | |
| Capitalization | 1/8/2006 |
| Q: Please show me how to capitalize all letters in a word; for example, how to make John Doe to JOHN ... A: Sy You can use short cut keys to do what you need, if you only want to change one word click ... | |
| enabling macros error | 12/31/2005 |
| Q: Stephens, I am pretty much a techno novice, so was wondering if you could help with a problem. I ... A: Ranjit you may have opened a file that has macros or installed third party software like a anti ... | |
| quotation marks | 12/13/2005 |
| Q: Word 2002. In Autoformat, I keep checking both “Replace straight quotes with smart quotes” boxes. ... A: Jack This option should stay, the only reason it would change back is if you opened a file that was ... | |
| MS Word 2000 Premium Edition Dictionaries | 12/13/2005 |
| Q: I am from Argentina, and I use MS Word 2000 Premium Edition in Spanish. As I manage a small team of ... A: Pablo I can't find the office 2000 proofing tools on the Microsoft Website which may mean they are ... | |
| Access to Office 97 clipart on my Office XP with Windows XP OS | 12/10/2005 |
| Q: I have a Gateway 500S computer with a Windows XP Professional Operating System, and Microsoft Office ... A: Carol You can transfer the clipart files to your pc. The easiest way is to open the CD (if the ... | |
| Page numbering | 12/8/2005 |
| Q: I have all of the pages of an 80 pg document numbered in the footer. How can I remove the page ... A: Nancy Go to the last page and place the cursor before the first letter on that page, go to Insert > ... | |
| WinWord file size | 12/5/2005 |
| Q: Using Office/Word 95, however the max. file size spec. of 32meg is the same as later versions.is ... A: Bill This must be a very large book, 32 meg for text alone is huge. (the 32 meg limit doesn't ... | |
| MS Word Fonts changing to default | 12/2/2005 |
| Q: Mr. Stephens, My question concerns Word 2000 (9.0.6926 SP-3) on MS XP 2002, SP-2, but I recall ... A: Jeff This usually indicates that the styles are being invoked ie when a certain step is done or ... | |
| Display View | 11/28/2005 |
| Q: Word 2002 We make all our MS Word documentation available on our company's Intranet. Is there any ... A: Jim As far as I know you can't force word to show Print Preview automatically, I think the main ... | |
| Inserting data into a standard word document | 11/21/2005 |
| Q: I am developing a number of letters that will be used by employees to notify customers of possible ... A: Loretta Your best option would be to create a user form, this will allow you to create the basic ... | |
| Headers | 11/17/2005 |
| Q: I don't want Headers on the first page of certain chapters, but if I delete a first page Header, ... A: G,day Jack I see you have already answered this question, I am looking at the book as we speak and ... | |
| Headers | 11/17/2005 |
| Q: Word 2002. This shouldn't be hard. I want centered Headers, plus page numbers on the far side on ... A: Jack Are you putting the headers into the header area or creating sections for the headers? If you ... | |
| memory | 11/16/2005 |
| Q: Richard I'm doing a newsletter in Word. Trying to insert pictures into it uploaded from digital ... A: Chuck I need some more information, can you go to my computer and click on the C drive, then right ... | |
| Word date update | 11/15/2005 |
| Q: Richard, How do I get a word doc to stop changing the date to the current one when I open it? This ... A: Dave Open the template but open it as a template not a document, you should have this option when ... | |
| Footnote in a row | 11/9/2005 |
| Q: Salam, I'd like to put all my footnotes in a page in a row not under each other to save more space ... A: Akbar As far as I know it can't be done, footnotes are an automatic process in Word, you may want ... | |
| headers/footers | 10/21/2005 |
| Q: Richard, I can close them with no problem but on one or two pages the space taken up is close to a ... A: archie Go to File and Page Setup, in the page setup go to Layout and in the Header and Footer ... | |
| CustomToolbars in Wird | 10/21/2005 |
| Q: Two questions about custom toolbars in Word 2003. [1] Some toolbar items are in text, but most are ... A: Steve Q1 Right click on the toolbars and select customize, then right click on the text button and ... | |
| deleting headers and footers | 10/20/2005 |
| Q: Microsoft Word 2003 First, thank you so much Richard for you service you provide to people. I have ... A: Archie If you are seeing the header and footer areas you have the header and footer toolbar active ... | |
| Control Toolbox Design Mode | 10/20/2005 |
| Q: I created a questionaire in Word 97, using the control toolbox I inserted check boxes with the ... A: Jodi Having any controls from the Toolbox in your document is going to trigger the macro security ... | |
| WORD Header | 10/17/2005 |
| Q: For some reason, when I open WORD (2002), the header is almost 1/2 page. I can't see where to set ... A: Guy It looks like you made changes to your normal template. You can change this by one of two ... | |
| Microsoft Word | 10/13/2005 |
| Q: Whenever I try typing now with Microsoft word I receive within 3-4 minutes an error report. It says: ... A: Dwight You may have got a corrupted normal.dot file. Close down all instances of Word (and any ... | |
| microsoft word | 9/27/2005 |
| Q: When I start a new document it automatically starts up with 2 columns and not 1. How do I change ... A: Scott You need to open the normal.dot which is a template that controls what every new document ... | |
| Hyphanate in justified text | 9/26/2005 |
| Q: I want to have hyphenation in justified text. However, I have not been able to accomplish this. ... A: Steve You need to turn on Hyphenation in theTools menu, point to Language, and then click ... | |
| .csv file creation | 9/20/2005 |
| Q: I need to take a Word 97 table and convert it to a spread sheet or .csv file where there is word ... A: Libby You can create a csv in excel by opening the document in excel and then saving as a csv file, ... | |
| Tables of Contents Using Styles & Hidden Text | 9/19/2005 |
| Q: Word 97 and/or Word 2003 I have used styles to create my tables of contents. I type a heading and ... A: Mary I have tried various options but as you have found they are not applicable to the built in ... | |
| Don't know how to do this in Word XP | 9/16/2005 |
| Q: ) something i don't know how to do in Word XP and 'll be thankful if u guided me... I have a very ... A: Magoood The easiest way is to use the replace option again but this time replace the ^S like this, ... | |
| Header problem | 9/15/2005 |
| Q: I am using Word 2002. Sometime ago I idly created a large header space - takes up half a page of A4 ... A: Julian It sounds like you have saved the changes to your normal template, the easiest solution ... | |
| Printing track changes between 2003 and 2000 | 9/10/2005 |
| Q: I have very unusual problem. We use word 2003 while our client uses 2000. I email documents to my ... A: Sharad The user on the other end is the only one who can change the way they view tracked changes. ... | |
| Word Crashes Computer | 9/7/2005 |
| Q: I am using Office XP with Windows XP Home. Sometimes, when I open Word documents, my computer will ... A: Adam I haven't come across this problem before, but I have been checking around and there are quite ... | |
| Microsoft WORD 2000 not responding | 9/7/2005 |
| Q: I have Windows98 with Microsoft Word 2000 (office suite) and out of the blue this week WORD would ... A: Shari It is an unusual one, I would try uninstalling all of wp office, then open windows explorer ... | |
| creating a new folder | 9/5/2005 |
| Q: M/S word 2000. I have the "my pictures" folder in the "my documents" folder. I would like to place ... A: MacSavage You can use windows explorer to create a folder on your harddrive (I am assuming you want ... | |
| setting tabs in my resume | 8/24/2005 |
| Q: MS Office Word 2003 SP1 Trying to set tabs in resume AM GETTING THIS, IMMEDIATELY BELOW: FURTHER ... A: Gale Move the mouse to the right hand side of the 1st line, Prison etc until it resembles a white ... | |
| Editing Book w/ Scientific Special Characters | 8/18/2005 |
| Q: I am in the midst of editing a book. The content is very research scientific. I must format all the ... A: Jennifer You can use the replace dialog box to change the font that you are using for the text ... | |
| Word Issue | 8/16/2005 |
| Q: I am running MS Word 2003. I have created an 8 page "form". When I say "form" I did no formatting ... A: Paul The line you created will disappear as it is the same as typing a word and then typing over ... | |
| Creating Word 97 document for multiple mailings | 8/13/2005 |
| Q: I know how to create a word document with ONE delivery name, address, barcode and a return address. ... A: Marty The simplest way is to create a mail merge document using the envelope option. This will ... | |
| excel calculation | 8/12/2005 |
| Q: In Excel 2000, I would like to add a column of numbers from B3 to B27, having tried typing SUMB3:B27 ... A: Preston To create a formula in Excel it needs to start with an equal sign and in the case of a sum ... | |
| Mysterious square | 8/8/2005 |
| Q: When in Show/Hide mode, sometimes there appears a small square that looks like a bullet (but it ... A: John The small Square indicates a heading is being used from the styles menu, if you want to remove ... | |
| tabbing between predefined grey fields. | 8/6/2005 |
| Q: ------------------------- I did reprotect it, but now I think it has somthing to do with Protect ... A: Laura That is the way the form works, when it is unprotected it is designed to be worked on, ie ... | |
| tabbing between predefined grey fields. | 8/6/2005 |
| Q: A customer emailed us a WORD form that we use for each one of their jobs. The form is 5 pages long ... A: Laura For the form to jump to each field it nees to be reprotected, if you removed the last two ... | |
| import - export problem | 8/4/2005 |
| Q: . I am using MS Office Word version 2003. I am also using Outlook Express version 6.00. Here is ... A: Paul Outlook express isn't designed to work with Word however there is a workaround that you can ... | |
| Word Templates & Supression | 7/20/2005 |
| Q: Greetings: Thanks for taking my question! :) 1) OS: XP Warez: Word XP 2) Trying to supress ... A: Garrett There is an option that will suppress follwing text fields if the previous has nothing in ... | |
| Richard, Thanks for your... | 7/16/2005 |
| Q: Richard, Thanks for your reply. To elaborate on my problem: The VBA code behind my Word 2000 ... A: Mirin This is beyond my knowledge of word as I only use the one version, you might want to look at ... | |
| Word converting all color to RGB? | 6/30/2005 |
| Q: I was wondering if you know if Word automatically converts all colors to RGB color space? For ... A: Meghan I have done a search and checked all versions of Word and they do automatically convert to ... | |
| sorting word | 6/12/2005 |
| Q: I have a master list of to do items listed under certain headings in word 02' that I would like to ... A: Kevin You have two options at least, the first is to highlight the list under each name and then ... | |
| microsoft word 2000 | 6/1/2005 |
| Q: I'm using microsoft word 2000 and I know it is old but I think the solution to my question would ... A: Lee If the document is created from one start page you should be able to go to the end of the last ... | |
| Cant get a £ pound sign | 5/28/2005 |
| Q: I am using MS word 2000 and I have downloaded a font called fakereciept. The trouble is I can't get ... A: Matt I have checked the three versions of Fakereceipt that I have and they don't have the £ sign, ... | |
| Converting from Label format to text | 5/19/2005 |
| Q: Someone has sent me doctors names that they have type into MS Word Label format directly. I ... A: Keith The best option with Excel, you can import the original file and it should place each one ... | |
| Word freezes when printer properties adjusted | 5/18/2005 |
| Q: I'm using Office 2ooo, and Windows 98. A problem has developed when using Word. It results in the ... A: Robin I haven't come across this one before, if it only just started I would suggest reloading ... | |
| A "Looping" Macro | 5/10/2005 |
| Q: Word 2002. I can't seem to figure out how to "loop" a macro in Word. I have a macro that Finds a ... A: Paula You need to place a loop statement into your macro something like this Do your macro ... | |
| Inserting Object - Format | 3/28/2005 |
| Q: When I insert an object in Word it comes in with a black frame, which I then change the formatting ... A: Dan As far as I know you can't change the default behaviour for pictures/graphics or the box ... | |
| Word documents won't collate | 3/25/2005 |
| Q: Word 2003 XP documents won't print collated, even though the collate box is checked on the print ... A: betty I have looked for a possible problem with Word however it seems that it is mainly a (printer ... | |
| Word - new blank document has text | 3/22/2005 |
| Q: Word in Office XP For some reason, something has happened to my MS Word default setting. When I open ... A: Deb Somehow you have saved text to the Normal template, the best option for fixing this is to go to ... | |
| fill color | 3/18/2005 |
| Q: Somehow I can not use the FILL COLOR and LINE COLOR functions. The tables come up but all grayish. ... A: Gabriel See if this link will help, if not get back to me with the version of word you are using ... | |
| word crashes | 3/7/2005 |
| Q: The pc will suddenly reboot itself without any warning. Even with only Outlook Express running. But ... A: Gabe This sounds suspiciously like a virus, if you don't have a current virus program I would go to ... | |
| word art | 3/5/2005 |
| Q: Word art no longer displays any color. In front page I select a word art style, i can't see the ... A: Nicole Try these steps, if they don't work get back to me. This problem may occur if you have ... | |
| MS Office Student/Teacher edition 2003 | 3/2/2005 |
| Q: I used to use MS Word 2000, but have switched recently to MS Word 2003 (OS = WinXP). I used to be ... A: Bill One I haven't heard of, you might want to look and see if you have turned on WP help in the ... | |
| Microsoft Word Drop down Lists | 3/1/2005 |
| Q: I have a word Document with a Drop down list, I was wondering is there a way to select more than one ... A: Rose The only way is to create more drop down lists, the nature of the drop down list is that it ... | |
| Number Alignment In A Table | 2/28/2005 |
| Q: Word 2000 I'm trying to align numbers in a table and some of the numbers are positive and some are ... A: Paul On the left hand side of the top ruler you will see a little button that looks like either a L ... | |
| Number Alignment In A Table | 2/25/2005 |
| Q: Word 2000 I'm trying to align numbers in a table and some of the numbers are positive and some are ... A: Paul This all depends on the type of font you are using and how the characters are spaced ... | |
| Start-up antivirus macro??? | 2/24/2005 |
| Q: Nope. There were three instances on normal.dot and i renamed them all. After I opened Word it ... A: Richard Well the virus scan is part of Norton's so that isn't any problem, it is looking for macro ... | |
| Start-up antivirus macro??? | 2/23/2005 |
| Q: Well that, deleting Adobe Reader, did not help. I still get that Word start-up dialog box. I think ... A: Richard Go to your windows explorer and search for normal.dot on the entire harddrive, it may take ... | |
| how to open read only files on cd | 2/23/2005 |
| Q: stored files on Cd and I can't open the files off the Cd says read only. how can I open these ... A: Brenda All files on a CD are read only unless it is a read/write cd, copy the file to your ... | |
| Start-up antivirus macro??? | 2/21/2005 |
| Q: I am using WIN XP Home. Office XP PRO with Word 2000... Every time I start MS Word I must click "OK" ... A: Richard Nortons adds a virus scan to Word and Excel and updates for word can also add a virus scan. ... | |
| Edit | 2/21/2005 |
| Q: I want to place a forward slash after every word in my text which is in bold. Is there an easy way ... A: marcas The easiest way would be to use find and replace which has a find option that will look just ... | |
| FORM FIELD | 2/17/2005 |
| Q: WHEN USING WORD, I AM USING A FORM FIELD TO TAB TO EACH BLANK AND FILL IN INFORMATION ON A TEMPLATE. ... A: Shannon You can either limit the fields or create the form in a table, this will allow you insert ... | |
| Microsoft Word problem | 2/10/2005 |
| Q: I'm sorry I don't know specifically which version of Word I'm using. But I'll provide you with as ... A: stan If you aren't opening two word documents at the same time using the start program Word option ... | |
| M$ Word 97 "dots" | 2/9/2005 |
| Q: I'm sorry I didnt get the exact version of Word 97 that my client is using. She is in her 70's and ... A: Rob It sounds like you have the Formatting marks selected in the View Tab of the Tools Options ... | |
| Refreshing data from MS Access in Word | 2/8/2005 |
| Q: I have created a query in Word to a MS Access data source. I have formated the table the way I ... A: Pat If you are using Word 2000 then check to see if you have Service Pack 1 loaded (word help about ... | |
| replacement for Q&A word processing | 2/5/2005 |
| Q: I have been using Q&A Database Word Processing system until recently (my printer broke and I can't ... A: Leslie I am not sure what Q and A actually does so can't really give you a definite idea, if it ... | |
| Word mail merge | 1/28/2005 |
| Q: "When I create a document in Word (2002) to merge to a specific Access (2002) query, I have trouble ... A: Thomas I haven't come across this problem and can't find any information in my usual spots. I will ... | |
| Disable Touchpad | 1/26/2005 |
| Q: I know this is not a software issue, but perhaps you know the answer. AllExperts only has one ... A: Mary I thought if you have a mouse installed when you use the docking station it turns off the ... | |
| Fax Merge | 1/23/2005 |
| Q: Fax Merge Question I have Word 2000. I know how to do a mail merge but I would like to be able to ... A: steven You will need a fax program to be able to do this particular option. Word and its fax ... | |
| Problem with Word 97 | 1/18/2005 |
| Q: I scan a document, save it to anywhere and it saves it as a JPG File? I try to change wording or ... A: Hugh You need to scan the item using a text/OCR program to be able to edit it in word. Your ... | |
| mirosoft word | 1/16/2005 |
| Q: How can I delete the ever present 2nd page of a work book. A: Gary You don't mention what version you are using. You can remove the second page by opening the ... | |
| Formatting Columns | 1/13/2005 |
| Q: I have a question regarding Word 97. I often copy text from web sites (news stories, articles, ... A: Larry It sounds like you are copying text from either frames or tables, one option is that if you ... | |
| Word 2003 Merge | 1/12/2005 |
| Q: I hope you can give me some direction, I really don't know how to begin or if word is capable to do ... A: Christine I don't think word would be able to do what you need easily, I am sure that it would need ... | |
| MS WORD 2000 Pro. V9.0 | 1/11/2005 |
| Q: I seldom use my Word 2000 for lengthy assignments so I normally place page numbers at the bottom of ... A: Bill It could be a few problems. The page numbers are placed into the header and footer section ... | |
| UNSAVED DOCUMENT LOST WHEN I HAD POWER LOSS FOR A MOMENT. | 1/9/2005 |
| Q: I'm using MICROSOFT WINDOWS XP MY POWER WENT OFF FOR A SECOND AND I LOST A VERY IMPORTANT DOCUMENT ... A: Karen The only option you have is to look for the tmp file that may have been created as you were ... | |
| Word document | 1/6/2005 |
| Q: I have a very large Word document of around 300 pages. I would like to add the same piece of text ... A: Steve There isn't a simple way as far as I know, one option is to copy the document into excel ... | |
| two leading spaces after punctuation | 11/5/2004 |
| Q: Is there a way in Microsoft Word 2000 to automatically add two leading spaces after punctuation? ... A: Leslie You can place it into AutoText or AutoCorrect however that means that everytime you insert ... | |
| Word shortcut or macro | 11/1/2004 |
| Q: I am using Word 2000 in Office XP Home. In a multiple page Word document, I need to get to the top ... A: There isn't a shortcut to do this as word doesn't recognise the top of a page within a document as a ... | |
| Microsoft Office Word 2003: Comments/Track Changes | 10/28/2004 |
| Q: Someone has sent me a document with many comments and tracked changes noted. I want to accept all ... A: Mary On the Reviewing toolbar, there is an Accept Change button (it's the one with a checkmark). ... | |
| Microsoft Word 97 | 10/27/2004 |
| Q: Is there an easy way to put information from a table into an Organisational chart. I have a lot of ... A: The og chart facitities of word 97 can be a problem even when working properly. You can't directly ... | |
| Office XP Professional | 10/18/2004 |
| Q: I have a Gateway 500S computer that I purchased in October or 2002. I have diligently installed all ... A: Carol If you have a cd rw drive then back up everything in the mydocuments folder, hopefully you ... | |
| about ms outlook | 10/14/2004 |
| Q: Please tell me all about miscrosoft outlook A: Edna Depending on the version you are looking at have a look at these links. Outlook is a full ... | |
| how to open word doc and jump to a section | 10/12/2004 |
| Q: I am using MS Word XP professionand. What I need is to open a word doc and then let the cursor jump ... A: Yong I have tried various options but can't seem to find a quick answer, the only one I have so far ... | |
| Using Forms in Word 2000 | 10/12/2004 |
| Q: I am familiar in using forms in Word 2000, although I was wondering how you go about linking these ... A: Gavin It is possible but would need to be an exact answer using the if statement. If you can send ... | |
| Address Book in Microsoft Word | 10/6/2004 |
| Q: Can you create an address book in word 97 and use it to create mailing labels? I need something ... A: Dee create a table using headings at the top of the table ie Name, address, state, zip etc Insert ... | |
| Word 97 - inserting jpg size problem | 10/6/2004 |
| Q: When I insert JPG images into Word 97 documents (insert menu, picture, from file), the document file ... A: craig I havne't used 97 for a long time but the only option I can remember really working was to ... | |
| freezing and slow response | 9/29/2004 |
| Q: I have recently designed a brochure in word. It has a photo in it so it is more than 2.5 mb. After ... A: Cathy One option would be too make the graphic smaller in size (pixel size not actual size, you can ... | |
| How to toggle textboxes on-off in Word | 9/29/2004 |
| Q: We want to offer our visitors a Word-document (a businessplan-howto) to fill out/ complete them ... A: There will be one major problem, if the users have Word xp or later then they macro's will probably ... | |
| regarding faxing thru pc | 7/26/2004 |
| Q: my question is kinda "partially" related to ms word, but please, any advice you could give would be ... A: Jay Once you set up Windows to Fax it will send the file directly from Word (and other programs as ... | |
| Corner borders | 7/25/2004 |
| Q: Microsoft Word 2002. Hi, I've recently been getting two small perpendicular lines in print view at ... A: Shane It may one of a few options, the most likely is that when you were surfing the web you may ... | |
| normal.dot | 7/25/2004 |
| Q: Every couple of months I get messages about normal.dot and have problems with one or anothr document ... A: Steve The Normal.dot is usually in the MSOFFICE directory but can be placed other places as well. ... | |
| Corner borders | 7/25/2004 |
| Q: Microsoft Word 2002. Hi, I've recently been getting two small perpendicular lines in print view at ... A: Shane Do you have support for other languages activated?. Check Start | Programs | Microsoft Office ... | |
| Hyperlinks | 7/21/2004 |
| Q: Word 2000 (Microsoft Office 2000) Hello there, This concerns cutting and pasting text from, say, ... A: David This problem is common when cutting and pasting from the internet (especially email). There ... | |
| Hyperlinks | 7/20/2004 |
| Q: Word 2000 (Microsoft Office 2000) Hello there, This concerns cutting and pasting text from, say, ... A: David When you cut and paste you should have an option in the Edit menu that allows you to select ... | |
| converting a document | 7/8/2004 |
| Q: I scanned a picture+words document into Word 2002. I found the document in My Document and it was ... A: Gabe It was scanned as a graphic file, which is why you are getting the jibrish. You can insert ... | |
| Organizing | 7/5/2004 |
| Q: Yeah, thanks, I have Excel XP (10.2614.2625). ------------------------- Answer - Luke The best ... A: Luke Import the text file into excel using the import wizard, this will allow you to spread the ... | |
| Microsoft Word Problem | 7/2/2004 |
| Q: In the older Word version, when performing a mail merge, when printing, you had the option to print ... A: Cindy Don't you just love upgraded software. The default behaviour is to eliminate blank lines. ... | |
| MS Word files on CD-RW missing!!!!!!!! | 7/1/2004 |
| Q: Made a copy of Easy CD-Creator 5 Basic from original CD sucessfully. Then tested new copy of CD by ... A: Chan First thing is that in cases where you save to a disk (of any sort except the harddrive) Word ... | |
| Microsoft Word | 6/22/2004 |
| Q: Windows XP Professionnal (Word is in the package) MyIn a document of 15 pages the same project name ... A: Melanie The first step is to create a bookmark for the project name on the first page (name it ... | |
| Wrapping text around an object | 6/21/2004 |
| Q: I have windows XP. I am taking a test for a technology class. I have to type an answer and then ... A: Paul Once you have your text and then insert the graphic, make sure you are in Print layout View ... | |
| Unable to open files in Word | 5/30/2004 |
| Q: I installed Microsoft Word 2003 from CD onto my laptop. The installation was successful. However ... A: Sriram More than likely you are also using Norton AV. It has an option called the "Office Plug-in" ... | |
| Writing in circles | 5/26/2004 |
| Q: I am trying to tye a word so that it appears in a circle. And two words so that they appear as ... A: If you don't have any other graphic packages the only option you have is to use Words Wordart ... | |
| Word Menus | 5/25/2004 |
| Q: Word XP. I accidentally eliminated the "Tools" menu from Microsoft Word. Could you please tell me ... A: David This is easy enough to do if you are holding <Alt> down while clicking the menu you can ... | |
| Importing content for a book-Word 2000- How do I set up best for chapters, keywords etc | 4/27/2004 |
| Q: I have content that I have finalized for a formal book that I want to layout in Word 2000, I want to ... A: Joe Word can only do limited automatic formatting. You may wan't to look at some addins that may ... | |
| Footers and Paginating a booklet | 4/23/2004 |
| Q: I am making a 16 page booklet out of 8" x 14" paper,folded in half, double-sided. Is there any way ... A: Lawrence As you have discovered Word isn't a great program for making booklets. However that said ... | |
| contents page | 4/23/2004 |
| Q: MSWORD In would like to make a contents page for my thesis containing the various headings and ... A: marcas the first step is to give all your headings styles. This can be done by clicking in your ... | |
| block and delete | 4/20/2004 |
| Q: I am truly technically challenged, so forgive how fundamental this question is. I have recently ... A: Rhonda Turn off your WordPerfect settings in Tools=> Options=> General and the prompt should go ... | |
| landscape tables | 4/20/2004 |
| Q: I am using word 2000. In my document i have few landscape tables(wider tables). I don't know how to ... A: Raj Follow the link (it saves me a lot of typing) and it will lead through the steps to do what you ... | |
| Transferring Microsoft Word customized toolbars | 4/19/2004 |
| Q: My employer just purchased new computers, and we now have upgraded to Windows XP from Windows 98. ... A: Hazel If the toolbars are customized then you can't copy them to a new version of word. If they ... | |
| MICROSOFT WORD PROBLEM | 4/16/2004 |
| Q: ie, spacings are replaced by dots (.) and paragraphs with some weird |P signs. did i accidentally ... A: Nicholas It sounds like you have the Show/Hide button on (click on the button on the toolbar that ... | |
| EMBED | 4/14/2004 |
| Q: I am using word 6.01 on a MacIntosh, OS 9.1. I have been inserting pictures into text without ... A: John There was a similar problem that I found in the mac groups but sadly no one answered it. You ... | |
| EMBED | 4/13/2004 |
| Q: I am using word 6.01 on a MacIntosh, OS 9.1. I have been inserting pictures into text without ... A: John I don't use a mac so am unfamiliar with it problems. However one option may be that you have ... | |
| Print a large Word file | 3/29/2004 |
| Q: I am using Word 2000. I am a home inspector and I created my inspection report software using Word. ... A: Dan There isn't much you can do, depending on your printer you may be able to tell it to print as ... | |
| headers | 3/28/2004 |
| Q: have a book written and in ms97. only problem is i want headers to appear only on text pages, not ... A: Barbara For the headers in each chaptger you will have to create section breaks for each chapter, ... | |
| labels | 3/28/2004 |
| Q: I do have Excell Access 2002 and but I am not that familiar with these programs. I'd rather keep it ... A: Gabriel The only way to split up the address fields is to do it manually, ie cut and paste. Word ... | |
| labels | 3/25/2004 |
| Q: I transfer some name and address into Word 2002 labels. How can I transfer the phone number that is ... A: Gabriel If the phone numbers are in the same paragraph the best option would be to use a ... | |
| Runtime error 429 | 3/25/2004 |
| Q: Each time now I open a Word 2000 document I get a box reading 'MS Visual Basic Runtime error 429 ... A: Michael There are quite a few possibilities, one is that somehow Word has become corrupted and so I ... | |
| Macro required for MS/Word? | 3/23/2004 |
| Q: Aloha, I am not too familiar with MS/Word 2000 but I know it's macro capability is powerful. I have ... A: Steven Here is a macro that will do what you want, however I can't test it as I don't have 2000 ... | |
| macros available to all documents | 3/22/2004 |
| Q: I understand that i can copy macro modules from one open document to another, but what if i would ... A: Alicson When you record the macro, make sure that you record it in your Personal Macro Workbook, ... | |
| Microsoft® Works Word Processor | 3/22/2004 |
| Q: d Morning, To begin with, I am novice @ this PC stuff. My? is, before I had my last crash, I had ... A: Ursula If you bought the pc new then it will be on on of the CD's that came with the system, you ... | |
| Printing from the command line | 3/19/2004 |
| Q: I was wondering if there was some way to make Word print a document from the outside, i.e. without ... A: Borko Try this option I dont think you can do it without the file being opened. "C:\Program ... | |
| editing, columns | 3/13/2004 |
| Q: I am a regular WordPerfect user (4.2, 5.1, 6.1, 11) sometimes saddled with editing MS Word 2000 ... A: Larry You can see hidden characters by using the backwards facing paragraph mark Show hide or by ... | |
| Word Directories | 3/13/2004 |
| Q: Using Word XP, I'm trying to create a directory using and Excel database. One Excel column has ... A: Tim When you go to your mail merge using the wizard, go to edit recipient list and where the date ... | |
| Aargh! Outline view | 3/8/2004 |
| Q: My Word 2002 document is in outline view. I entered a list of subheadings (normal text, no heading ... A: Bill It sounds like you will need to create your own style for the levels you are using. Word has ... | |
| Can't open my file | 3/5/2004 |
| Q: I am working with word 2000 and I went to save my document and then it disappeared. When I went to ... A: Kate There are two options, one is that you saved the file into a different directory and the link ... | |
| Word Formatting | 3/4/2004 |
| Q: I use Windows XP & Office Pro 2000 ~ I have been using Word for 15 years, but came across a problem ... A: Steve This problem is fixed in word 2002 but that doesn't help you so here is a link that will ... | |
| deleting blank page | 3/4/2004 |
| Q: I often have douments that have a lot of section breaks and when I delete something at the end of ... A: Mabel I don't think a macro will help as you still have to move to the blank page. When you do ... | |
| Scanned documents | 3/2/2004 |
| Q: Why is it that I cannot edit(make changes) to a scanned document? Last night I scanned a document ... A: Richard There could be two reasons, one is that you are trying to work on a graphic image, if that ... | |
| printing | 2/24/2004 |
| Q: Word 97. Can't print .dot files. Everything else prints (.doc, excel, notepad, etc.) A: Dan A .dot file isn't a regular document file, it is a template file, you can print it when you ... | |
| word 2002 | 2/22/2004 |
| Q: Why would you insert a table to arrange date in a document rather than use tab stops? A: jimmy Well it depends on what you want the date to do, if you want it in a formula to work out days ... | |
| insufficient memory in Word 97 | 2/16/2004 |
| Q: now, working in Word 97, I'm getting a message “Word has insufficient memory. You will not be able ... A: Chris Usually this indicates that you don't have enough RAM. If you are running 64 or less then ... | |
| Find/Replace | 2/13/2004 |
| Q: How do you get the find feature to release control of page up/down. Use the feature to find, finds, ... A: Denise In order to get back to using PageUp/PageDown, you have to change the browse object back to ... | |
| How to revise a Doctor's form set up by someone else. | 2/11/2004 |
| Q: Word Microsoft XP Office Can we email you a file? or can you tell us how to unlock or unanchor ... A: Jean You first need to unprotect the document, tools > unprotect (and hope it isn't password ... | |
| Word97 and merging doc comments | 2/10/2004 |
| Q: I was asked to merge only the comments from two differing Word97 documents. However there were ... A: BJ you may have come upon a problem, if each person who added comments used a different format then ... | |
| closing a file | 2/9/2004 |
| Q: In Microsoft Word, if I open a document and close it again without making any changes, I want the ... A: Wesley In general word will always close a file that hasn't had any changes made to it, however ... | |
| Printing envelopes in Word for Mac?? | 2/9/2004 |
| Q: I have used Word for years, have never had any difficulties. I have recently begun using a Mac and ... A: Randy I hope this helps but I can't guarantee it, I don't use a mac so haven't had much to do with ... | |
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This topic answers questions related to Microsoft Word stand-alone or Mircrosoft Office Word including Word 2003, Word 2007, Office 2000, and Office XP. You can get Word help on formatting text, tables, tabs, fonts, styles, general Word layouts, bullets, headings, and outlines, using templates, toolbar modifications, and using Track Changes. You may also find tips on linking Word and Excel embedded objects including charts. This site does not provide a general Word tutorial nor the basics of using a word processor. It provides specific answers to using Microsoft Word only. If you do not see your Word question answered in this area then please ask a Word question here
This topic answers questions related to Microsoft Word stand-alone or Mircrosoft Office Word including Word 2003, Word 2007, Office 2000, and Office XP. You can get Word help on formatting text, tables, tabs, fonts, styles, general Word layouts, bullets, headings, and outlines, using templates, toolbar modifications, and using Track Changes. You may also find tips on linking Word and Excel embedded objects including charts. This site does not provide a general Word tutorial nor the basics of using a word processor. It provides specific answers to using Microsoft Word only. If you do not see your Word question answered in this area then please ask a Word question here
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I have used word up to advanced, including Macros, very limited VBA. Basic to advanced questions are welcome. Currently using Word 2007 and 2010 but will try to recollect for earlier editions.
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Teaching and business training for the last 15 years as well as running my own small business.
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