| Subject | Date Asked |
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| default font for envelopes | 11/20/2009 |
Q: I have recently updated to Word 2007 and successfully changed the font default for return addesses ...
A: Must report that I don’t have Word 2007 and have yet to be convinced that I need it. Feel free to ...
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| formatting and TOC issues | 11/19/2009 |
Q: I have a multi-page 2007 WORD document that contains two Table of Contents. After correcting some ...
A: Must report that I don’t have Word 2007 and have yet to be convinced that I need it. Feel free to ...
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| Word template | 11/19/2009 |
Q: I am not sure if this question falls within your relm of expertise...I am trying to create an ...
A: You’re right this is outside my expertise. Feel free to ask one or all of the other volunteers ...
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| ALPHABETICAL | 11/18/2009 |
Q: HOW DO I PUT A LIST OF NAMES IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER I WENT TO SORT UNDER TABLES THERE IS NO OPTION.
A: You didn’t mention what Microsoft Word version you are using so this answer reflects version ...
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| Word Graphs into PPT | 11/17/2009 |
Q: We have windows 2003. I work with a licensed report that provides PDFs of charts and graphs for us. ...
A: Must report that I don’t have Word 2003 and have yet to be convinced that I need it but I will do my ...
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| 2007 Word responds slowly | 11/16/2009 |
Q: The launch time for Word is normal, but when I make any command such as opening a new file, it takes ...
A: Must report that I don’t have Word 2007 and have yet to be convinced that I need it. Feel free to ...
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| Envelopes & Labels In Word 2002 | 11/16/2009 |
Q: Greetings: I have just done a fresh reinstall of Windows XP and subsequently of Office XP Standard ...
A: This is a very good question and I don’t where Word stores this stuff. If it were me I would start ...
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| Replacing in Word | 11/15/2009 |
Q: We know that we can use special characters in the Replace Menu that are not necessary on the ...
A: I don’t know of any built-in feature that will identify a Backspace character. Feel free to ask one ...
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| Word Program | 11/14/2009 |
Q: Whenever I'm typing something in Word and I go back to make a correction. The text in Word doesn't ...
A: You didn’t mention what Microsoft Word version you are using so this answer reflects version ...
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| Headers and page numbers on Microsoft noncommercial use (home) | 11/13/2009 |
Q: I have a document of 100 pages and need to put in both a header and pagination. Both boxes are on ...
A: Must report that I don’t have Word 2007 and have yet to be convinced that I need it. Feel free to ...
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| Printing Labels | 11/13/2009 |
Q: I am trying to print labels in Word. I have used the wizard to successfully merge my data from ...
A: You didn’t mention what Microsoft Word version you are using so this answer reflects version ...
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| Printing/Stapling Merge Documents | 11/12/2009 |
Q: My question is at the end. Let me explain the process leading up to the question. I'm using MS ...
A: My earlier answer from July of 2006 related to using Microsoft Word and had nothing to do with what ...
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| Document opens with Word | 11/12/2009 |
Q: Recently a Word document was opened from an email and apparently the computer crashed while this ...
A: The reason I have to ask it because of the huge differences in Microsoft Word 2007 compared to older ...
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| microsoft word | 11/11/2009 |
Q: We're using an older version of word. My daughter is using word for a math paper. When she types ...
A: When Word starts misbehaving the prudent thing to do is to simply replace Normal.dot. (Normal.dot is ...
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| Document opens with Word | 11/11/2009 |
Q: Recently a Word document was opened from an email and apparently the computer crashed while this ...
A: You didn’t mention what Microsoft Word version you are using so this answer reflects version ...
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| word 2007 backspace key need ^s to see | 11/11/2009 |
Q: I'm using word 2007 on windows xp. my keyboard is microsoft digital media pro keyboard. The problem: ...
A: Must report that I don’t have Word 2007 and have yet to be convinced that I need it. Feel free to ...
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| Microsoft 2007: Fields | 11/10/2009 |
Q: I used Word 2003 to create word documents with fields used to show and calculate costs etc...However ...
A: Must report that I don’t have Word 2007 and have yet to be convinced that I need it. Feel free to ...
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| Globally removing Section breaks in Word 2007 | 11/6/2009 |
Q: From my computer departments Reporting Services I get a document in pdf which I then convert to Word ...
A: They are listed under the Special Button on the Find and Replace Tab. Now all you have to do is ...
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| Access mail merge with "tables" | 11/6/2009 |
Q: I am trying to do a mail merge using tables (i.e. tables in the document, not database tables - like ...
A: Must report that I don’t have Word 2007 and have yet to be convinced that I need it. Feel free to ...
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| Globally removing Section breaks in Word 2007 | 11/6/2009 |
Q: From my computer departments Reporting Services I get a document in pdf which I then convert to Word ...
A: Must report that I don’t have Word 2007 and have yet to be convinced that I need it but I will do my ...
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| Word 2003 | 11/5/2009 |
Q: I read your answer to "How to cascade documents," but when I click on "Window" on the menu baR, ...
A: Must report that I don’t have Word 2003 and have yet to be convinced that I need it but I will do my ...
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| Two different font colour buttons | 11/4/2009 |
Q: I am currently trying to find out how to add two different font colour buttons to a MS Word toolbar. ...
A: You didn’t mention what Microsoft Word version you are using so this answer reflects version ...
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| outlining | 11/4/2009 |
Q: I have Microsoft Office Word 2007, and whenever I outline I use the multilevel list option. Usually ...
A: Must report that I don’t have Word 2007 and have yet to be convinced that I need it. Feel free to ...
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| AutoCorrect/AutoFormat | 11/4/2009 |
Q: I have taken out of AutoCorrect the feature that changes (c) to a copyright symbol as well as (r) to ...
A: Must report that I don’t have Word 2003 and have yet to be convinced that I need it but I will do my ...
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| Backgrounds in Word | 11/2/2009 |
Q: I am having some issues with printing the background of my microsoft word document. My background ...
A: Because there are so many variables, printer problems are very hard to diagnose without having the ...
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| Word 2007 | 11/2/2009 |
Q: How can I put a set of columns and then I want to break and put another header and then another set ...
A: Must report that I don’t have Word 2007 and have yet to be convinced that I need it. Feel free to ...
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| word 2003 | 11/1/2009 |
Q: Is it possible once I type the address on the first label to transfer the address to the next label ...
A: Must report that I don’t have Word 2003 and have yet to be convinced that I need it but I will do my ...
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| Creating a form | 10/30/2009 |
Q: I have created a form in Windows 2003 for use in assessing psychiatric patients. I have a form field ...
A: You have reached the end of my knowledge for this kind of stuff. Because I know practically nothing ...
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| Creating a form | 10/29/2009 |
Q: I have created a form in Windows 2003 for use in assessing psychiatric patients. I have a form field ...
A: Because I know practically nothing about Fields, Code or Macros this happens to be one of the few ...
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| MS word 2007 locked!? | 10/28/2009 |
Q: when I open up my MS word 2007 (student edition) and try to type something, it says that ...
A: Must report that I don’t have Word 2007 and have yet to be convinced that I need it. Feel free to ...
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| List in table | 10/28/2009 |
Q: Word 2007. How do I get my list of words in a table into alphabetical order?
A: Must report that I don’t have Word 2007 and have yet to be convinced that I need it but I will do my ...
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| Creating index in Word 2003, last name first | 10/26/2009 |
Q: I am writing a family history with a name index in the back. When I create the index it indexes by ...
A: Must report that I don’t have Word 2003 and have yet to be convinced that I need it but I will do my ...
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| Word italics problem | 10/26/2009 |
Q: In Word 2003, I highlight the text, select italics button, text disappears. Does same thing if I go ...
A: Must report that I don’t have Word 2003 and have yet to be convinced that I need it but I will do my ...
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| AVERY labels | 10/25/2009 |
Q: I got Word 2003 a few months ago but I have the same problem at work and my pc there is the ...
A: Must report that I don’t have Word 2003 and have yet to be convinced that I need it but I will do my ...
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| MS Word 2000 query | 10/24/2009 |
Q: I have the the find and replace on the toolbar at the top of my Word 2000 documents. But I would ...
A: My answers will reflect Microsoft Word 2002 which is the version I am using but it shouldn’t be too ...
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| microsoft borders | 10/24/2009 |
Q: Hey, My bottom border does not appear when i print out. All the other three sides borders appear. It ...
A: You didn’t mention what Microsoft Word version you are using so this answer reflects version ...
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| Help with word document | 10/23/2009 |
Q: I have a question, I have a word document with is a form that a use for my job and i was wondering ...
A: You didn’t mention what Microsoft Word version you are using so this answer reflects version ...
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| Keeping text in a specific location on a page when adding text to the previous page | 10/22/2009 |
Q: So I am building a document. It has a TOC, the next page is the first section. As I update the TOC ...
A: You didn’t mention what Microsoft Word version you are using so this answer reflects version ...
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| footer doesn't print out according to page format | 10/22/2009 |
Q: i'm having a problem regarding a document that contains a footer - plain text, 2 lines. it's ...
A: Since this happens with two different printers then the problem is more than likely with Microsoft ...
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| dots between words | 10/22/2009 |
Q: I type on this computer regularly, but for some reason, every time I hit the space button, there is ...
A: I think the show formatting is enabled. Formatting Marks Enable or Disable From the Menu Bar ...
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| footer doesn't print out according to page format | 10/21/2009 |
Q: i'm having a problem regarding a document that contains a footer - plain text, 2 lines. it's ...
A: Must report that I don’t have Word 2003 or 2007 and have yet to be convinced that I need either but ...
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| product # | 10/21/2009 |
Q: BUT, i lost word, also can't get sound. i have a disc someone gave me and i was able to download ...
A: So sorry I know what you are going through. This is why you should always keep the original ...
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| word | 10/19/2009 |
Q: Whenever I try and save anything in word it says program not responding, close the program, restart ...
A: What I wanted to know was which Microsoft Word version you are using not which operating system you ...
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| word | 10/18/2009 |
Q: Whenever I try and save anything in word it says program not responding, close the program, restart ...
A: You didn’t mention what Microsoft Word version you are using so this answer reflects version ...
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| MS Word Forms | 10/18/2009 |
Q: I have to collect data by e-mail from 100+ user population. (most of whom are not very good with ...
A: I don't know of any MS Form Reader. Feel free to ask one or all of the other volunteers about this ...
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| linking within the document | 10/17/2009 |
Q: I want to make a table of contents that, when you click on each heading, you are brought to that ...
A: I think what you are looking for is called a Bookmark. What you will do is create a Bookmark then ...
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| dictionaries | 10/17/2009 |
Q: I have added lots of words to my custom dictionary for an Aboriginal language book I am editing. Now ...
A: Must report that I don’t have a Mac so I won’t be able to answer any Mac related Word questions. ...
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| linking table of contents with headings | 10/17/2009 |
Q: I want to make a table of contents that, when you click on each heading, you are brought to that ...
A: Must report that I don’t have a Mac so I won’t be able to answer any Mac related Word questions. ...
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| Problem with random (full) lines of heavy dashes! | 10/17/2009 |
Q: I'm writing a book using Word running Vista. Throughout one file I have random lines of dashes. ...
A: Just for the record my name is: Dale Wiley Hi Donna-Christine, You didn’t mention what Microsoft ...
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| dictionaries | 10/16/2009 |
Q: I have added lots of words to my custom dictionary for an Aboriginal language book I am editing. Now ...
A: You didn’t mention what Microsoft Word version you are using so this answer reflects version ...
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| Microsoft Word Freeze | 10/16/2009 |
Q: I am having so many problems with 2007 Office. When I am in word, I start typing and the screen ...
A: Sorry you are having so many problems. Must report that I don’t have Word 2007 and have yet to be ...
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| Microsoft Word and Excel 2007 slow to open and operate. | 10/16/2009 |
Q: Mr. Wiley, I have had this issue with Microsoft Word and Excel for nearly three months now. I have ...
A: Must report that I don’t have Word 2007 and have yet to be convinced that I need it. Feel free to ...
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| vb word | 10/15/2009 |
Q: printer.textwidth(string) This method in vb returns the width of a text string as it would be ...
A: Because I know practically nothing about Fields, Code or Macros this happens to be one of the few ...
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| word to paint | 10/15/2009 |
Q: In Word I draw a colored three dimensional shape.Then i want to copy the shape to the paint editor. ...
A: To tell you the truth of all the Microsoft programs I have used every one of them except Paint so I ...
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| how can I add help text to a form in word 2007 | 10/15/2009 |
Q: I used to do it in word 2003. after I Double-clicked the form field to which I wanted to add Help ...
A: Must report that I don’t have Word 2007 and have yet to be convinced that I need it. Feel free to ...
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| word to paint | 10/14/2009 |
Q: In Word I draw a colored three dimensional shape.Then i want to copy the shape to the paint editor. ...
A: You didn’t mention what Microsoft Word version you are using so this answer reflects version ...
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| Excel Tables in Word | 10/14/2009 |
Q: When I create an excel table in word, the size keeps changing. For some reason, when I edit the ...
A: You didn’t mention what Microsoft Word version you are using so this answer reflects version ...
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| follow-up on retrieval of unsaved word document | 10/13/2009 |
Q: Can I recover an unsaved document? I have "save auto recovery" set for every ten minutes but can't ...
A: I don’t know of any Built-in feature that will recover the data if it was never saved in the first ...
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| retrieve unsaved word document | 10/13/2009 |
Q: Can I recover an unsaved document? I have "save auto recovery" set for every ten minutes but can't ...
A: You didn’t mention what Microsoft Word version you are using so this answer reflects version ...
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| Special Character appearing incorrectly | 10/13/2009 |
Q: I have a uncle who is using Word 97. When ever he uses a double quote, a bar appears in its place - ...
A: Must report that I don’t have Word 97 anymore but I will do my best to answer your question anyway. ...
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| a couple of questions | 10/13/2009 |
Q: Dale: 1. My wife just got a computer with Vista. (I am familiar with XP). On her system, in ...
A: Way to go! Glad you were able to figure out the missing Icons on the Toolbar thing. As for not ...
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| Footnotes and endnotes | 10/12/2009 |
Q: I use Word 97 and am editing a document which I did not originate. It contains automatic endnotes ...
A: I don’t work with footnotes or endnotes much so I may not be the best source for an answer to your ...
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| a couple of questions | 10/11/2009 |
Q: Dale: 1. My wife just got a computer with Vista. (I am familiar with XP). On her system, in ...
A: If the Font or Font size boxes are missing from the toolbar just add them back on. Add a button, ...
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| envelopes | 10/11/2009 |
Q: I am using MS Word 2007 on Windows XP Pro. I have two printers hooked up to my computer: a Canon MX ...
A: Must report that I don’t have Word 2007 and have yet to be convinced that I need it. You will ...
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| MS Word Footer/pg # formatting in MS Vista | 10/11/2009 |
Q: I want to create a 3-level table of contents. Should I use section breaks or page breaks between the ...
A: Which version of Microsoft Word are you using? Must report that I don’t have Word 2007 and have yet ...
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| Postcard mail merge in Word 2007 | 10/10/2009 |
Q: I have a postcard set up four to page to be used in Word 2007 with Avery 8387 paper stock. I can't ...
A: Must report that I don’t have Word 2007 and have yet to be convinced that I need it. I would use ...
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| a couple of questions | 10/10/2009 |
Q: Dale: 1. My wife just got a computer with Vista. (I am familiar with XP). On her system, in ...
A: You didn’t mention what Microsoft Word version you are using so this answer reflects version ...
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| i need help regarding MS Word | 10/10/2009 |
Q: i need a solution regarding my problem. when i was working with a doc i saved it using a name let's ...
A: I don’t know of any Built-in feature that will let you retrieve the data after you have written over ...
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| address box and merge data from excel | 10/9/2009 |
Q: How to place an address box and merge data (addresses) from excel? Thanks! ANSWER: Hi Pedro, What ...
A: Good thing that I asked which version you are using. Must report that I don’t have Word 2007 and ...
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| ways to delete | 10/9/2009 |
Q: For all the many years of using Word, I have not had this happen before and it drives me crazy! I ...
A: Don’t you just hate it when this sort of thing happens? You didn’t mention what Microsoft Word ...
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| Cannot "Save as" a word doc. | 10/7/2009 |
Q: I can't do a save as or save a new word doc. I have tried deleting the normal.dot file but still it ...
A: When Word starts misbehaving the prudent thing to do is to simply replace Normal.dot. (Normal.dot is ...
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| How to Delete the Blue Tab Arrows in Word | 10/7/2009 |
Q: There are blue arrows appearing in Word 2008 for Mac that I cannot delete. They appear after a tab ...
A: Must report that I don’t have a Mac so I won’t be able to answer any Mac related Word questions. ...
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| Address List | 10/7/2009 |
Q: Hopefully you can help me... I created an address list in MW 2007 and now I am trying to access it. ...
A: Must report that I don’t have Word 2007 and have yet to be convinced that I need it. Feel free to ...
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| Word 97 | 10/6/2009 |
Q: I am running Office 97 on XP SP3. I can no longer print from Word 97, a blank page is sent from the ...
A: Because there are so many variables, printer problems are very hard to diagnose without having the ...
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| directories | 10/5/2009 |
Q: Somehow I have reversed the alphabetical order of all the directories on my C: drive. How do I get ...
A: I have done this before myself. Open My Computer or Computer Open Drive C:\ From the Menu Bar ...
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| Word 2007 truncating merge field | 10/5/2009 |
Q: I am trying to merge a document in Word 2007 using an Excel file as a data source. One of the ...
A: Must report that I don’t have Word 2007 and have yet to be convinced that I need it. Feel free to ...
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| Word Document | 10/2/2009 |
Q: I was reading a post where someone wanted a word document to have lines you can write on top of. The ...
A: Must report that I don’t have Word 2003 and have yet to be convinced that I need it but I will do my ...
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| Removing appended number on caption | 10/2/2009 |
Q: I am using Word 2007. I cannot remove the number appended to the caption labels I insert. For ...
A: Sorry but I must report that I don’t have Word 2007 and have yet to be convinced that I need it. ...
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| Locking graphics in position with text in Word 2002 | 10/1/2009 |
Q: I have written a book for ebook in Microsoft Word 2002. It contains text and graphics (is a quilt ...
A: Yes you can put text and graphics in table cells. If you want you can put text and graphics in the ...
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| tools menu shows a list of fonts | 10/1/2009 |
Q: In my MS Word X for Mac, "Paragraph" disappeared from the formatting menu. I went to Tools, selected ...
A: Must report that I don’t have a Mac so I won’t be able to answer any Mac related Word questions. ...
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| Locating "Automatically update document" for Microsoft Word 2007 | 9/30/2009 |
Q: Can you please show me step by step how to locate the "Automatically update document" in word, I ...
A: Must report that I don’t have Word 2007 and have yet to be convinced that I need it. Feel free to ...
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| Locking graphics in position with text in Word 2002 | 9/30/2009 |
Q: I have written a book for ebook in Microsoft Word 2002. It contains text and graphics (is a quilt ...
A: Well you could always save the document as a Adobe PDF file. That would lock everything into place ...
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| Grid lines appear every where | 9/30/2009 |
Q: I use Microsoft Word 2007. I created and saved a document with objects and grid lines in it. Now all ...
A: Must report that I don’t have Word 2007 and have yet to be convinced that I need it. Feel free to ...
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| Word 2003 font change | 9/30/2009 |
Q: I have a very simple word document in which I change the text in the text box to the font ...
A: Sorry we didn't get it fixed but as you said I don't have Word 2003. Feel free to ask one or all of ...
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| Word 2003 font change | 9/30/2009 |
Q: I have a very simple word document in which I change the text in the text box to the font ...
A: Must report that I don’t have Word 2003 and have yet to be convinced that I need it but I will do my ...
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| border in MS Word 2007 document | 9/29/2009 |
Q: I have put a border in a document, but when I hit print preview (and also when I print), the bottom ...
A: Must report that I don’t have Word 2003 or 2007 and have yet to be convinced that I need either but ...
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| Change margins to ONLY only one page of a document | 9/29/2009 |
Q: I am trying to change the margins to ONLY one page of my document, since the pages are meant to have ...
A: You didn’t mention what Microsoft Word version you are using so this answer reflects version ...
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| Mail Merge Paragraph Numbering | 9/29/2009 |
Q: 1. I am mail merging data from excel with about 111 records to be merged into a word doc i.e. a 111 ...
A: Forgot to attach the graphic. You didn’t mention what Microsoft Word version you are using so this ...
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| deleting lines on far left side | 9/28/2009 |
Q: After receiving back edits from my editor, I have these mysterious short vertical black lines that ...
A: You didn’t mention what Microsoft Word version you are using so this answer reflects version ...
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| TOC and Index update problems | 9/28/2009 |
Q: I am working in Vista, MS Word 2007 with document converted to Word 97-2003. I've been working with ...
A: Must report that I don’t have Word 2007 and have yet to be convinced that I need it. Feel free to ...
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| Spell Grammar check | 9/28/2009 |
Q: When using spell check in Word XP, incorrect words are underlined in red. If I right click on the ...
A: If replacing Normal.dot didn’t fix it then I guess my next move would be to uninstall and then ...
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| mail merge | 9/28/2009 |
Q: Word 2007, Windows XP. I have changed the default font to Times Roman, regular, 12. When I mail ...
A: Must report that I don’t have Word 2007 and have yet to be convinced that I need it. Feel free to ...
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| mixing justifications on same line | 9/27/2009 |
Q: I work full-time at a church and we need to use different text justifications on the same line for ...
A: You didn’t mention what Microsoft Word version you are using so this answer reflects version ...
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| Visual Basic Word 2007- Finding what column I'm in | 9/26/2009 |
Q: I'm writing a macro for a two-column word document. I need the code to tell it whether I'm in column ...
A: Must report that I don’t have Word 2007 and have yet to be convinced that I need it. Feel free to ...
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| Spell Grammar check | 9/25/2009 |
Q: When using spell check in Word XP, incorrect words are underlined in red. If I right click on the ...
A: When Word starts misbehaving the prudent thing to do is to simply replace Normal.dot. (Normal.dot is ...
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| List Numbering Formats in Word 2007 | 9/25/2009 |
Q: I just wanted to say that I was very upset that you refused to answer my question about numbering a ...
A: Didn't mean to upset you or anyone else, I apologise. My profile it starts out like this: ...
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| Header and Footer in Word 2003 | 9/24/2009 |
Q: When creating a footer and heater for a word document, if we want to start the header and footer ...
A: Must report that I don’t have Word 2003 and have yet to be convinced that I need it but I will do my ...
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| Error | 9/23/2009 |
Q: You recently helped 'BEBE' I believe with this same question (How to remove read-only from files). I ...
A: I think you might have misunderstood the instructions or I didn’t write them clear enough. If you ...
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| Combining word documents | 9/23/2009 |
Q: I am writing a novel, and didn't know how to combine the separate files which contain the separate ...
A: You didn’t mention what Microsoft Word version you are using so this answer reflects version ...
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| Error "Read Only" | 9/22/2009 |
Q: You recently helped 'BEBE' I believe with this same question (How to remove read-only from files). I ...
A: You didn’t mention what Microsoft Word version you are using so this answer reflects version ...
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| MAIL MERGE | 9/22/2009 |
Q: I have a 1/2 document (2 per page) that I need to mail merge. Is it possible to have 2 different ...
A: Must report that I don’t have Word 2007 and have yet to be convinced that I need it. Feel free to ...
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| Header and Footer in Word 2003 | 9/22/2009 |
Q: This is a question concerning word 2003. When we have a portrait and horizontal page in one ...
A: Must report that I don’t have Word 2003 and have yet to be convinced that I need it but I will do my ...
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| Word on a Netbook | 9/21/2009 |
Q: I've recently installed Office 2003 on my girlfriends netbook. When we open any of the apps the ...
A: Must report that I don’t have Word 2003 and have yet to be convinced that I need it but I will do my ...
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| MAIL MERGE | 9/21/2009 |
Q: I have a 1/2 document (2 per page) that I need to mail merge. Is it possible to have 2 different ...
A: You didn’t mention what Microsoft Word version you are using so this answer reflects version ...
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| Word | 9/20/2009 |
Q: I am having a problem with my Mac. Each time I try to open Microsoft Word, whether it be from the ...
A: Must report that I don’t have a Mac so I won’t be able to answer any Mac related Word questions. ...
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| Word cells | 9/20/2009 |
Q: I've found they answer to most off my problem by looking on the microsoft word site ,its about the ...
A: Because I know practically nothing about Fields, Code or Macros this happens to be one of the few ...
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| Saved file but unable to locate | 9/19/2009 |
Q: I opened an attachment (pwr pt) that my husband sent me. I clicked save and assumed it was saved on ...
A: You didn’t mention what Microsoft Word version you are using so this answer reflects version ...
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| Cannot change font or point size Word 2002 | 9/18/2009 |
Q: I have not been able to change the font or size in Word 2002 on Vista. This seems to have first ...
A: To your credit you have done everything that most of us would have suggested you do. Thanks for the ...
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| Previous headers in Word | 9/17/2009 |
Q: I am using a template of an old resume of someone else. When I change my new resume (written in Word ...
A: Must report that I don’t have Word 2003 and have yet to be convinced that I need it but I will do my ...
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| Word-Cannot use cursor | 9/15/2009 |
Q: When I'm in Word I cannot use the scroll bar and with my mouse I cannot click in the document. I ...
A: You didn’t mention what Microsoft Word version you are using so this answer reflects version ...
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| Printing Same Page Multiple Times on One Sheet of Paper | 9/14/2009 |
Q: I have been "tasked" to make a booklet using letter-size paper with pages cut in quarters. It will ...
A: I don’t know of any Built-in feature that will do what you are asking in Microsoft Word 2002. Looks ...
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| Printing Same Page Multiple Times on One Sheet of Paper | 9/14/2009 |
Q: I have been "tasked" to make a booklet using letter-size paper with pages cut in quarters. It will ...
A: Must report that I don’t have Word 2007 and have yet to be convinced that I need it. Feel free to ...
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| Margins Toolbar on Word 2007 | 9/14/2009 |
Q: I am working on word 2007 and the first two line on each page become indented. I want to show the ...
A: Must report that I don’t have Word 2007 and have yet to be convinced that I need it. Feel free to ...
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| breaking a word to the end of a line | 9/14/2009 |
Q: How can I have Word NOT move to a new line to keep the last word together, but rather BREAK the last ...
A: I don’t know that you can do what you are asking but here is how to Insert a Manual Line break which ...
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| Calculate based on checkbox | 9/14/2009 |
Q: I am developing a order form using Word 2003. On that order form I have a Yes and No check boxes if ...
A: Because I know practically nothing about Fields, Code or Macros this happens to be one of the few ...
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| Auto Text Entries | 9/11/2009 |
Q: When I create auto text entires in Word 2002, they do not save when I reboot. I am running Windows ...
A: When Word starts misbehaving the prudent thing to do is to simply replace Normal.dot. (Normal.dot is ...
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| Visible style separator | 9/10/2009 |
Q: I am not sure if my question comes under your listed expertise, however, I am writing to you anyway. ...
A: I think you are right, don’t know that I ever used a Style Separator. You didn’t mention what ...
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| templates, fields, page breaks | 9/9/2009 |
Q: I want to create a Word template/doc in 2000 that I can use as a daily log. The template is a one ...
A: So if I understand this correctly, you just want a new page for each day. One simple way to ...
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| Word 2000 AutoCorrect formatted entries | 9/9/2009 |
Q: In what file are formatted entries in AutoCorrect saved? They are not saved in Normal.Dot as are ...
A: This might help: Backup/restore or transfer AutoCorrect, AutoText, Macros, and other critical files ...
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| mail merge with Word 2007 | 9/9/2009 |
Q: I tried the instructions you had posted on an earlier request, but instead of printing 4 address ...
A: Sorry that those earlier instructions didn’t work out for you. One reason could be that you are ...
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| creating check box medical charts on Word | 9/8/2009 |
Q: I came across a response mentioning a previous answer you gave in '04 about creating a checklist ...
A: You didn’t mention what Microsoft Word version you are using so this answer reflects version ...
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| Word 07 | 9/8/2009 |
Q: Do you know how to insert objects (multipage word document file) within a word document that will ...
A: Must report that I don’t have Word 2007 and have yet to be convinced that I need it. Feel free to ...
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| Track changes changes look of page | 9/8/2009 |
Q: Word 2007 When I use Track Changes, it changes the right margin permanently, it seems. Even when I ...
A: Must report that I don’t have Word 2007 and have yet to be convinced that I need it. Feel free to ...
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| headers | 9/6/2009 |
Q: I wish to have headers on p. 2 and beyond with my last name, the document title, and the page number ...
A: Must report that I don’t have a Mac so I won’t be able to answer any Mac related Word questions. ...
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| microsoft word | 9/5/2009 |
Q: Iam using word 2007 on vista I have just started experiencing some issues in the middle of doing ...
A: Must report that I don’t have Word 2007 and have yet to be convinced that I need it. Feel free to ...
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| alphabetic lists | 9/4/2009 |
Q: I would like to make a name list and then alphabetize it. I have looked in the HELP box and nothing ...
A: You didn’t mention what Microsoft Word version you are using so this answer reflects version ...
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| envelopes | 9/3/2009 |
Q: I am writing to ask if you ever rec'd a suggestion regarding the ability to print several envelopes ...
A: Must report that I don’t have Word 2003 or 2007 and have yet to be convinced that I need either but ...
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| Word 2003 MailMerge + VBA Macro | 9/3/2009 |
Q: I have a VBA Macro (provided by a font reseller) which will convert a value into a Code 128 Subset A ...
A: Because I know practically nothing about Fields, Code or Macros this happens to be one of the few ...
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| MS WORD files corrupt | 9/3/2009 |
Q: I am new to this! Using MS WORD 2003, OS: MS WINDOWS XP PRO SP3. After pasting part of an internet ...
A: Must report that I don’t have Word 2003 and have yet to be convinced that I need either but I will ...
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| Sorting by date with Word 2000 | 9/2/2009 |
Q: I'm the secretary of a Flying Club and have BOD minutes that date back to 1996. Is it possible to do ...
A: This sounds like a Windows question not a Microsoft Word question but I will try and help anyway. ...
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| TOC - List of Tables & List of Figures | 9/1/2009 |
Q: Creating a TOC is not that difficult, but i am having a problem of creating a List of Tables & List ...
A: I don’t have Word 2003 or Word 2007 so this answer reflects version Microsoft Word 2002 which is the ...
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| Microsoft & Lexmark | 8/31/2009 |
Q: I'm having a tough time printing scanned items to MS Word from my Lexmark printer. I have office ...
A: I can’t answer your scanner questions and I don’t have Microsoft Word 2003 but if this was happening ...
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| Word 2007 Watermark question | 8/28/2009 |
Q: I am trying to put a watermark on only the first page of a document. I have checked "first page ...
A: Sounds to me like you did everything correctly. Must report that I don’t have Word 2007 and have ...
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| end notes IN footnotes | 8/28/2009 |
Q: a coworker has been asked to insert references into a document using end notes. One of the ...
A: To my knowledge I didn’t’ know you could insert an endnote into a footnote it is either one or the ...
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| Book layout | 8/27/2009 |
Q: Dale F. Wiley, I read your answer work around ...
A: To set the record straight that wasn’t a tip from me but from someone named Dave, a good tip but not ...
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| Cursor jumping around while composing text | 8/27/2009 |
Q: I've just had my hard drive crash and temporarily loaded 60 day trial version of 2007 office pro ...
A: Must report that I don’t have Word 2007 and have yet to be convinced that I need it. Feel free to ...
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| MS Word Partial Tables of Contents | 8/24/2009 |
Q: Is it possible to create a PARTIAL table of contents? In a long document, the main TOC at the ...
A: Create a Partial Table of Contents Here is one way to accomplish what you are asking about. If you ...
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| shortcut | 8/22/2009 |
Q: I had several nice shortcuts when I used Word in Office 2003. They did not transfer over to 2007. I ...
A: Must report that I don’t have Word 2007 and have yet to be convinced that I need it. Feel free to ...
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| floating box | 8/21/2009 |
Q: I did a table document for my dad some time back and some how this floating text box (I guess that's ...
A: When Word starts misbehaving the prudent thing to do is to simply replace Normal.dot. (Normal.dot is ...
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| floating box | 8/21/2009 |
Q: I did a table document for my dad some time back and some how this floating text box (I guess that's ...
A: When Word starts misbehaving the prudent thing to do is to simply replace Normal.dot. (Normal.dot is ...
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| Removing Line above Endnote | 8/20/2009 |
Q: Good Afternoon, I need to know if you can remove the line that appears at the top of endnotes in ...
A: Must report that I don’t have Word 2007 and have yet to be convinced that I need it. Feel free to ...
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| Word problem | 8/20/2009 |
Q: I am running Windows XP SP2 on a new dell computer. Office 2007 when we go to print letter head it ...
A: Must report that I don’t have Word 2007 and have yet to be convinced that I need it. Feel free to ...
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| Drop down menu selection udates value udates throughout the document. | 8/20/2009 |
Q: I'm trying automatically update fields throughout a form, based on an initial drop down menue ...
A: Because I know practically nothing about Fields, Code or Macros this happens to be one of the few ...
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| Word 2002 - Envelopes | 8/19/2009 |
Q: Instructions in Help for envelopes state that other data bases may be used for data source. How ...
A: If you are using the Mail Merge Wizard when you get to Step 3 of 6 click on Browse under Use Names ...
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| Outline Style Word 2007 | 8/19/2009 |
Q: I have downloaded a community template from microsoft. The template is a basic outline, found here: ...
A: Must report that I don’t have Word 2007 and have yet to be convinced that I need it. Feel free to ...
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| Deleting Blocked Text | 8/18/2009 |
Q: I want to delete a paraghraph, so I select (highlight) the paragraph of text and press the delete ...
A: This is a strange thing. You didn’t mention what Microsoft Word version you are using so this ...
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| how do I add a border to an Avery 8376 business card? | 8/18/2009 |
Q: Dale Some years ago, you answered a question for me. I am back: Using Microsoft Word 2002, I have ...
A: I hope that you received the correct answer several years ago. As far as I can tell you can copy ...
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| Mail merges | 8/17/2009 |
Q: hope you are doing well I was wondering if there is anyway I can attach a word file to a mail ...
A: I don't know of any way to do that with MS Word 2002 which is the version I use. Feel free to ask ...
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| Pressing enter key goes to next page | 8/17/2009 |
Q: Working in Word 2003 on XP Pro: When pressing the Enter key, the next line goes to the next page, ...
A: Must report that I don’t have Word 2003 and have yet to be convinced that I need it but I will do my ...
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| MicroSoft Office Word 2003 | 8/15/2009 |
Q: All of a sudden Word documents will not open unless I reset my monitor to its Analog setting from ...
A: I can’t be much help for most of the same reasons that Richard Rost gave you. It is next to ...
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| Word | 8/15/2009 |
Q: for some reason my computer is no longer letting me, attach and or copy a word document, it is ...
A: If you are using MS Works then what I suggest will not do you much good. Try finding a MS Works ...
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| Word | 8/14/2009 |
Q: for some reason my computer is no longer letting me, attach and or copy a word document, it is ...
A: You didn’t mention what Microsoft Word version you are using so this answer reflects version ...
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| € u9 € $u9 € | 8/14/2009 |
Q: When I open Word and my doc list come up, the first 20 or so docs listed have the WORD logo shaded ...
A: Must report that I don’t have Word 2007 and have yet to be convinced that I need it. Feel free to ...
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| € u9 € $u9 € | 8/14/2009 |
Q: When I open Word and my doc list come up, the first 20 or so docs listed have the WORD logo shaded ...
A: You didn’t mention what Microsoft Word version you are using so this answer reflects version ...
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| Footnotes in Word | 8/14/2009 |
Q: I'm working on two rather large documents that have around 100 footnotes in each. I opened the file ...
A: You didn’t mention what Microsoft Word version you are using so this answer reflects version ...
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| MAPI failure | 8/13/2009 |
Q: Microsoft acknowledges that there is a problem with this, but I cannot find a fix to this issue: We ...
A: Must report that I don’t have Word 2007 and have yet to be convinced that I need it. Feel free to ...
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| stopping linked words breaking over a line | 8/12/2009 |
Q: Great service - tks How do i stop the second half of set pieces such as "Mr. Lee", or "October ...
A: You didn’t mention what Microsoft Word version you are using so this answer reflects version ...
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| Borders Alignment after printting | 8/11/2009 |
Q: Im managed to set a border on a certificate I wanted to print. After printing, the border did appear ...
A: You didn’t mention what Microsoft Word version you are using so this answer reflects version ...
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| Formatting problem using a multilevel list | 8/10/2009 |
Q: I am using Word 2007. I am trying to make an outline for a class I am teaching. I set the format ...
A: Must report that I don’t have Word 2007 and have yet to be convinced that I need it. Feel free to ...
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| show/hides in documents | 8/7/2009 |
Q: I am using Microsoft Word 2003 - I create lengthy Procedure Manuals for which I create a hyperlink ...
A: Must report that I don’t have Word 2003 and have yet to be convinced that I need it but I will do my ...
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| AutoText in Word 2003 | 8/7/2009 |
Q: I want to know how to copy auto text from one computer and copy into another one. I see that ...
A: I always thought they were in the same file. Let me know if this isn’t true. The instructions are ...
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| MS Word 2007 quick parts | 8/6/2009 |
Q: How do I find instructions as to how to set up "quick parts"?
A: Must report that I don’t have Word 2007 and have yet to be convinced that I need it. Feel free to ...
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| check boxes | 8/6/2009 |
Q: I have 2007 and am wondering how to insert a checkbox, one that you would check online into a word ...
A: Must report that I don’t have Word 2007 and have yet to be convinced that I need it. Feel free to ...
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| Autocomplete on MS Office Word 2007 | 8/6/2009 |
Q: Autocomplete is not working on my program I am using Vista with MS Office Word 2007..How can I turn ...
A: Must report that I don’t have Word 2007 and have yet to be convinced that I need it. Feel free to ...
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| Font change in template | 8/6/2009 |
Q: I have created a template in Outlook for a regular message I send out. Word 2003 is my email editor. ...
A: Must report that I don’t have Word 2003 and have yet to be convinced that I need it. Feel free to ...
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| address lables | 8/6/2009 |
Q: I have typed addresses as a word document. I want to print these address onto address labels. I ...
A: sometimes that makes a big difference. It looks like you did everything correctly. Here is what ...
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| Copy Macro | 8/5/2009 |
Q: I made a template and i have a macro in another document that i want to use in this template but ...
A: Because I know practically nothing about Fields, Code or Macros this happens to be one of the few ...
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| address lables | 8/5/2009 |
Q: I have typed addresses as a word document. I want to print these address onto address labels. I ...
A: You didn’t mention what Microsoft Word version you are using so this answer reflects version ...
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| Carriage Returns and Web Layout in Word | 8/4/2009 |
Q: I have a departmental newsletter that I've created in Microsoft Word. I view it in Web Layout Mode ...
A: You didn’t mention what Microsoft Word version you are using so this answer reflects version ...
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| Creating a Database from Microsoft Word | 8/3/2009 |
Q: How do I creat a database from Word and then make mailing labels?
A: You didn’t mention what Microsoft Word version you are using so this answer reflects version ...
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| Re copying documents | 8/2/2009 |
Q: After each document I print in Word, I get a summary with 17 lines of information about it. If I ...
A: You didn’t mention what Microsoft Word version you are using so this answer reflects version ...
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| label template | 7/31/2009 |
Q: How do I add a 2nd page to a label template?
A: I Marty, Here is what I would do: Open the template From the Menu Bar Choose Edit, Select All ...
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| Word Templates/Master Pages | 7/31/2009 |
Q: The company I work for has a large number of Word documents containing training material. They are ...
A: I don’t know of any Built-in Feature that will do what you ask. Of course someone very good with ...
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| Autotext and Text Form Fields | 7/29/2009 |
Q: I am making a template for my boss I need to add symbols to it that are not default on Word '03 so i ...
A: Must report that I don’t have Word 2003 or 2007 and have yet to be convinced that I need either but ...
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| Headers and Footers | 7/29/2009 |
Q: I have a multi page document and am tryng to do a number of different headers within the doc. I ...
A: You didn’t mention what Microsoft Word version you are using so this answer reflects version ...
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| Merging data | 7/29/2009 |
Q: Dale, We have a purchase agreement that is made up of 21 separate word documents. A lot of the data ...
A: I don’t know of any Built-in Feature that will do what you ask. Of course someone very good with ...
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| Mail merge l;abels | 7/28/2009 |
Q: Trying to create sheets of Avery L7163 labels from Excel database. The sheets of 14 labels look ...
A: You didn’t mention what Microsoft Word version you are using so this answer reflects version ...
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| Changing returns at end of senrence | 7/26/2009 |
Q: I have Windows Vista and MS Word 2000. I download books from the web and convert them to MS Word for ...
A: Sorry I should have told you thin in the original answer but we never know the questioner’s skill ...
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| Changing returns at end of senrence | 7/25/2009 |
Q: I have Windows Vista and MS Word 2000. I download books from the web and convert them to MS Word for ...
A: I don’t know of any Built-in feature that would allow you to do what you are asking. You can use ...
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| Convert test to table dialog box will not appear | 7/24/2009 |
Q: Trying to convert lines of comma delimited text to a table. No dialog box appears (after choosing ...
A: This answer will reflect version Microsoft Word 2002 which is the version I am using. Me, I would ...
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| Drawingtoolbar problem | 7/24/2009 |
Q: I am running Office 2000. The fill and line color expanded color selection windows are gray, that ...
A: I don’t think this has anything to do with Windows XP. My fill and line color expanded color ...
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| Drawingtoolbar problem | 7/24/2009 |
Q: I am running Office 2000. The fill and line color expanded color selection windows are gray, that ...
A: This answer reflects version Microsoft Word 2002 which is the version I am using. Funny but my fill ...
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| Office draw problemstoolbar | 7/24/2009 |
Q: I am running Office 2000. The fill and line color expanded color selection windows are gray, that ...
A: I think this is a duplicate question but here is how I answered it the first time: This answer ...
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| MS Word | 7/23/2009 |
Q: The other day I was practicing "formating" documents in Word I have and old version, MSWork 2000 ...
A: I do not have Microsoft Works so this answer reflects version Microsoft Word 2002 which is the ...
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| Footnotes/endnotes, Word 97 | 7/22/2009 |
Q: In the midst of revising a huge document rife with footnotes and endnotes, "footnotes" has ...
A: I don’t have Word 97 so this answer reflects version Microsoft Word 2002 which is the version I am ...
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| Can't Copy & Paste Graphics | 7/21/2009 |
Q: I use MS Word 2002. I am always copying graphics and photos from either the internet or from e-mail ...
A: Can you copy and paste into other Office Programs? At this point I would just replace Normal.dot. ...
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| Sharing a document with linked files | 7/21/2009 |
Q: I have made a wonderful teacher's full-year lesson plan document. I used hyperlink titles within the ...
A: Must report that I don’t have Word 2003 and have yet to be convinced that I need it but I will do my ...
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| New user | 7/20/2009 |
Q: I am a new user to Microsoft office word and I work on word 2003, I have more than 100 word ...
A: Must report that I don’t have Word 2003 and have yet to be convinced that I need it but I will do my ...
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| Office XP Word "Print View" issue | 7/20/2009 |
Q: Dale Scenario: I frequently need to copy multiple-page text from an email message and paste it into ...
A: Hi Randy, One part of your statement I just don’t understand: “Multiple-page text from an email ...
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| Organization Chart in Forms | 7/20/2009 |
Q: I can't create an organization chart that can be edited in a locked form. I've tried to unlock that ...
A: Feel free to ask one or all of the other volunteers about this issue. One of them just may have run ...
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| program | 7/17/2009 |
Q: I need to find a free program for office use. I need it for printing out envilopes that go out to ...
A: There are a couple of programs that are similar to Microsoft Office I found by searching Google. ...
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| Organization Chart in Forms | 7/17/2009 |
Q: I can't create an organization chart that can be edited in a locked form. I've tried to unlock that ...
A: You didn’t mention what Microsoft Word version you are using so this answer reflects version ...
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| hyperlinks | 7/16/2009 |
Q: I have over 50 Laboratory Manuals, that I have created ‘on-line’ versions of. Many of these manuals ...
A: I don’t think Word 2003 makes any difference; I don’t have Word 2003 or 2007 and have yet to be ...
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| Avery 5260 labels in MS Word | 7/16/2009 |
Q: I can't find Avery 5260 labels listed in MS Word. How can I select these labels? Is there a new ...
A: Since I never ask any questions just answer questions I nver see the SPAM Guard message, now I ...
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| Booklet Printing follow-up | 7/16/2009 |
Q: Good Morning Sir, I read a few emails I found on-line wherein you had assisted a young lady I think ...
A: It is important because the Menus are not the same from version to version. Do I understand this ...
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| hyperlinks | 7/16/2009 |
Q: I have over 50 Laboratory Manuals, that I have created ‘on-line’ versions of. Many of these manuals ...
A: Can’t be sure but maybe you are inserting the Bookmark incorrectly. Yesterday I added a bookmark ...
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| blank page prints at end of document | 7/15/2009 |
Q: I have a lexmark printer. Wireless. Whenever I try to print a document in Word, a blank page prints ...
A: Because there are so many variables, printer problems are very hard to diagnose without having the ...
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| Avery 5260 labels in MS Word | 7/15/2009 |
Q: I can't find Avery 5260 labels listed in MS Word. How can I select these labels? Is there a new ...
A: You didn’t mention what Microsoft Word version you are using so this answer reflects version ...
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| hyperlinks | 7/15/2009 |
Q: I have over 50 Laboratory Manuals, that I have created ‘on-line’ versions of. Many of these manuals ...
A: I don’t know of any Built-in feature that will allow a hyperlink to move when the page number moves. ...
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| double spacing | 7/9/2009 |
Q: My kids email at their school site automatically double spaces and when I reply back... I get ...
A: This is not really a Microsoft Word question but try this: Select all the text in message you are ...
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| Footer formatting | 7/7/2009 |
Q: I have a document in MS Word 2003 that I have some pages in portrait orientation and others in ...
A: I believe you need to go to Table Properties and the Table Tab then change the Preferred Table ...
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| Page Numbering in Sections in Microsoft Word | 7/3/2009 |
Q: I am trying to set up a document with three sections. Section one I want a footer with Page x of y ...
A: Must report that I don’t have Word 2003 or 2007 and have yet to be convinced that I need it but I ...
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| Word 97 status bar | 7/1/2009 |
Q: I am having the same problem as Alice on 8/8/2008. I have made sure that the status bar is checked ...
A: I would guess that if you enabled the Status bar under Show on the View Tab in Options then it ...
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| how to move Word autocorrect entries between computers in word 2003 | 6/29/2009 |
Q: I read your answer to the Medical Transcriptionist from jan.16, 2009. I printed and completed from ...
A: I tried to find something on the web about your error code 5491 and didn’t find anything useful. ...
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| how to stop microsoft word 2000 from double spacing when i hit enter | 6/27/2009 |
Q: i don't know how to stop Microsoft word 2000 from double spacing when i hit enter please help
A: Try this: From the Menu Bar Choose Edit, Select All Then From the Menu Bar Choose Format, ...
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| MS Word | 6/24/2009 |
Q: Does anyone know how you make it put straight quotes all the time, and find and replace with ...
A: You didn’t mention what Microsoft Word version you are using so this answer reflects version ...
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| convert WP table to Word | 6/20/2009 |
Q: I would like to convert some tables I have in WP 12 to tables in Word 2000 and have not figured out ...
A: Well since I don’t have WordPerfect or Microsoft Word 2000 I would just tell you to go ahead and see ...
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| page numbering in word manuscrip of book | 6/20/2009 |
Q: having trouble getting word to set the desired page numbers for me. i have tried dozens and i have ...
A: I know it can be a confusing mess but try to work through the steps just as they are listed below so ...
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| page numbering in word manuscrip of book | 6/19/2009 |
Q: having trouble getting word to set the desired page numbers for me. i have tried dozens and i have ...
A: The reason I asked is that if you were using Microsoft Word 2007 I couldn’t help and it would have ...
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| icons in toolbar. also blinking cursor line | 6/16/2009 |
Q: the icons in my toolbar for font and font size disappeared. how do I reinstate them? also the ...
A: You didn’t mention what Microsoft Word version you are using so this answer reflects version ...
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| MS Word and bullet problem | 6/11/2009 |
Q: The following past post is the same problem I am having. I currently found a work-around, but not ...
A: Between you and Nancy there isn’t much left that I would do that you haven’t already tried. You may ...
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| Cut and Pasting endnote numbers OUT of microsoft word | 6/11/2009 |
Q: I work for a publishers, and I am typesetting a book. The appendix of the book features all of the ...
A: I don't know of any built-in feature that will bring the numbers with the endnotes. Feel free to ...
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| How can I print my address book out of word? | 6/11/2009 |
Q: Is there a way to print a complete address list from my address book? ANSWER: Hi Samantha, Yes you ...
A: Since I don’t use Microsoft Works I wont be able to help you much with this issue. Would you like ...
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| trouble with styles | 6/10/2009 |
Q: I can not get word to modify/accept a tab in my style. It will accept other changes and reflect in ...
A: My first inclination would be to replace the Microsoft Word template, Normal.dot. My second choice ...
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| Table of Contents | 6/10/2009 |
Q: I am using word 2002 and am unsure of how to do a table of contents for my ebook. I would like all ...
A: So sorry but I don’t quite understand exactly what you are trying to do. I can’t be 100% sure but ...
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| Table of Contents | 6/9/2009 |
Q: I am using word 2002 and am unsure of how to do a table of contents for my ebook. I would like all ...
A: No sure what you mean by proper page numbers since Microsoft Word picks up the page number from ...
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| zip drive problem | 6/9/2009 |
Q: I recently have been having problems saving any of my Word documents to my zip drive. It keeps ...
A: I don’t know anything about Zip Drives but I do know how to save using the Send To feature. Save ...
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| Table of Contents | 6/9/2009 |
Q: I am using word 2002 and am unsure of how to do a table of contents for my ebook. I would like all ...
A: A table of contents (TOC) does just that, when you click on a listing you are taken to that subject. ...
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| Mirror margins and headers | 6/8/2009 |
Q: I have a large document in Word 2003 that I have divided into sections (it's set up to be like a ...
A: Must report that I don’t have Word 2003 and have yet to be convinced that I need it but I will do my ...
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| Printing layout | 6/5/2009 |
Q: I am attempting to develop a small information booklet. I'm trying to set it up for 4 1/4 x 5.5 inch ...
A: I think you might want to take a look at this from the Microsoft Mavens: Create a folded booklet ...
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| Text in bitmaps | 6/4/2009 |
Q: I have Office 2003. I have a bitmap with text on it that needs to be altered but i cannot seem to do ...
A: Must report that I don’t have Word 2003 or 2007 and have yet to be convinced that I need it but I ...
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| Printing layout | 6/4/2009 |
Q: I am attempting to develop a small information booklet. I'm trying to set it up for 4 1/4 x 5.5 inch ...
A: I think if this were my project I might use a Table. Create a Table with 1 Column and 2 Rows or 2 ...
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| Word 2003 - Headers/Protection | 6/2/2009 |
Q: I have word documents that have already been created where I have been asked to protect. The ...
A: Must report that I don’t have Word 2003 and have yet to be convinced that I need it so this answer ...
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| Converting Word Doc to Excel - Tables | 5/28/2009 |
Q: I have a large word doc - around 200 pages or so that I need to conver to an excel spreadsheet and ...
A: You didn’t mention what Microsoft Word version you are using so this answer reflects version ...
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| Converting wp12 forms to word 2007 templates | 5/27/2009 |
Q: I have a number of WP12 merge forms that I want to convert to Word 2007 templates. I am using XP. ...
A: You didn’t mention what Microsoft Word version you are using so this answer reflects version ...
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| Word Docs won't print | 5/27/2009 |
Q: This has happened before. I copy and paste a doc from a website onto Word. I attempt to print and ...
A: You didn’t say if you can print from Word with other documents or does this only happen when you ...
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| Duplicating text in Word | 5/26/2009 |
Q: I am preparing a Word document that people in my company can use as the basis for preparing ...
A: Must report that I don’t have Word 2007 and have yet to be convinced that I need it but I will try ...
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| Custom Size envelopes | 5/22/2009 |
Q: When I try to set up a custom size envelope (7.25W x 5.25H) I get the message "The requested ...
A: You didn’t mention what Microsoft Word version you are using so this answer reflects version ...
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| Word 2003 - Mail Merge | 5/20/2009 |
Q: They have really messed up mail merge in Word 2003. I had no problems with Word 2000. When I try to ...
A: The MS Mavens say that you can use different versions of MS Word but you should install the oldest ...
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| View picture object | 5/19/2009 |
Q: I cannot determine the setting I need to modify to be able to view a picture or other objects I ...
A: You didn’t mention what Microsoft Word version you are using so this answer reflects version ...
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| Microsoft Word97 | 5/17/2009 |
Q: I received an email with a form attached that I need to fill out. It is a pdf. I got it pasted to ...
A: I don’t know much about PDF files but unless you have a program like Acrobat PDF Writer for Windows ...
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| ungrouping text in pictures | 5/17/2009 |
Q: We are sorry, but Kara the Computer Tutor wasn't able to answer yourSubject ungrouping in word ...
A: Must report that I don’t have Word 2003 and have yet to be convinced that I need it but I will do my ...
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| Employee Benefit Statement template availability | 5/15/2009 |
Q: Are you aware of an excel/word template to create employee benefit statements? If so, can you ...
A: I don’t know of any specific template for what you are asking. Have you tried www.google.com and ...
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| Envelopes | 5/15/2009 |
Q: I have an invoice in Word 97, I set all the parameters so that the document prints with the correct ...
A: I don’t use Word 97 anymore so this answer reflects version Microsoft Word 2002 which is the version ...
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| MS Word 2002 | 5/14/2009 |
Q: I find that I can not move the cursor with the mouse. I can move it using the keyboard. The problem ...
A: Not sure why this is happening and only in Word. I think I would try uninstalling and reinstalling ...
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| how to rotate word in ms word | 5/9/2009 |
Q: please tell me a commnad whic I rotate the word in ms word.
A: You didn’t mention what Microsoft Word version you are using so this answer reflects version ...
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| changing links in word attachment after mailed | 5/8/2009 |
Q: I am trying to create a how to document with links to other documents on a shared network folder but ...
A: Since I know pretty much nothing about networks and network serves it might be better to ask one of ...
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| Microsoft Word document/ Publisher Website | 5/7/2009 |
Q: I would like to insert a word document into a website that I built in Publisher 2003. Just as a ...
A: Well since I know pretty much nothing about Publisher 2003 it might be better if you find someone ...
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| auto-text | 5/6/2009 |
Q: I have a weird auto-text prob. I can create them fine but when i closedown word and go back in, the ...
A: You didn’t mention what Microsoft Word version you are using so this answer reflects version ...
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| unsaved documents | 5/5/2009 |
Q: hey so i had spent a whole hour on a essay for school and i was wondering if there is a way to get ...
A: I see you have broken the cardinal rule of computing which is Save, Save and Save again. I do know ...
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| Printing Postcards | 5/4/2009 |
Q: Help! I'm trying to create documents the size of a postcard. Each document (postcard) will be ...
A: You didn’t mention what Microsoft Word version you are using so this answer reflects version ...
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| adding drop down list box to a Word doc | 4/30/2009 |
Q: good afternoon. Please let me know how I can add a drop down list box to a current doc. Thank you.
A: You didn’t mention what Microsoft Word version you are using so this answer reflects version ...
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| e-mailing docs/format/editing | 4/27/2009 |
Q: can a jpeg doc be changed into an e-mailable ms word doc without utilyzing an ms word program? If ...
A: Is your resume full of pictures or graphics? Just wondered why it was such a large file. How many ...
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| word 97 on WinXP version 5.1 | 4/27/2009 |
Q: Till now I worked without trouble with my old MSOffice97 on my WinXP and as from today when I try to ...
A: I am not sure what more you can do other than upgrade to a newer version of Microsoft Word. It ...
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| e-mailing docs/format/editing | 4/26/2009 |
Q: can a jpeg doc be changed into an e-mailable ms word doc without utilyzing an ms word program? If ...
A: Not sure I understand the question or exactly what you want to do. You can attaché a jpeg file to ...
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| AutoCorrect and Autotext XP to Vista | 4/24/2009 |
Q: I have transferred these files before from Xp to XP, but this time I can't get my new computer ...
A: You didn’t mention what Microsoft Word version you are using so this answer reflects version ...
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| Deleting a block in Word 2000 | 4/23/2009 |
Q: I recently downloaded a trial version of Microsoft 2007 and ever since I've had trouble deleting a ...
A: I think I know what is going on here. From the Menu Bar select Tools, Options then the General Tab ...
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| Constructing forms | 4/23/2009 |
Q: I have constructed a number of forms and can lock/protect these with no problem. However, I want to ...
A: First allow me to thank you for the kind rating. Now back to this question. I don’t know of any ...
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| Constructing forms | 4/23/2009 |
Q: I have constructed a number of forms and can lock/protect these with no problem. However, I want to ...
A: If I understand the question you want limit the number of characters in a text field. Unprotect the ...
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| word 97 on WinXP | 4/23/2009 |
Q: Till now I worked without trouble with my old MSOffice97 on my WinXP and as from today when I try to ...
A: I don’t know what is going on either but when things go haywire with my version of Microsoft Word I ...
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| Microsoft Word 2002 Hyperlinks | 4/22/2009 |
Q: In my document (a family history)I have a Contents page with hyperlinks to various sections. As the ...
A: Without seeing the document and all the links it is hard for me to tell you what is wrong. I would ...
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| Check mark boxes | 4/22/2009 |
Q: Wiley: How do you insert boxes that you can check mark without protecting the document. I want to ...
A: You didn’t mention what Microsoft Word version you are using so this answer reflects version ...
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| Automating Word Calendars from and external source | 4/20/2009 |
Q: Is it possible to populate an MS Word Calendar document with data from an external source? I.e. MS ...
A: I don’t know of any built-in way add content to a Microsoft Word calendar. Feel free to ask one or ...
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| microsoft word | 4/20/2009 |
Q: When using Microsoft word if I type an Internet address it no longer hyperlinks it and turns the ...
A: Ah the mystery is solved. Press the Alt Key + F9 After that you might want to fix this ...
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| resume | 4/18/2009 |
Q: I have a resume that was done professionally and is stored at http://resumespotlight.com. When I go ...
A: You need to contact resumespotlight.com and tell them what you are telling me. Although by default ...
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| Word 2000 word breaking at end of line | 4/17/2009 |
Q: Word 2000 often (but not always) breaks words in strange places at the end of the line when word ...
A: I have never worked with documents prepared outside the United States so maybe I am the wrong one to ...
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| footer | 4/16/2009 |
Q: I'm a writer. On page 52 of the manuscript I'm working on, what seems to be a footer appeared -- a ...
A: This is a strange one. You have me stumped. You didn’t mention what Microsoft Word version you are ...
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| Formatting issue in Word | 4/16/2009 |
Q: I use Microsoft Word 2003 and have had a formatting issue crop up again. I go to format a word . . ...
A: Don't you just hate it when this happens? Then it happens again. Format Changes Entire Document in ...
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| trying to import outlook.pst file to restore info | 4/15/2009 |
Q: i have a backup file of my outlook.pst. i go to import it and i get an error. file is not ...
A: There is only one volunteer for Outlook and her name is: Nancy Janyszeski ...
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| Word Footer - Protected Document | 4/14/2009 |
Q: I have a password protected Word 2003 document and I want to use the footer field for the filename. ...
A: Now this makes more sense. Sorry to report that the footer does not update by itself. Update ...
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| Word Footer - Protected Document | 4/14/2009 |
Q: I have a password protected Word 2003 document and I want to use the footer field for the filename. ...
A: Must report that I don’t have Word 2003 and have yet to be convinced that I need it but I will do my ...
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| Blank Page | 4/14/2009 |
Q: I was wondering if i can insert a blank page without headers and footers in Word 2003. This can be ...
A: Must report that I don’t have Word 2003 and have yet to be convinced that I need it but I will do my ...
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| Microsoft Office Word 2000 | 4/13/2009 |
Q: When I try to get into word via shortcut I just get a document 1 with no tool bar. Unable to work. ...
A: Your original question noted this:When I try to get into word via shortcut I just get a document 1 ...
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| Microsoft Office Word 2000 | 4/12/2009 |
Q: When I try to get into word via shortcut I just get a document 1 with no tool bar. Unable to work. ...
A: I think I would delete that shortcut. Using the winword:exe/ command opens Microsoft Word without ...
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| Medical Chart Templates | 4/11/2009 |
Q: Mr. Wiley, Back in 2004, you answered a question about creating a medical chart template that would ...
A: This just might be too much to ask for the built-in features of Microsoft Word. What I mean by that ...
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| hyperlinks | 4/11/2009 |
Q: I cut and pasted some information from a website (japan-guide.com) to a word document and the ...
A: I don’t know what Microsoft Word 12 is and pretty much nothing about Apple products. When you send ...
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| hyperlinks | 4/10/2009 |
Q: I cut and pasted some information from a website (japan-guide.com) to a word document and the ...
A: Yes, it does help, thanks for the additional info. Funny but when I copy/pasted the link Cherry ...
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| hyperlinks | 4/10/2009 |
Q: I cut and pasted some information from a website (japan-guide.com) to a word document and the ...
A: In order to follow a Hyperlink you have to hold down the Control Key as you click on the link. Just ...
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| Spacing ABOVE my footnotes | 4/10/2009 |
Q: I am using footnotes in MSWord extensively for the first time. In page view, I have noticed that ...
A: You didn’t mention what Microsoft Word version you are using so this answer reflects version ...
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| XP 2002 Headers/Footers | 4/9/2009 |
Q: Mr. Wiley, Argh! I've been working on a book for my boss; I finally got the headers/footers right ...
A: Listen no book, job or boss is worth choking yourself for. Me, I would choke the boss or the book. ...
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| Changing envelope printing settings in old documents: word 02 | 4/9/2009 |
Q: I have run into a dead end. I'm working on Word 2002, and have had to create quick sets for the HP ...
A: I don’t know of any built-in feature that will change the settings in older documents. You might ...
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| Word 2007 VBA AutoFormat As You Type | 4/8/2009 |
Q: I am trying to change a setting with this code, but it is not working (no error, just doesn't ...
A: Because I know practically nothing about Fields, Code or Macros this happens to be one of the few ...
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| setting margins in microsoft word 2002 or 2007 | 4/8/2009 |
Q: how do you set margins for a document in word ANSWER: Hi Shirelle, Must report that I don’t have ...
A: Since as you know, I don’t have Word 2007 this answer reflects version Microsoft Word 2002: Let me ...
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| DL envelope - print preview | 4/7/2009 |
Q: Word 2002 on Windows XP: When I create a letter in Word, I usually set up the envelope size to be DL ...
A: Now that you have told me this it confirms what I was thinking. I had a feeling that when you ...
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| Endnote problems with MS Word 2003 on a PC | 4/7/2009 |
Q: A formatting glitch must be in the system because I get 13 paragraph markers at the top of each page ...
A: Must report that I don’t have Word 2003 and have yet to be convinced that I need it but I will do my ...
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| DL envelope - print preview | 4/6/2009 |
Q: Word 2002 on Windows XP: When I create a letter in Word, I usually set up the envelope size to be DL ...
A: I will admit that for me and because of all the variables with the printing process, diagnosing ...
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| setting margins in microsoft word 2002 or 2007 | 4/6/2009 |
Q: how do you set margins for a document in word
A: Must report that I don’t have Word 2007 and have yet to be convinced that I need it so this answer ...
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| Entering destination addresses in letters | 4/5/2009 |
Q: The envelopes I use to send out letters in are window envelopes, i.e. with a transparent box through ...
A: What I would do is to create and envelop template for this window envelope. You didn’t mention what ...
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| Scanned | 4/5/2009 |
Q: Mr. Wiley, I will be brief so not to take up a bunch of your time. I have lots of things I need ...
A: The answer to all your questions is a qualified yes. First a little about scanning and what happens ...
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| Locking parts of a word and keeping certain fields open | 4/3/2009 |
Q: I am creating an invitation and I want to keep the same information about the party locked. I want ...
A: You didn’t mention what Microsoft Word version you are using so this answer reflects version ...
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| Encoded Document | 4/2/2009 |
Q: A document of mine has been encoded on Microsoft Word and i don't know how to change it back to ...
A: Not to sure what you are seeing when you open that document unless the document is corrupted in some ...
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| cannot use mouse/cursor | 3/29/2009 |
Q: I have been having problems using my cursor when I am in a document. I have tried opening a new ...
A: Does this happen with all programs? I would think the mouse is the culprit here. If the mouse is ...
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| double space | 3/29/2009 |
Q: I have ben typing documents fine with double space then I get to a document that I have re-started ...
A: I can’t be sure but try this: Select the entire document, Edit, Select All From the Menu Bar ...
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| Macro - auto correct | 3/29/2009 |
Q: When I recieve documents from employees, or clients, I would like to run a macro, or run the ...
A: I don’t know anything about macros but you can check the documents spelling and grammar by pressing ...
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| Word, corrupt save file and text as squares | 3/29/2009 |
Q: i've been having problem with Word (2000 i believe, running on XP) and i was hoping you could help ...
A: Hard to say exactly what is wrong here but I suspect a corrupted document. Did you try opening this ...
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| microsoft work "L" marks | 3/27/2009 |
Q: I have Microsoft 2003 and all of a sudden these "L" shaped marks are appearing in the four corners ...
A: Must report that I don’t have Word 2003 and have yet to be convinced that I need it but I will do my ...
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| Converting footnotes to endnotes | 3/26/2009 |
Q: I have Microsoft Word 2002 and have an XP operating system. How do you convert footnotes to ...
A: I might have an answer for ya. To change the font of a Footnote or Endnote: Switch to normal view ...
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| Converting footnotes to endnotes | 3/26/2009 |
Q: I have Microsoft Word 2002 and have an XP operating system. How do you convert footnotes to ...
A: The answer is closer than you might think and thanks for letting me know which version of Microsoft ...
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| Label Making | 3/26/2009 |
Q: I recently created a mailing list on Microsoft Excel and want to import the labels to Microsoft ...
A: You didn’t mention what Microsoft Word version you are using so this answer reflects version ...
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| printing on A7 envelopes with Word 03 and laser jet | 3/24/2009 |
Q: Greetings! I am attempting to print out addresses onto an A7 envelope for my wedding invitations ...
A: Must report that I don’t have Word 2003 and have yet to be convinced that I need it but I will do my ...
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| Unable to select multiple image objects in Word 2007 | 3/24/2009 |
Q: This is something that I could easily do in Word 2003, but it does not work in Word 2007. I am ...
A: Must report that I don’t have Word 2007 and have yet to be convinced that I need it but I will try ...
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| Page X of Y (totaling Y for selected sections) | 3/23/2009 |
Q: I have a Word (2003) document with several section breaks. I'd like to include some roman numberal ...
A: Must report that I don’t have Word 2003 and have yet to be convinced that I need it but I will do my ...
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| Word 2007 - headers and footer | 3/22/2009 |
Q: I have read and followed your instructions to Jon, who wanted to format headers for a book. I am ...
A: Must report that I don’t have Word 2007 and have yet to be convinced that I need it. This might ...
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| Repeat partial field data using Ref | 3/19/2009 |
Q: How can one select parts of the field or cell data using the Ref procedure that you so clearly ...
A: I don't see that very often on here. Because I know practically nothing about Fields, Code or ...
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| label borders | 3/19/2009 |
Q: Dale, I read how to get the borders turned on when I am printing labels using word. I used to have ...
A: Here is what you need to do to show a faint border on your labels which is actually a table. Click ...
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| Inserting Date in Word | 3/18/2009 |
Q: Can the current date displayed in a new template and not update with file is re-opened at a later ...
A: You didn’t mention what Microsoft Word version you are using so this answer reflects version ...
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| page layout | 3/13/2009 |
Q: Dale, I am dealing with bilingual wording of 60 pages, therefore I have created a two-column page ...
A: No question is ever ridiculous, so keep asking questions of any kind. "Insert column break" - I ...
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| page layout | 3/13/2009 |
Q: Dale, I am dealing with bilingual wording of 60 pages, therefore I have created a two-column page ...
A: Ah, the answer is closer and easier than you might think. This was one of those things that drove me ...
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| text box printing | 3/12/2009 |
Q: I'm using microsoft 2000 and XP OS. The text in my text boxes in word will not print only the ...
A: Open a new document and follow the instructions below to create a Text Box, Print it then let me ...
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| Screen images for publication | 3/11/2009 |
Q: Word 2007 (or OO 3.0) I'm writing a how-to book on public health software. How should I create ...
A: Must report that I don’t have 2007 and have yet to be convinced that I need it but I will do my best ...
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| Hyperlink to "Printers & Faxes" in WORD | 3/11/2009 |
Q: I have a laptop that I take on the road with me, requiring, of course, that I unplug all USB ...
A: At first I didn't think you could do what you are asking but I was able to create a hyperlink to the ...
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| M/S Office Word Student 2007 | 3/10/2009 |
Q: My document screen has changed completely to a wide page. When it prints out, it leaves half my ...
A: Must report that I don’t have Word 2007 and have yet to be convinced that I need it. Feel free to ...
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| no control over space after end of bulleted list (style:ListParagraph) | 3/10/2009 |
Q: I am using Word 2007 to edit a large document. In it, I would like the first and last elements in my ...
A: Must report that I don’t have Word 2007 and have yet to be convinced that I need it. Feel free to ...
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| Document won't print | 3/9/2009 |
Q: All of a sudden, when I try to print a .doc in Word [from Office 97] using the print option under ...
A: Sorry that didn't work, it does work 99% of the time. Feel free to ask one or all of the other ...
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| Document won't print | 3/9/2009 |
Q: All of a sudden, when I try to print a .doc in Word [from Office 97] using the print option under ...
A: Here is my first idea: When Word starts misbehaving the prudent thing to do is to simply replace ...
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| Table of Contents page numbers | 3/7/2009 |
Q: I'm creating a Table of Contents from the first two levels of headings in a document. Is there a ...
A: Must report that I don’t have Word 2007 and have yet to be convinced that I need it. Feel free to ...
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| Importing jpeg image into Word document | 3/6/2009 |
Q: Word XP (2003) When I saved an imported jpeg image into My Pictures and tried to open it in Word, it ...
A: The only way I know to improve the resolution of any image or graphic is when you create the image ...
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| Consistent Vertival Alignment | 3/6/2009 |
Q: I have edited my church magazine for six years and am constantly frustrated by my inability to align ...
A: If it were me I would go to the Microsoft Office Online web site and then look down the page for ...
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| Forms | 3/5/2009 |
Q: Is there any way to change the drop down menu field on forms to allow for more than 25 entries? ...
A: I don’t know of any way to change the limits of that Form Field. Feel free to ask one or all of the ...
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| MS Word 2007 Booklet layout to include a sidebar | 3/5/2009 |
Q: I am trying to create a booklet for students. The course work is in the main body of the document ...
A: Must report that I don’t have Word 2007 and have yet to be convinced that I need it. Feel free to ...
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| Word-print preview-printing incorrectly | 3/4/2009 |
Q: I have a document with a table. The last cell of the table is right aligned, for money. It used to ...
A: I have had this mystery behavior before. Not exactly like yours but a mystery all the same. In a ...
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| Microsoft Word Lable Program Problem | 3/4/2009 |
Q: I normally print file folder labels using Avery 5366 labels. In the past, when I occasionally ...
A: I use the Label function a lot and never had Microsoft Word not remember my prior settings. There ...
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| Word 2003 - displaying lines in print layout view | 3/3/2009 |
Q: using Word 2003 on two different computers, I have noticed a difference I can't seem to correct. On ...
A: Dan, Sorry to report that I don’t know of any way to change that Asian setting other than the ...
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| Autoformat Numbered outlines using styles (Vista) | 3/3/2009 |
Q: can't get Word to automatically continue numbering for a multi-level list. <Specifically, when in a ...
A: Yes there is a way to make that happen without much work on our parts, Just be in Normal or Print ...
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| Autoformat Numbered outlines using styles (Vista) | 3/3/2009 |
Q: can't get Word to automatically continue numbering for a multi-level list. <Specifically, when in a ...
A: Think I misunderstood and missed the part about Outline. When you are in Outline View pressing ...
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| Word 2003 - displaying lines in print layout view | 3/2/2009 |
Q: using Word 2003 on two different computers, I have noticed a difference I can't seem to correct. On ...
A: Funny, I have those same things the letter "L" on the right and a backwards "L" on the left. If ...
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| Border won't print | 2/28/2009 |
Q: I am using Microsoft Office 2007 with Vista as the operating system. I prepared a document with an ...
A: Must report that I don’t have Word 2007 and have yet to be convinced that I need it. The way I have ...
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| Forms: Form Field Shading and Printing | 2/27/2009 |
Q: I am using Microsoft Word 2002. I have created a basic form - a table containing text fields and ...
A: Well according to the Microsoft Mavens: The shading you apply by clicking Form Field Shading ...
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| MS Word Hyperlinks | 2/27/2009 |
Q: I have a main document (WFW 2003)with another source document embedded in it. The source document ...
A: You have a good solution as far as I am concerned. Feel free to ask one or all of the other ...
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| Mail Merge - skipping records | 2/27/2009 |
Q: How do I skip a record in mail merge? For example: I don't want Record A to show if Record B is ...
A: Because I know practically nothing about Fields, Code or Macros this happens to be one of the few ...
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| Watermark in Word 2003 | 2/26/2009 |
Q: I am inserting a watermark in a Word 2003 documents containing tables and when inserted the ...
A: It would appear that there is something wrong with your Microsoft Word installation or the document ...
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| Watermark in Word 2003 | 2/26/2009 |
Q: I am inserting a watermark in a Word 2003 documents containing tables and when inserted the ...
A: Must report that I don’t have Word 2003 and have yet to be convinced that I need it but I will try ...
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| emailing from word 2003 | 2/25/2009 |
Q: I am trying to send a document in Word 2003, is it possible to add a signature that is used in ...
A: Must report that I don’t have Word 2003 and have yet to be convinced that I need it but I will do my ...
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| Hyperlink | 2/25/2009 |
Q: I want to create a hyperlink that will take you to the sign up screen of a specific website AND THEN ...
A: Well yes this can be done if it is your own web site. If it is someone else’s web site then the ...
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| merging data into a continous word table | 2/24/2009 |
Q: how do you merge data into a continuous word table. DAta comes from a table. I need one flowing ...
A: The only built in feature is the Mail Merge Function which uses Columns of data not rows of data. ...
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| Putting a template link on website | 2/22/2009 |
Q: Like Frank, who wrote in to you in July '08 regarding how to put a template link on a website, I too ...
A: I don’t know of any particular web site that would fit into your requirements. So to find out if ...
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| Putting a template link on website | 2/22/2009 |
Q: Like Frank, who wrote in to you in July '08 regarding how to put a template link on a website, I too ...
A: As I remember Frank didn’t get his final answer from me but maybe from one of the other volunteers. ...
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| footnote | 2/21/2009 |
Q: I try to add a footnote but when i click on view to add one the option is not available it is a lite ...
A: This is a puzzle but wait I might have figured it out. Before you can View a Footnote, you must ...
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| Master document doesn't print text boxes | 2/20/2009 |
Q: Dale This is for Word 2003 I am preparing a chemistry textbook and have hit several interesting, ...
A: Very hard to figure something like this out when the text boxes print one way but not another. Some ...
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| multiple tables of contents | 2/19/2009 |
Q: Dale, I found this question online that is my exactwhen creating a table of contents from text in ...
A: For some reason only know to those Microsoft people the default letter (table identifier) setting is ...
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| Tables breaking across rows for no reason | 2/19/2009 |
Q: Some of the rows in my table break in the middle of the page for no obvious reason. I checked table ...
A: I had a similar problem once and in my case it was a cell that looked OK but was a lot bigger and ...
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| Word Linking Problems | 2/18/2009 |
Q: I am currently using Microsoft office 2003. I am linking data from excel to word using the paste ...
A: If you are on a network then maybe it is something outside of office causing this issue. And since ...
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| Word Linking Problems | 2/18/2009 |
Q: I am currently using Microsoft office 2003. I am linking data from excel to word using the paste ...
A: It is very difficult when a problem only happens once in a while to suggest a cure. You could ...
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| dots | 2/16/2009 |
Q: Every time I type using microsoft word a dot appears in between the words instead of a space. How do ...
A: That is most annoying isn’t it? Well that is actually a “feature” of Microsoft Word. What you are ...
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| microsoft word | 2/15/2009 |
Q: I have a numbered outline, and I would like to insert a field or a reference, that references the ...
A: Because I know practically nothing about Fields, Code or Macros this happens to be one of the few ...
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| Check Box value for word | 2/13/2009 |
Q: I am trying to create a form in word that when the check box is checked it has a numerical value. ...
A: You can add anything you like including all the values just do that before you Protect the Form. As ...
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| Footnotes issue | 2/12/2009 |
Q: I'm writing a 300 pages thesis and my teacher requested that I add footnotes at the end of each ...
A: I am not familiar with that software you described. This might help: How To Insert A Footnote Or ...
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| Linking Word to Excel | 2/12/2009 |
Q: Dale, You provided an excellent answer to the question about how to create a live link from ...
A: You didn’t go to Newark High School did you? I think the command you want is the one you are using ...
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| Formatting an Outline | 2/12/2009 |
Q: I have MS Word 2000. I have been using outline numbered formatting. Usually, when I have tabbed ...
A: Myself I don’t use the outline feature much but I did find an earlier answer from Nancy. I would ...
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| Protected documents | 2/11/2009 |
Q: I design Word templates for our company. They need to be protected so the company standard "look" ...
A: Since my version of Microsoft Word and Protect Document never worked as advertised, I don’t get any ...
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| Upload Picture in Protected Form | 2/11/2009 |
Q: How do I have end users upload a picture in a protected Word document? I know you can use VBA code ...
A: Because I know practically nothing about Fields, Code or Macros this happens to be one of the few ...
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| question | 2/9/2009 |
Q: what does word processor ruler does?/
A: You asked about what the Ruler does. Here is what the Microsoft Mavens have to say about that: ...
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| Microsoft word | 2/8/2009 |
Q: hi i was wondering if you know how to reverse they typing on word so that when i print it off i can ...
A: Here is one way to do reverse the text. From the Menu Bar Choose Insert, Picture then WordArt Type ...
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| toolbars in wrong language | 2/7/2009 |
Q: How do i change the toolbars to show in English, my pc was used my a Chinese person. It did type in ...
A: Change the default language setting Word 2002 Here is how I change the default language in my 2002 ...
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| captions - style alignment ignored, overwritten by picture alignment | 2/6/2009 |
Q: I have my "Caption" style customized with Alignment=Centered, however whenever I insert a new ...
A: I have not used Captions much in my travels so to tell you the truth I don‘t know the answer to this ...
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| MS word freeze up | 2/6/2009 |
Q: I am running MS Word 2000 with Windows ME on my home computer and have never had a problem for years ...
A: When Word starts misbehaving the prudent thing to do is to simply replace Normal.dot. (Normal.dot is ...
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| Word 2007 envelope return addresses | 2/5/2009 |
Q: There are several addresses in the drop-down return address list for envelopes. Most are unwanted. ...
A: Must report that I don’t have Word 2007 and have yet to be convinced that I need it. Feel free to ...
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| Microsoft office enviroment | 2/5/2009 |
Q: External Excel spreadsheet linked into a word document, a web page. Can you explain if these are/ ...
A: Must report that I don’t have Word 2007 and have yet to be convinced that I need it. Feel free to ...
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| My Manuscript | 2/4/2009 |
Q: I got all of my pages together but there is one more thing. because my text was in word and there ...
A: Long time no talk. :-) Well I would think when you scanned in the pages there were scanned in as ...
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| Fax not responding | 2/4/2009 |
Q: I have sent many faxes by scanning into word, hitting print,selecting fax,enter then it then opens ...
A: I believe that the Fax feature is a Windows function not a Microsoft Word function. It would appear ...
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| putting 3 documents to gether | 2/4/2009 |
Q: I have microsoft 2000 and completely computer stupid, I wrote a childrens manuscript on 3 different ...
A: Don’t you just hate it when you do all that work and then this other company wants you to put the ...
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| Small booklets | 2/4/2009 |
Q: I know how to use the bookfold in word, what I am looking to do is that same process for 3x6 booklet ...
A: I don’t know of any particular software that will do what you ask. Have you tried searching Google? ...
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| Printing labels in WORD 2007 | 2/3/2009 |
Q: This is a basic question about printing label sheets from WORD 2007. Often, when printing, the text ...
A: Must report that I don’t have Word 2007 and have yet to be convinced that I need it but I will try ...
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| Word 2007 labels - printable area error | 2/3/2009 |
Q: Word 2003 churned out the labels with no problem. Merged from a Access table. Word 2007 does the ...
A: Must report that I don’t have Word 2007 and have yet to be convinced that I need it but I will try ...
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| insert pictures from file default | 1/31/2009 |
Q: i am having one heckuva time finding a way to set a default location for when i use "insert, picture ...
A: Not sure I understand the question exactly but I do understand you want to eliminate some steps in ...
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| full screen (Maximized) | 1/30/2009 |
Q: This is a bug that I have encountered once or twice before. When I maximize Word (and also in ...
A: I am not sure why the Word and Outlook windows behave this way. Are all the other windows working ...
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| Footers | 1/29/2009 |
Q: My mother has been writing a 500-page long book, but since she's not very experienced in computing ...
A: I hope you have showed her how to save this documents. This will probably require some sort of ...
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| Envelope Printing Problem - Day, Date, and Time prints on EVERY envelope | 1/27/2009 |
Q: using Microsoft Word 2003. Out of the blue, Day, Date, and Time stamps are printing on every ...
A: I never heard back from Paul to see if any of my suggestions corrected things for him. If you have ...
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| using excel data in word | 1/26/2009 |
Q: I have created a document in Word (2003), would like to insert data from an Excel spreadsheet in ...
A: You said you were comfortable with mail merge so I didn’t elaborate on the use of a field. Fields ...
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| Lowercase | 1/26/2009 |
Q: Is there a way I can switch uppercase to lowercase in MS Word? I have an ingredient list and it is ...
A: You didn’t mention what Microsoft Word version you are using so this answer reflects version ...
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| Microsoft word 2000 | 1/24/2009 |
Q: How do I copy a word document (Word 2000)to a compact disc? It won't let me save to a CD-R disc. Do ...
A: This isn’t really a Microsoft Word question but I will tell you what little I know about this issue. ...
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| use of bookmarks in Word 2003 | 1/23/2009 |
Q: how are you? what are bookmarks for? If I need to find something in a document, I can click ...
A: This is a very good question and I am sure others have seen it on the menu and wondered about it ...
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| microsoft word | 1/22/2009 |
Q: I am creating a form in microsoft word. i have several dropdown boxes with different options. ...
A: Well you could simply type in the specific line of text next to the drop down form field. Now if ...
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| MS Word frames | 1/21/2009 |
Q: Dale, Again, thanks for your help. I am trying to create a book that has many transcribed newspaper ...
A: I am not sure how well this will work out with a lot of frames or text boxes or graphics but you can ...
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| Word 2007 Label Mail Merge | 1/20/2009 |
Q: I am having a problem with my mail merge in word 2007. I select labels as the type of mail merge I ...
A: This sounds like Microsoft Word’s Merge isn’t working correctly. Try another merge with a new ...
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| MS Word frames | 1/19/2009 |
Q: Dale, Again, thanks for your help. I am trying to create a book that has many transcribed newspaper ...
A: Rod, Thanks for letting me know, you have the same version that I use. I am not sure what you mean ...
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| Microsoft Word | 1/19/2009 |
Q: I am using Microsoft Word 2003. I want to make table of content in word. Is there any easy way to ...
A: Here is how the Microsoft Mavens say to create that table of contents. Table of Contents (TOC) How ...
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| Microsoft Word | 1/19/2009 |
Q: I am using word 2003. The problem is: I have one document word file, inside contains 20 pages. When ...
A: Page Numbers on some pages but not others The answer will be in two parts, one Create a Different ...
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| Tranferring AutoCorrect shortcuts | 1/16/2009 |
Q: I read an answer from you to a medical transcriptionist in a similar situation as I am. That was ...
A: I understand what you are doing. The very first thing to do is Back-up your Auto Correct entries. ...
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| Tranferring AutoCorrect shortcuts | 1/15/2009 |
Q: I read an answer from you to a medical transcriptionist in a similar situation as I am. That was ...
A: The Microsoft Knowledge Base Articles How to move AutoCorrect entries between computers takes you ...
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| Microsoft Word 2007 Watermark | 1/15/2009 |
Q: Dale, I am trying to print off tests for students in which each student is assigned a computer ...
A: Must report that I don’t have Word 2007 and have yet to be convinced that I need it. Feel free to ...
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| Office Vista 7 | 1/15/2009 |
Q: I just got a Vista 7 operating system and the Microsoft Office for it. Hope this is not too simple ...
A: Must report that I don’t have Word 2007 and have yet to be convinced that I need it. Feel free to ...
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| copy & paste | 1/14/2009 |
Q: I am not able to copy & paste resumes for a job application. Can you explain how to do this? Thank ...
A: Simple Copy and Paste Select the text you wish to copy; you do this by putting your mouse cursor at ...
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| Formatting Marks | 1/13/2009 |
Q: I have several little black squares on the left side of the page when I turn on formatting marks. ...
A: Click on the link below to an article by Suzanne Barnhill and Dave Rado both Microsoft MVP’s, ...
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| word 2000 drawing lines and anchors | 1/12/2009 |
Q: I know there are several similar questions but none of the answers I found seem to fit. I have a ...
A: This answer reflects version Microsoft Word 2002 which is the version I am using. I don’t know from ...
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| Microsoft Office email attachment problem | 1/11/2009 |
Q: First of all I would like to thank you for taking the time to read my question. My problem is ...
A: I don't know if you can convert a Mac document with that file extension or not. I have seen in Word ...
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| Word wrongly promotes headings | 1/9/2009 |
Q: "But this is outside of my expertise." Expert: Dale F. Wiley Well, that didn't help much. Couldn't ...
A: Must report that I don’t have Word 2007 and have yet to be convinced that I need it. Feel free to ...
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| Envelope Print Settings | 1/9/2009 |
Q: I am using Word 2003. I have an envelope document set-up (standard envelope size - DL) and I need to ...
A: For what ever reason envelopes is not a well done feature in Microsoft Word. I found a way to ...
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| microsoft word 2000 spell check | 1/7/2009 |
Q: my spell check is not activated. When I go to tools, options to click on spell and grammar tab it is ...
A: Spell-check Not Working This is one of those issues that might have more than one cause and thus ...
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| recover overwritten MS Word doc | 1/1/2009 |
Q: I went to save a large document and instead of getting a normal response, I got a window that said ...
A: This is terrible and something we have all done (lost documents) but in the future back a document ...
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| Microsoft Word 2000 Envelope Indentations | 12/31/2008 |
Q: I have Microsoft Word 2000. I have printed envelopes many times on our computer. Just this past ...
A: Make your margin adjustments and the just ignore that error message: "The margins of section 1 is ...
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| Pagination, word 2007 | 12/30/2008 |
Q: I am a doctoral student who wants to begin document pagination with a number other than "one". Is ...
A: If I understand the question correctly here is one way to do that. How to Use the Add Page Numbers ...
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| Invisible Drop(pull) down menus for Word 2003 | 12/30/2008 |
Q: I am running Windows Home Edition 2002 SP2. Recently the drops down menus for Word 2003 have ...
A: I guess it could be a video or monitor driver or maybe an update from Microsoft. I see some people ...
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| to copy the same picture/wording on same page | 12/28/2008 |
Q: we are trying to make our own wedding invitations on the comuter through microsoft word.And we now ...
A: You didn’t say what Word version you are using but I have 2002 and here is one way to do what you ...
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| Win Word | 12/22/2008 |
Q: How could the other person knows when i make any changes on the winword file like replacing the ...
A: I think you are looking for the Track Changes Feature. Here is what that Mavens at Microsoft have ...
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| Word Not Responding. | 12/21/2008 |
Q: When I try to open any Word Document saved in my computer, the command initially says: "NR" and ...
A: you are too kind. So sorry to hear that the same problem has returned I don’t think that buying ...
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| How to make the same footnote automatically appear on all documents I create? | 12/21/2008 |
Q: I would like to know if it's possible to make the same footer text automatically appear on each ...
A: You didn’t mention what Microsoft Word version you are using so this answer reflects version ...
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| Word Not Responding. | 12/20/2008 |
Q: When I try to open any Word Document saved in my computer, the command initially says: "NR" and ...
A: Must report that I don’t have Word 2003 and have yet to be convinced that I need it but I will do my ...
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| Auto Correct | 12/17/2008 |
Q: I have a lot of specialized corrections in auto correct and auto text. Is there a way to copy and ...
A: I don’t usually send anyone to a web site but this answer is pretty long and complicated so that is ...
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| Envelope Print Settings | 12/17/2008 |
Q: I am using Word 2003. I have an envelope document set-up (standard envelope size - DL) and I need to ...
A: You did a great job of providing enough information. Here are a couple of ideas for you: Idea ...
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| MS Word Form letters | 12/15/2008 |
Q: I have repeatedly searched through MS Word HELP for information about form letters. Specifically I ...
A: I think you are looking for how to create a form and here is how the Microsoft Mavens say to do just ...
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| Main menu/toolbar disappeared | 12/12/2008 |
Q: Oh help. My main menu in word has gone. All the advice I have found says go to tools and then ...
A: This can’t be much fun. I had that happen once, try this: Menu Bar Missing Right-click on an ...
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| moving endnotes to end of entire document | 12/12/2008 |
Q: I am using MSWord 97-203 and need to move endnotes from the end of the chapters in a book manuscript ...
A: Here is an idea. Open the Footnote and Endnote window. Go to Insert, Reference then Footnote On the ...
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| Hi | 12/11/2008 |
Q: .. How to draw a overline for the text in Ms-word..... ANSWER: Hi Indra, Do you mean ...
A: Line Above Text Here is one way to do that: Select the line where you want a line above the text ...
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| Lines in Word | 12/9/2008 |
Q: I hope this makes sense...I need to type text ON a line in Microsoft Word without AFFECTING the line ...
A: Here is one way to accomplish this: Use the Drawing Toolbar and draw a line across the page then ...
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| Table of Contents - Back to Top Link | 12/9/2008 |
Q: I have create a FAQ document in Word 2000 and have a Table of Contents that is linked to each ...
A: There are two ways you create this type of link. One Place the cursor where you want the user to ...
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| MS Office Word 2007 | 12/8/2008 |
Q: I have a large document that was started on MS Word Perfect. Saved it to a flash drive and opened it ...
A: Must report that I don’t have Word 2003 or 2007 and have yet to be convinced that I need it but I ...
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| Microsoft Word | 12/2/2008 |
Q: Could you tell me how to sort out my margins at the top of the page? there is literally no margin ...
A: If I understand the question this is something that happens to all of us. You could simply place ...
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| PAGE NUMBERING | 12/2/2008 |
Q: I am finishing my college monograph and I'm having a problem with page numbering. The rules say that ...
A: Try this: Create a Different Header or Footer for Part of a Document When you create a header or ...
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| Office 2007 | 12/1/2008 |
Q: I am attempting to replace letters, words or certain text in my document. Previously in an older ...
A: Seems like I just answered this....... Must report that I don’t have 2007 and have yet to be ...
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| Office '97 | 11/30/2008 |
Q: I am attempting to replace letters, words or certain text in my document. Previously in an older ...
A: I don’t have Office 97 anymore but will try and help. If I understand the question you want to know ...
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| 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: Must report that I don’t have Word 2003 and have yet to be convinced that I need it but I will do my ...
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| page numbering in word | 11/25/2008 |
Q: I need to number my report in a very specific way. The first are not to be numbered. The pages 3-8 ...
A: Page Numbers on some pages but not others Create a Different Header or Footer for Part of a ...
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| Word 2007 mail merge | 11/21/2008 |
Q: I have converted data in a Word label document for placement into Excel for easier management of ...
A: Who doesn’t like a mystery? Now this one might stump some great mystery writers and Microsoft Word ...
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| Maximize screen | 11/20/2008 |
Q: When I open word 2003 with the screen maximized it doesn't fill the screen. instead it opens 1/5 of ...
A: I could have sworn that I answered this question yesterday. Here is the short answer to try. Use ...
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| Delete file name from microsoft word | 11/19/2008 |
Q: I know very little about computers. But i have written things in word, and no longer need them. ...
A: If you are talking about the files listed at the bottom of the File drop down list are a couple of ...
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| problem sending mail from word 97 | 11/17/2008 |
Q: I had to re-install XP and MS Office. When starting word I noticed that the File->Send to->Mail ...
A: Can’t be sure since I don’t use Microsoft Word 97 but it could be that it only sees Outlook Express ...
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| Keyboard shortcuts and menu customizations | 11/17/2008 |
Q: I appreciate your willingness to volunteer and help out folks like myself. The issue I'm facing is ...
A: Must report that I don’t have Word 2003 and have yet to be convinced that I need it but I will do my ...
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| Microsoft Word | 11/16/2008 |
Q: I got my computer fixed because I accidently downloaded a virus but now when I go into Microsoft ...
A: Don’t despair the answer is a lot closer that you might think. Now this answer is related to my ...
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| Excel Database and Mail Merge Labels | 11/13/2008 |
Q: I am using Word and Excel v.2002. I have a database with names and addresses in Excel which I want ...
A: I don’t’ know why this is happening. Did you try a new mail merge with the same fields? Maybe the ...
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| Template problem | 11/12/2008 |
Q: Using Word 2000, I designed a system so that we could produce a template letter for each individual ...
A: There is another way. If you can’t put the template in the template folder you will just have to ...
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| Names of left and right pages of a book. | 11/11/2008 |
Q: Wiley, Names of left and right pages of a book? I know they have names but I have forgotten what ...
A: Well I give a big tip of the hat to your wonderful ninety-three year mother. Bless her heart. ...
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| Names of left and right pages of a book. | 11/11/2008 |
Q: Wiley, Names of left and right pages of a book? I know they have names but I have forgotten what ...
A: Not sure what you mean by a name for the left or right pages of a book. You aren’t referring to ...
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| Word AutoText | 11/11/2008 |
Q: I am having issues inserting AutoText using a Header/Footer. For instance, if I try to insert ...
A: Must report that I don’t have Word 2003 and have yet to be convinced that I need it but I will do my ...
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| Word and Excel | 11/7/2008 |
Q: .I want to be able to make changes in the text of a word document, for them to automatically get ...
A: This is beyond my expertise. Feel free to ask one or all of the other volunteers about this issue. ...
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| need help | 11/7/2008 |
Q: How do i send a document to my e-mail address from Microsoft Word?
A: You didn’t say what version of Microsoft Word you are using but I am using Microsoft Word 2002. ...
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| Undo Overwrite of Word document | 11/6/2008 |
Q: I really hope you can help me. I was recently working on a document in MS Word 2003 (on Windows ...
A: I don’t know of any practical way to recover the overwritten document if you have closed Microsoft ...
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| Word Doc won't print | 11/5/2008 |
Q: My problem is I have word 2000 and windows xp, and I have never had a problem printing my word doc. ...
A: Trying to diagnose printer problems is very difficult without actually having the printer in front ...
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| Drop down menu | 11/5/2008 |
Q: I lost the tools drop down menu. Deleted word 2003 and reinstalled Word 2003 but I still can't get ...
A: Must report that I don’t have Word 2003 and have yet to be convinced that I need it but I will do my ...
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| Word 2007 different section Headers and Footers | 11/5/2008 |
Q: The procedure for inserting different headers and footers doesnt work. i.e insert section breaks, ...
A: Just noticed you are using Word 2007. Disregard my answer since I do not have Word 2007 and am not ...
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| word is either busy or cannot be found | 11/4/2008 |
Q: I have exactly the same problem as Karla and tried all the suggested fixes without success. I have ...
A: I never did find the solution for this. Feel free to ask one or all of the other volunteers about ...
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| Header/Footer | 11/3/2008 |
Q: I am trying to link a header and footer document which has a different font to the main document. ...
A: Not sure what you mean when you say “I am trying to link a header and footer document which has a ...
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| Word 2000 autocorrect entries | 11/1/2008 |
Q: I am trying to ascertain the maximum number of entries that the autocorrect can have. Right now I ...
A: Follow up: Hi Mary Ann, Thanks for the great rating. Since you said this in one of your questions: ...
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| Word 2000 autocorrect entries | 10/31/2008 |
Q: I am trying to ascertain the maximum number of entries that the autocorrect can have. Right now I ...
A: Here is what you are looking for: Limits for Word 2002 Some of the content in this topic may not ...
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| Problem with envelopes | 10/30/2008 |
Q: Good morning Dale, The maximum "from the left" value for the main address offered by the "envelope" ...
A: The question might be are you asking too much of a Microsoft Application? Now I have been asked ...
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| label printing | 10/29/2008 |
Q: I am having a problem with printing labels from the office online template for Christmas labels. ...
A: Printing problems are not easily solved because there are so many variables and add to that mix ...
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| going back after hyperlink | 10/28/2008 |
Q: I saw the exact question I have, ie, how, in the same document, do you return to the place you were ...
A: Make sure you are using the Web Toolbar. I don’t know of any back arrow button on the keyboard. ...
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| permanent line | 10/28/2008 |
Q: I noticed someone online thanking you for fixing their problem about a line that would not go away. ...
A: Must report that I don’t have Word 2007 and have yet to be convinced that I need it but I will do my ...
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| If Then in mail merge w/comparison | 10/23/2008 |
Q: MS Word 2003 version 11 I'm trying to find out if this is possible in Word: can you structure an ...
A: Because I know practically nothing about Fields, Code or Macros this happens to be one of the few ...
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| Headers/Footers | 10/22/2008 |
Q: Do you know of a keyboard shortcut (or function key) to open the Header/Footer area? I tutor a ...
A: Must report that I don’t have Word 2003 or 2007 and have yet to be convinced that I need it but I ...
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| Numbering Certain pages, not all | 10/21/2008 |
Q: I am trying to number a document, starting with the 3rd page, which I want to be iii. On the fifth ...
A: I think this is waht you are looking for. Create a Different Header or Footer for Part of a ...
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| Automatic Pathway | 10/20/2008 |
Q: Question for you... is there a way to make it so that file pathways are automatically added to each ...
A: There has to be or should be something there or Microsoft Word just won’t work. Try searching for ...
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| Automatic Pathway | 10/17/2008 |
Q: Question for you... is there a way to make it so that file pathways are automatically added to each ...
A: I think you are looking for AutoText; Header/Footer; Filename and Path If you want this to be on ...
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| Forms built in MS Word | 10/17/2008 |
Q: I am building a form in word (newest version) and have successfully been able to create editable ...
A: Must report that I don’t have Word 2007 and have yet to be convinced that I need it but I will do my ...
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| send mail from ms word 2000 | 10/11/2008 |
Q: How do I send mail from ms word 2000 with outlook 2000 but selecting another outlook account(not ...
A: Feel free to ask one or all of the other volunteers about this issue. One of them just may have run ...
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| would like non-sequential footnotes throughout document | 10/10/2008 |
Q: Could you help me in regards to footnotes in Microsoft Word 2000. My thesis is about 60 pages long, ...
A: I will try to help and it looks like you need to use a Section Break instead of a Page Break. ...
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| Printing the 'names of the files' in a directory | 10/9/2008 |
Q: I want to print the names in a particular directory. How do you do it. If I highlight all the ...
A: I use a third party program myself and if you go to Google.com and search for say print directory ...
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| Printing the 'names of the files' in a directory | 10/9/2008 |
Q: I want to print the names in a particular directory. How do you do it. If I highlight all the ...
A: Not sure I understand the question. Do you just want to print the file names in a directory? I use ...
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| Hyperlink base | 10/8/2008 |
Q: For my company I made a website in Word with all the internal procedures. It contains an alphabet ...
A: Diagnosing Hyperlinks can be a daunting task and very difficult without seeing your online files and ...
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| Part "Form" & part "Mail Merge" | 10/7/2008 |
Q: The Word doc has two sections: Sec 1 is a "mail merge" with data source coming from an Excel sheet ...
A: It would appear that you are protecting the entire document. As I understand it you can’t protect ...
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| Microsoft Word Toolbars | 10/7/2008 |
Q: How do I prevent users from removing the standard and formatting toolbars from Microsoft Word? I ...
A: Short of using Macros of which I know practically nothing, you could always save Normal.dot as ...
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| Keybord language locking | 10/4/2008 |
Q: my wife is using Word 2003, OS Windows XP, using a Spanish keyboard. I set the laguage to Spanish, ...
A: Must report that I don’t have Word 2003 or 2007 and have yet to be convinced that I need it but I ...
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| Drop Down Menus in Microsoft Word | 10/1/2008 |
Q: I have created the document and sucessfully used the drop down bars. I am ok with setting it up but ...
A: I believe if you are using Version 2002 or higher the fields do not reset. Maybe another reason to ...
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| MS Word Table | 10/1/2008 |
Q: I did a mail merge to label format then copied it into a Wrod doc as a table. There is a huge gap of ...
A: I am just a little confused. If you did a label mail merge and instead of printing saved it as a ...
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| Black Bar Problem Not Solved | 9/30/2008 |
Q: Let me say first that I've tried everything in the Microsoft knowledge base and various answers ...
A: Hats off to you for trying some solutions on your own. I am not sure why the program is behaving in ...
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| microsoft word-documents | 9/30/2008 |
Q: I go into my documents and and click, and double click the the file and I get- documents(not ...
A: When Word starts misbehaving the prudent thing to do is to simply replace Normal.dot. (Normal.dot is ...
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| Table of contents | 9/29/2008 |
Q: When creating a table of contents, i.e., main topic, followed with an indented subtopic, I connect ...
A: Are you missing something? Could be if you are having to type in our own periods or Tab Leaders. ...
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| Grid lines in table | 9/29/2008 |
Q: I cannot get rid of the grid lines in a table in Microsoft Word 2000 Professional (Windows XP ...
A: Just for the record; here is what the Microsoft Mavens say about Table grid lines. Display or hide ...
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| Read only data forms | 9/25/2008 |
Q: Windows xp, Word 2000 and 2003, want to share a document created in 2000 to the computer that has ...
A: I don’t know about the procedure you are trying to do; select edit data source, when finished select ...
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| Word isn't responding | 9/24/2008 |
Q: This is the first time I've had a problem with Word and can't imagine what happened. It opens fine, ...
A: When Word starts misbehaving the prudent thing to do is to simply replace Normal.dot. (Normal.dot is ...
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| Word 2003 Formats EVERY LINE instead of just one | 9/23/2008 |
Q: I'm running Office 2003, SP 1 on XP Pro. My issue is that when I try to format one line as number, ...
A: It sounds like you have Style Automatic Update enabled. Here is how the Microsoft Mavens instruct ...
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| print pages for margin comments | 9/20/2008 |
Q: I have a 300+ page book that I must submit to an editor. I want to print each page with the original ...
A: Must report that I don’t have 2007 and have yet to be convinced that I need it but I will do my best ...
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| Spell Check in MS Word-97 | 9/20/2008 |
Q: We are using MS-Word97 English Version, but Spell check & Grammer is not enable in the system, how ...
A: Spell Check in MS Word-97 I think maybe Spell Check is just not turned on. Don’t have Word 97 ...
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| MS Word 2002 | 9/19/2008 |
Q: Dale, I hope that this question is appropriate. When I try to type a document. I get this editing ...
A: The good news is the answer is just a click or two away. Look on the Standard Toolbar for an Icon ...
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| Columns | 9/17/2008 |
Q: Using Word 2003, how does one create a 3 columns document? (Move from one column to the next?) ...
A: Sorry didn’t mean to mislead you. While I don’t have Word 2003 I do use Word 2002 and so far it is ...
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| Columns | 9/17/2008 |
Q: Using Word 2003, how does one create a 3 columns document? (Move from one column to the next?)
A: Must report that I don’t have Word 2003 and have yet to be convinced that I need it but I will do my ...
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| Blank pages that won't remove after content is gone | 9/17/2008 |
Q: I created a form that has a table that can span over multiple pages. But when I delete all of the ...
A: I am not quite sure what the question is here. If you simply want to get rid of extra pages try ...
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| Word 2000 | 9/17/2008 |
Q: My first page always prints correctly, then my second page prints at the last forth of the page; I ...
A: Printer problems are difficult to diagnose without being there but I will try and help. You didn’t ...
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| Enabling checkboxes | 9/15/2008 |
Q: I have to create a Feedback Survey questionnaire in word. I have added check boxes to the form. How ...
A: It would appear that you never protected the form and that is why when you Double-Click on the form ...
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| wordpad | 9/12/2008 |
Q: While I realize that wordpad is not the best choice for creating columns, my employer has not yet ...
A: I couldn’t agree with you more and shame on another penny pinching employer for not buying a modern ...
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| Mail Merge Fields | 9/12/2008 |
Q: I would like some help on mail merge fields using IF statements. I have two mail merge fields ...
A: Because I know practically nothing about Fields, Code or Macros this happens to be one of the few ...
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| Table Properties, Normal.dot | 9/11/2008 |
Q: MS Word has a feature under advance table properties that allows it to resize columns to fit ...
A: I don’t know of any way to change the way Microsoft Word is programmed. What you could do is create ...
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| Pagination : How to number 1 of 10, 2 of 10... etc? | 9/11/2008 |
Q: Microsoft Word 2007 Pagination : How to number 1 of 10, 2 of 10... etc? Dear Mr. Wiley, I am ...
A: Must report that I don’t have Word 2007 and have yet to be convinced that I need it but I will do my ...
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| Word 2000 | 9/10/2008 |
Q: I am unable to open Word 2000. My OS is XP I do not know if it was already installed when the ...
A: When Word starts misbehaving the prudent thing to do is to simply replace Normal.dot. (Normal.dot is ...
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| Table - formatting issue i think... | 9/9/2008 |
Q: I have a document with a table in it, that does not span over pages. There is a place where the ...
A: I can’t be sure of why this is happening either but first try this. From the Menu Bar choose ...
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| Cursor problem in Word 2003 | 9/8/2008 |
Q: Every time I open a word document in Word the cursor is stuck in the middle of the page and you ...
A: When Word starts misbehaving the prudent thing to do is to simply replace Normal.dot. (Normal.dot is ...
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| Word 2002 and 2003 envelope size (DL) not being retained | 9/6/2008 |
Q: Dale - I have 2 computers - one with Word 2002 and one with Word 2003. I use only DL size envelopes. ...
A: Now if you are opening these old documents and simply adding to them maybe they are corrupted or ...
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| bullets | 9/5/2008 |
Q: is it possible to insert a bullet at the end of every line instead of the beginning without have to ...
A: To my knowledge there isn’t any built-in feature that will insert a bullet at the end of line. Feel ...
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| Caps | 9/4/2008 |
Q: Each line of typed text starts with cap letter. I have to backspace and retype in small case. How ...
A: This behavior is a “Microsoft Feature” but it can be turned off. From the Menu Bar choose Insert ...
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| Bookmark | 9/3/2008 |
Q: I have a word document with a table of context. In another word document, I have created about 50 ...
A: If understand the question you want to link from one document to a particular spot in another ...
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| Word 2003 Screentips | 9/1/2008 |
Q: I received a very large document full of names with hyperlinks to their email addresses. ...
A: I don’t believe there isn’t an easy answer to this. Here is one way to display the screen tips so ...
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| pasting word to excell | 8/31/2008 |
Q: I have a school assignment to do for school and I do not know anything about excel. Can I paste a ...
A: Open Microsoft Excel Open the document you want to copy Select what you want to copy Go to Edit ...
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| frame in a form | 8/30/2008 |
Q: I'm creating a form for an ID card that many staff members will use. I need to include a frame into ...
A: For the life of me I couldn’t Insert a Text Box or a Frame into a Table Cell. What I can do is ...
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| tabs | 8/29/2008 |
Q: I was able to use the Tabs to automatically align my dots(elipses) when creating a table of ...
A: Maybe I am missing something here. Do you want to use a Tab Leader? That is much different than a ...
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| MS Word 2002 formatting question | 8/29/2008 |
Q: I work in an office on MS Word 2002 and have somehow, inadvertantly, hit some key combination or ...
A: Yes another frustrating experience with Microsoft Word. I understand just how you feel. But ...
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| Microsoft Word | 8/27/2008 |
Q: Please help me in answering theIdentify and discuss areas where you will use Microsoft word in your ...
A: If you are in business you can use Microsoft Word for almost any business task. Invoices Letters ...
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| tabs | 8/24/2008 |
Q: I was able to use the Tabs to automatically align my dots(elipses) when creating a table of ...
A: Tab Leader for TOC From the Menu Bar choose Insert, Reference, Index and Tables Select the table ...
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| Making Business Cards | 8/23/2008 |
Q: Dale, I'm using Microsoft Office 2000. I'm trying to make up some business cards. Is there any kind ...
A: I don’t know of any business card wizard built-in to Microsoft Word 2000. But the Avery Company ...
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| Locking table structure? Locking A Header? | 8/23/2008 |
Q: I'm creating a blotter document for work and I am trying to find a way to basically lock things so ...
A: I can answer question 1 but not sure I understand question 2. Question 1: Protect some sections ...
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| Automatic Headers/Footers | 8/22/2008 |
Q: Our company has just implemented a policy where all Microsoft documents (mainly Excel & Word) must ...
A: I hardly ever use Excel but will be glad to help you with Microsoft Word. You can certainly ...
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| protect form | 8/21/2008 |
Q: I have created a very basic form (check boxes and plain text fields only) and wish to protect it so ...
A: Well when a command is grayed out that means that you have not done whatever it takes to make that ...
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| form fields for both print and filling out online | 8/20/2008 |
Q: I am creating a form that needs to be filled out both when printed and in an online format. I need ...
A: It makes perfect sense to me since I had a very similar task a while back. The bottom line is you ...
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| Table of Contents - Legal Trust Documents | 8/19/2008 |
Q: I am a legal secretary and am trying to put together a 30 page trust form for the attorneys for whom ...
A: I don’t know of any built-in feature that will do this for you. Feel free to ask one or all of the ...
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| Save As with date and Time | 8/16/2008 |
Q: Is it possible to create a template that when edited and the user has filled out all of the ...
A: You can use the Insert, AutoText Header/Footer to put stuff like that in the footer. I don’t know ...
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| re: Microsoft Outlook (word) attachments | 8/15/2008 |
Q: i am the tech at a company and some people have a problem with their word documents (e-mail ...
A: Microsoft Word remembers what view the document was in when the user saves it. Therefore, when the ...
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| Microsoft word – protect forms and allow commenting. | 8/14/2008 |
Q: I've made a template where there is a upper section containing a form. this form a need to protect, ...
A: Since I have never been able to make this function work I can’t duplicate what you are trying to do. ...
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| Microsoft word – protect forms and allow commenting. | 8/14/2008 |
Q: I've made a template where there is a upper section containing a form. this form a need to protect, ...
A: I will try and help. Protect some sections and leave others unprotected I stumbled across this ...
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| Losing graphics within text | 8/11/2008 |
Q: I am 87 years old an have written 5 write Family History books which I give free to the family. I ...
A: Well good for you, that is a great accomplishment. Now some Word documents get to be a very large ...
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| Find and Replace | 8/10/2008 |
Q: my find and replace feature in MS Word 2003 does not seem to work. It locates items correctly, ...
A: Must report that I don’t have Word 2003 and have yet to be convinced that I need it but I will do my ...
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| address book to .CSV | 8/10/2008 |
Q: I have XP on my Dell Dimension L1000R and I want to transfer my email address book to my gmail ...
A: I think you are probably Exporting from the Address Book screen. Open Outlook Express 1. On the ...
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| ms word 2003 help | 8/9/2008 |
Q: where is "my pictures" directory located??
A: Depending on your version of Microsoft Windows; the folder could be called My Pictures or Pictures. ...
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| missing status bar | 8/8/2008 |
Q: My mother has Microsoft Word 97. Her status bar disappeared recently. I had her go to tools, ...
A: Don’t you just hate it when things like this happen? You were close and on the right track. I ...
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| If commands in word | 8/7/2008 |
Q: I built a form in Word and for the life of me cannot figure out how (or if it is even possible) to ...
A: Because I know practically nothing about Fields, Code or Macros this happens to be one of the few ...
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| Auto Text in Word. | 8/6/2008 |
Q: I only get a small grey square when I try to use "AutoText" inserts in Word. You know when I try to ...
A: I don’t know why this is happening and have never come across this using Microsoft Word. You didn't ...
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| Superimpose feature in old Word | 8/6/2008 |
Q: Please let me know how to superimpose an image to a Word document. The old Word had this feature. ...
A: Well I don't know of any other built-in feature that allows us to add characters. Feel free to ask ...
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| Combo Box | 8/6/2008 |
Q: I want to be able to create several combo boxes in a MS Word document. I am using MS Word 2000, ...
A: Because I know practically nothing about Fields, Code or Macros this happens to be one of the few ...
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| Superimpose feature in old Word | 8/5/2008 |
Q: Please let me know how to superimpose an image to a Word document. The old Word had this feature. ...
A: I am not sure if you want to use a graphic, Symbol or an International Character or “accent”. You ...
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| Images not on print preview | 8/5/2008 |
Q: I am arranging a few .jpgs on a word doc (Office 93) page and went to print it out and it is blank ...
A: I hope you meant Office 2003 and not Office 93 since I don’t know what that is. It isn’t some kind ...
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| Assigning chapters in Word 2003 | 8/4/2008 |
Q: Mr. Wiley, I am trying to assign chapter numbers to my different dissertation chapters in Microsoft ...
A: Must report that I don’t have Word 2003 or 2007 and have yet to be convinced that I need it but I ...
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| MSword 2000 | 8/1/2008 |
Q: Cannot find task pane. Tried view/task pane and view/ toolbars/ task pane yo no avail...Thanks for ...
A: You do have Word 2000 for a PC don’t you and not a Mac right? OK try this. Right click on any ...
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| MSword 2000 | 8/1/2008 |
Q: Cannot find task pane. Tried view/task pane and view/ toolbars/ task pane yo no avail...Thanks for ...
A: Well I am using Microsoft Word 2002 and when I go to View I see Task Pane right under Outline. Now ...
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| Font, typeface size changes on its own | 8/1/2008 |
Q: I wrote a document (on Times New Roman, font-size 12 regular) on my office computer using Microsoft ...
A: If you copied it from E-mail no telling what formatting it might have. Sometimes when you paste the ...
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| TOCs | 7/30/2008 |
Q: I have a document for a manual with several chapters. It has a multi-page TOC (3 pages). How can I ...
A: I don’t know of any built-in feature that will allow you to make any changes to the TOC Field. Feel ...
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| difficulties with Word 2002 | 7/30/2008 |
Q: I am greatly frustrated trying to become a published writer because of the endless problems with ...
A: Now I have never used nor do I endorse any of these programs. You will have to download and see if ...
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| Desparate here....toolbars & menu bars | 7/30/2008 |
Q: Ready to have a nervous breakdown or kill myself over this. Dont' know what I did but when I open ...
A: I had that happen once or twice myself, try this: Toolbars Missing Right-click on an existing ...
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| difficulties with Word 2002 | 7/30/2008 |
Q: I am greatly frustrated trying to become a published writer because of the endless problems with ...
A: I understand just how you feel because sometimes using Word is just too much and too many features ...
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| Creating a questionnaire that can be filled and submitted electronically | 7/29/2008 |
Q: I am attempting to create a questionnaire to send to some participants in a study I am conducting. I ...
A: Because I know practically nothing about Fields, Code or Macros this happens to be one of the few ...
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| Opening New Documents | 7/28/2008 |
Q: I have Office 2004 and when I try to open a new Word document it always opens with my father's ...
A: You need to find a Mac Expert. Here is the URL for the Mac Operating system: ...
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| MS Word 2003 Forms | 7/28/2008 |
Q: I have created a form and when the user types in the text field, parts of the document move down to ...
A: One simple way to do this would be to limit the amount of characters that a user can type in the ...
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| Page Numbers in Hyperlinks | 7/25/2008 |
Q: Hyperlinks are useful when you are in the word document but if you are using a hardcopy, user is ...
A: Yolanda, Boy that name is starting to sound familar. Ha ha I don’t know of any built-in feature ...
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| Hyperlinks | 7/25/2008 |
Q: I have lots and lots of hyperlinks in my word doc. Some are within the same doc and some are ...
A: Didn't I just answer a question for you? I think this is what you are looking for. What you want ...
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| MS Word Links | 7/25/2008 |
Q: I have a manual which gives step by setp details on how to do different processes. This is listed ...
A: This happens to be one of the few areas I am reluctant to answer questions about. The reason is ...
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| Broken header image | 7/22/2008 |
Q: I am a Tier 2 IT Specialist in the Federal Government. I have a customer who can't seem to see a ...
A: I suspect if it is just one document then that document must be corrupted or damaged in some way. I ...
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| template link on a webpage | 7/22/2008 |
Q: I have put a link on a webpage to a word template (.DOT) But this link does not create a new ...
A: Feel free to ask one or all of the other volunteers about this issue. One of them just may have run ...
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| Table page breaks | 7/21/2008 |
Q: I have a Word 2002 SP3 table of names, addresses, etc. that was 1-1/2 pages long - there was space ...
A: Well then maybe there is a page or section break that shouldn’t be there. Go to Normal View (View; ...
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| Table page breaks | 7/20/2008 |
Q: I have a Word 2002 SP3 table of names, addresses, etc. that was 1-1/2 pages long - there was space ...
A: I think what you are looking for is under Table Properties. Right click your Table and choose Table ...
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| scaling default when printing | 7/18/2008 |
Q: I print thousands file monthly. Half are letter. We use A4, but our customers don't have ideea what ...
A: Maybe what you are looking for is a simple page size setting. Select paper size On the File menu, ...
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| Letter prints as if an envelope | 7/17/2008 |
Q: I had no problem before though now my letter prints as if Word thinks it's an envelope. Any ideas ...
A: Printer problems are difficult to diagnose this way but I will try and help. It sounds like the ...
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| template link on a webpage | 7/17/2008 |
Q: I have put a link on a webpage to a word template (.DOT) But this link does not create a new ...
A: That may be the answer for you but I have not clue as to how to do that. Feel free to ask one or ...
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| re: MS Word 2000 - Protected Document Problem | 7/17/2008 |
Q: I was wondering if you could help. I am currently trying to adapt an application form which is a ...
A: Because I know practically nothing about Fields, Code or Macros this happens to be one of the few ...
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| Word 2003 mailing labels & adding a "to the family of" line | 7/16/2008 |
Q: I need to print name & address on labels word 2003 & excel 2003. I have 4 fields of data in excel, ...
A: Must report that I don’t have Word 2003 or 2007 and have yet to be convinced that I need it but I ...
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| Microsoft Word 2007 | 7/16/2008 |
Q: Even though I select specific text, why does formatting changes sometimes apply to the entire ...
A: Must report that I don’t have Word 2003 or 2007 and have yet to be convinced that I need it but I ...
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| changing default print feed | 7/15/2008 |
Q: We frequently use a Word doc as a template. When this doc was created, somehow the print feed ...
A: Try this: Modify the Word doc template that you created. Open the template. (It will have a dot ...
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| importing excel addresses | 7/15/2008 |
Q: Can you please tell me how to import a long list of Excel addresses into word letterheads? I am ...
A: I think what you are looking for is called Mail Merge. You didn’t say which version of Word you are ...
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| Word formatting issue | 7/13/2008 |
Q: Dale, Ever since I started using Word 2003 I’ve had this problem. It doesn’t always happen but it ...
A: Must report that I don’t have Word 2003 or 2007 and have yet to be convinced that I need it but I ...
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| Opening New Documents | 7/11/2008 |
Q: I have Office 2004 and when I try to open a new Word document it always opens with my father's ...
A: Well I know nothing about Mac’s but if this was a PC here is what you do. When Word starts ...
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| Mail merge sorting problem | 7/11/2008 |
Q: Using Word 2003-New try at Mail Merge with an Excel data file-perfect!! Except-when I click on (for ...
A: I have an idea click the column a second time. It has been my experience that Windows sorts like ...
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| More than One Language | 7/9/2008 |
Q: I am using Word 2003 and in the tools/language/set language field both English AND French are ...
A: Must report that I don’t have Word 2003 or 2007 and have yet to be convinced that I need it but I ...
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| Quickest access possible to Word's envelope window | 7/8/2008 |
Q: I only use Word (2000 version) for printing envelopes. Is there a way to either have my Word ...
A: I too use that envelop thing a lot so I put the Envelopes and Labels Icon on one of my toolbars. As ...
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| LANDSCAPE PRINTING | 7/8/2008 |
Q: i USE MS Word VER.3. I wish to print an MS table in landscape mode. Under Properties of my Cannon ...
A: Is this a version for a Mac? I only ask since I have not heard of any version 3 before. The way to ...
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| Trouble with Find Function | 7/8/2008 |
Q: I am currently having trouble with the Find function on a particular document. The document was ...
A: I am not sure there is anything you can do about this. It sounds like the document is corrupted or ...
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| Print Screen | 7/7/2008 |
Q: I am trying to copy my screen using the print screen function but nothing is working! i have tried ...
A: Print Screen is a function of the operating system and it used to actually send whatever was on our ...
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| Word 2003 Endnotes | 7/3/2008 |
Q: I'm using Word 2003 and was wondering if there's a way to consolidate or group endnote references? ...
A: I don’t know of any built-in feature that will do this. Feel free to ask one or all of the other ...
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| 2003 Word Mail Merge not carrying over formatting marks from excel spreadsheet | 7/2/2008 |
Q: I am using Word2003 and Excel 2003 to create a billing document. My excel spreadsheet contains text ...
A: Must report that I don’t have Word 2003 or 2007 and have yet to be convinced that I need it but I ...
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| Lines in Print Layout View | 7/2/2008 |
Q: Dale,in print layout view I have lines on the top and bottom, left and right that appear. They ...
A: Don’t you just hate when things like this happen? I know I do, makes me start talking to the ...
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| Create a mail merge with multiple records per letter | 7/1/2008 |
Q: I am trying to create a mail merge from Excel to MS Work that consists of one manager with many ...
A: Because I know practically nothing about Fields, Code or Macros this happens to be one of the few ...
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| Underlining a word in a Word Table of Contents | 7/1/2008 |
Q: I am having trouble figuring out how to do the following: In a Table of Contents, I have headings ...
A: You know you have found what I would consider a glitch in Microsoft Word but maybe not. When you ...
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| Underlining a word in a Word Table of Contents | 6/30/2008 |
Q: I am having trouble figuring out how to do the following: In a Table of Contents, I have headings ...
A: To my knowledge you can’t do this. In a TOC which is a field you can’t change one line without ...
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| "book fold" and dual language book | 6/29/2008 |
Q: I am trying to put together a short booklet. The booklet will be printed with 2 pages per sheet, ...
A: I don’t know of any built-in feature that will do what you are asking. Feel free to ask one or all ...
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| addressing envelopes | 6/29/2008 |
Q: Dale--I want to use a business card envelope--has a pocket in top left in which to place a ...
A: Well if you are using Microsoft Word’s Letters and Envelopes feature try this. Instead of printing ...
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| Microsoft Word 2002 | 6/28/2008 |
Q: I would like to list and then sort all the words in a Word Document into an a-z column for the ...
A: First get everything you want to sort in a one column list. As in: Port Ocean Docks Select what ...
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| Newsletter templates | 6/27/2008 |
Q: I recently created a newsletter using a Word template. It looks really nice. Now I'd like to send ...
A: I don’t know a whole lot about Outlook but with Outlook Express I do know you need to create E-mail ...
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| Word 2003 Table of Contents | 6/26/2008 |
Q: I’m having problems updating a document that uses the table of contents feature. I did not create ...
A: It would appear that between the two of us we have exhausted the ways to update a TOC. Could be ...
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| Templates | 6/26/2008 |
Q: I'm trying to set up a template for a law office dealing with documents where the clients name must ...
A: This happens to be one of the few areas I am reluctant to answer questions about. The reason is ...
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| Word 2003 Table of Contents | 6/25/2008 |
Q: I’m having problems updating a document that uses the table of contents feature. I did not create ...
A: Must report that I don’t have Word 2003 or 2007 and have yet to be convinced that I need it but I ...
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| Punctuation Replace | 6/25/2008 |
Q: I have a 300-page manuscript, the first half of which was originally written in Word 97-2003. I'm ...
A: Must report that I don’t have Word 2003 or 2007 and have yet to be convinced that I need it but I ...
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| caption position in word 2003 | 6/25/2008 |
Q: Can I write a macro to change the location of all captions from below to above the image? A ...
A: Because I know practically nothing about Fields, Code or Macros this happens to be one of the few ...
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| Switching page numbers in headers | 6/24/2008 |
Q: In the word document, I want page numbers in the odd pages on the right side and in even pages on ...
A: Let's try the simple approach first and see if that solves it for you. There is a setting under ...
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| Microsoft Word 2003 | 6/23/2008 |
Q: If I import a graphic and change it to anything besides "in line text" It does not show in Print ...
A: Must report that I don’t have Word 2003 or 2007 and have yet to be convinced that I need it but I ...
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| Word 2003 | 6/20/2008 |
Q: menu bar(File,Edit,view,insert,Format,tools,table,window and help)is missing when i open word,but ...
A: I had that happen once, try this: Menu Bar Missing Right-click on an existing Toolbar or Menu Bar ...
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| formatting | 6/19/2008 |
Q: I have a Word 2003 document, typed by a secretary (from scratch). A second person cut and pasted ...
A: Must report that I don’t have Word 2003 or 2007 and have yet to be convinced that I need it but I ...
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| Repeating Table Header Rows | 6/19/2008 |
Q: We are having trouble repeating a table header row in Word 2007. Not always, but in one specific ...
A: Must report that I don’t have Word 2007 and have yet to be convinced that I need it. Feel free to ...
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| Copy and Paste | 6/18/2008 |
Q: I have recently reinstall microsoft office 2000 and windows XP. My problem: I try to copy some txt ...
A: I believe that the Smart Cut and Paste Feature started with Microsoft Word version 2002 and is not ...
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| only word won't recognize printer | 6/18/2008 |
Q: Please help!!! Everything (Excel, test pages,web pages)else prints but word says "no printers are ...
A: Seems to me like it might be time to contact the Microsoft Mavens about this issue or: Feel free to ...
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| Page Numbering | 6/18/2008 |
Q: I am laying out a report that will be printed to read like a book. Because of that I changed the ...
A: I don’t see why it would make any difference to the page numbers if you had columns or not. You ...
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| Label Border | 6/18/2008 |
Q: While creating labels - I wish to borders on my label similar to page border (artwork). I have tried ...
A: Must report that I don’t have Word 2003 or 2007 and have yet to be convinced that I need it but I ...
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| only word won't recognize printer | 6/17/2008 |
Q: Please help!!! Everything (Excel, test pages,web pages)else prints but word says "no printers are ...
A: I can understand exactly how you feel. Let’s start with the simple things first. When Word starts ...
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| Create a hyperlink TO a specific page in Word | 6/17/2008 |
Q: I would like to create a hyperlink from an external program (Mindjet's Mindmanager) to a specific ...
A: You can create Hyperlinks to almost anything or anyplace. Here is how to do it all: Create ...
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| Proposal Template | 6/16/2008 |
Q: I came accros this website while searching google in regards to creating a template for ...
A: There isn’t any automatic way to accomplish this. No matter which method you choose it will take a ...
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| Hidden slider in word | 6/15/2008 |
Q: I'm using a document in microsoft word for mac and can't manage to bring my slider tool into view ...
A: I don’t have a Mac so I don’t know anything about Word for Mac but will try and help. My Word for ...
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| mailing labels | 6/14/2008 |
Q: I am trying to create some labels. They don't have to merge with data from a database, they are ...
A: I think I know what you need. Instead of printing your test sheet click on Add to Document or New ...
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| Proposal Template | 6/13/2008 |
Q: I came accros this website while searching google in regards to creating a template for ...
A: It is really a lot easier than you might expect to customize to suit your need. For instance I ...
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| about flashing cursor in Word | 6/13/2008 |
Q: I have been encountering problems with word. I use the font Vn. Time, every time when I type letters ...
A: You could be hitting other keys while you are typing, I have done that myself. I do not have the ...
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| Creating a form | 6/12/2008 |
Q: I am trying to create a form that I would like people to be able to fill out without the underlines ...
A: I was going to suggest using a Table since you wanted a line under the text. You could also format ...
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| Word 2000 | 6/11/2008 |
Q: Okay Dale, I hope you can help me. When I first used my Word 2000 (Win 2000 OP) I somehow saved one ...
A: Not to worry the answer is close at hand. All you need to do is Modify Normal.dot. By modify I ...
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| Text Duplication? | 6/11/2008 |
Q: I am currently having problems in Microsoft Word 2003 with figuring out how to duplicate text. I was ...
A: This happens to be one of the few areas I am reluctant to answer questions about. The reason is ...
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| MS Word Table of Contents Creation | 6/11/2008 |
Q: How can I generate a table of tables in a table of contents. I have tried each combination of ...
A: I don’t know of any built-in way to create table of tables in a table of contents. Later versions of ...
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| microsoft word 2000 cascading fields | 6/10/2008 |
Q: Could you please tell me how to get a field (for example a date field) to cascade the data to other ...
A: Because I know practically nothing about Fields, Code or Macros this happens to be one of the few ...
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| Emailing a document with external links | 6/9/2008 |
Q: I had a rather large document that contains many external links to other files. My first problem is ...
A: Emailing a document with links to other documents on your system probably is not going to work. You ...
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| Formatting footnotes | 6/8/2008 |
Q: Is there a way to reformat the footnotes, so that they will be not on separate lines, but flowing ...
A: I don't know of any way to do that. Feel free to ask one or all of the other volunteers about this ...
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| MS Word 2000/office2000 | 6/5/2008 |
Q: Why do any doc,s made, save in read only mode?
A: If all your documents are saved in Read-only then more than likely there is a setting that needs to ...
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| Format changes | 6/4/2008 |
Q: I have made several forms in word. When the used I made them for opens them up, the format changes. ...
A: If I understand the question all you need to do is Protect the Form. Protect the form from changes. ...
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| Need Macro Code | 6/2/2008 |
Q: I am a beginner with word macros. I want a macro that shall find and duplicate all the underlined ...
A: Because I know practically nothing about Fields, Code or Macros this happens to be one of the few ...
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| huge docs | 5/30/2008 |
Q: I have a huge doc - 35 Mb so far. I have embedded diagrams which are necessarily large for print ...
A: Here is what the MS Mavens have to say about reducing file size. Compress pictures Compressing ...
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| Microsoft Word | 5/28/2008 |
Q: I don't see the "Maximum length" option mentioned in a previous answer that follows: To limit the ...
A: Must report that I don’t have Word 2007 and have yet to be convinced that I need it but I will do my ...
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| Mail Merge | 5/21/2008 |
Q: would it possible to remove a default comma from the address on a mail merge. this is showing up on ...
A: Not sure where this comma is exactly but if the comma is in the data source just remove it from that ...
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| Word 2002 internal hyperlinks | 5/20/2008 |
Q: I've imbedded a text box in my document and hyperlinked it to a bookmark further down in the ...
A: Protect some sections and leave others unprotected I stumbled across this information from the ...
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| Faint text in word documents | 5/20/2008 |
Q: I am using Word 2000. When I type next in any word document the text is very faint and difficult to ...
A: Dan, Feel free to ask one or all of the other volunteers about this issue. One of them just may ...
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| Faint text in word documents | 5/19/2008 |
Q: I am using Word 2000. When I type next in any word document the text is very faint and difficult to ...
A: You have to have a copy of Normal.dot somewhere or MS Word will not work. If you don’t know the ...
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| Faint text in word documents | 5/19/2008 |
Q: I am using Word 2000. When I type next in any word document the text is very faint and difficult to ...
A: Try this: When Word starts misbehaving the prudent thing to do is to simply replace Normal.dot. ...
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| Word Art doesn't print | 5/17/2008 |
Q: I have added Word Art to my word document, but it won't print. It doesn't even show up when i do a ...
A: I can’t be certain but do you have Picture Placeholders enabled? From the Menu Bar select Tools, ...
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| Boarders not showing in Print preview | 5/16/2008 |
Q: In MS Word 2003, Print Preview (and the actual print) show part of a page border missing, however in ...
A: Must report that I don’t have Word 2003 or 2007 and have yet to be convinced that I need it but I ...
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| transferring software | 5/16/2008 |
Q: How do I copy Wordperfect Productivty Pack software from a computer I purchased to another computer ...
A: With Windows based operating systems you can’t just “copy” from one system to another. You have to ...
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| Hyperlinks in Word 2007 | 5/15/2008 |
Q: I have inserted relative hyperlinks into a single file web page that I've done in Word 2007. All ...
A: Ha ha I think I see part of the problem and it is this: Must report that I don’t have Word 2003 or ...
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| Office 2003 hyperlinks from Word to Excel | 5/14/2008 |
Q: I have hyperlinks in a Word document to Excel spreadsheets. After pressing the "back" button on the ...
A: I don’t know of any option to make this happen. Feel free to ask one or all of the other volunteers ...
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| Hyperlinks in Word 2007 | 5/14/2008 |
Q: I have inserted relative hyperlinks into a single file web page that I've done in Word 2007. All ...
A: I don’t see any path to a CD or USB Drive. Isn’t that where you were trying to put this? ...
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| Table of contents | 5/13/2008 |
Q: I want to create a basic Table of Contents template that I can use with all my reports. Can I create ...
A: I don’t know if you can do what you are asking since a TOC is generated by headings in the document. ...
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| printing | 5/13/2008 |
Q: micrsoft word 97. will not print out anything, it gives me an error report and if i click don't ...
A: When Word starts misbehaving the prudent thing to do is to simply replace Normal.dot. (Normal.dot is ...
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| excel chart too large for word doc | 5/13/2008 |
Q: When i do "past as picture" the table is too large to fit on one page. How do i get it to wrap onto ...
A: To my knowledge you can't get a picture to “wrap”. You will probably have to split the spreadsheet ...
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| Hyperlinks in Word 2007 | 5/13/2008 |
Q: I have inserted relative hyperlinks into a single file web page that I've done in Word 2007. All ...
A: I think I can help with this because I have had the very same thing happen to me and it drove me ...
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| Envelope Problem | 5/10/2008 |
Q: When I printed an envelope - the date and time printed on the envelope using - Tools, Letters and ...
A: Instead of Printing the envelope try the Add to Document Button. Now turn on the Field Codes and ...
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| Envelope Problem | 5/9/2008 |
Q: When I printed an envelope - the date and time printed on the envelope using - Tools, Letters and ...
A: It sounds like there is a date/time field where there shouldn’t be or maybe there is something wrong ...
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| combining chapters in MS word 2003 | 5/9/2008 |
Q: i'm having trouble combining the chapters for my dissertation--every time i try , i mess up the ...
A: This is going to take some work but I think you can do what you are asking about. Let me answer the ...
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| LOSING TEXT FORM FIELD IN MAIL MERGE | 5/7/2008 |
Q: I have a Word doc that I have 6 lines on a text form field. The doc is protected when the user ...
A: You didn’t mention which Word version you are using but it must be prior to Word 2002. Because I ...
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| TOC/Page Inconsistencies | 5/7/2008 |
Q: I have finished a 40+ page doc and have spent the last few days fighting the page numbering and ...
A: It sounds like you have some Section Breaks where you don’t need them. Switch to Normal View (From ...
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| Graphics | 5/7/2008 |
Q: is it possible to create a template in which I place a picture so that on screen I can see where on ...
A: That is a very good question. Trying to fit the text to a curved line will be a challenge. Let me ...
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| Combining Multiple Word Documents | 5/6/2008 |
Q: I have a number of questionnaires which are currently MS Word Documents. I was wondering if it was ...
A: Well from here you have a couple of choices. You could always Copy each document then Paste them ...
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| MS Word Issue | 5/5/2008 |
Q: MS Word 2003-SP2 In either normal, web layout or print view a hyperlink appears as: Share Point ...
A: Must report that I don’t have Word 2003 or 2007 and have yet to be convinced that I need it but I ...
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| Header Issue in Word 2000 | 5/1/2008 |
Q: The headers of the first two and last page only of my manuscript have an enormous amount of space ...
A: Without seeing the headers here on my own monitor it is rather difficult to diagnose what is causing ...
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| wildcard in search | 4/30/2008 |
Q: How can I turn off the wildcard feature when searching in Word? I often search for uppercase ...
A: This is not a feature that one can change the Default setting. It would appear that you might have ...
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| Copy & paste | 4/30/2008 |
Q: I use Word 2000, Windows XP. I was copying and pasting screens from MYOB to word, so I could keep a ...
A: This sounds like another of those Windows and Word mysteries, but maybe not. There are two places ...
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| Word-Fax merge | 4/29/2008 |
Q: I have microsoft word 2003 in new Vista operating system and am searching for software that I can ...
A: Must report that I don’t have Word 2003 or 2007 and have yet to be convinced that I need it but I ...
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| word and email | 4/29/2008 |
Q: I created a file in word that uses text boxes.(I used Word instead of printshop because office does ...
A: Must report that I don’t have Word 2003 or 2007 and have yet to be convinced that I need it but I ...
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| clip art on label | 4/28/2008 |
Q: I would like to place a picture from clip art on the label I am making but when I put the picture on ...
A: Here is how the Microsoft Mavens to do this: If You Have a Full Page of the Same Label Place the ...
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| clip art on label | 4/28/2008 |
Q: I would like to place a picture from clip art on the label I am making but when I put the picture on ...
A: You didn’t say if this a full page of the same labels or a mail merge label so here is how to add a ...
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| Word printing | 4/25/2008 |
Q: After printing a document, i will have to do punch hole on the paper. My problem is, the left margin ...
A: Well adding to the left gutter only moves the text away from the left side and not the right side. ...
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| Word Macro | 4/24/2008 |
Q: I have a query regarding Word Macro. I have a sequence of characters(sequence of strings) as " My ...
A: Because I know practically nothing about Fields, Code or Macros this happens to be one of the few ...
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| Word printing | 4/24/2008 |
Q: After printing a document, i will have to do punch hole on the paper. My problem is, the left margin ...
A: I think this is what you are looking for: Gutter Enter the amount of extra space you want to add ...
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| Mailing Labels Not Lining Up! | 4/23/2008 |
Q: My name is Sarah, and I work for a printing company. I often have people come in that want mailing ...
A: Must report that I don’t have Word 2003 or 2007 and have yet to be convinced that I need it but I ...
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| 2003 MS Word Letter Merge | 4/22/2008 |
Q: I am currently trying to merge a few letters to a few different clients. Is there a simple way to ...
A: I don’t know of any built-in way to do that. Feel free to ask one or all of the other volunteers ...
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| Linking text to another Word document | 4/22/2008 |
Q: I have a procedures template (Word) with steps that require the user to check things off as they do ...
A: Since it is a Hyperlink in Microsoft Word it behaves differently than a Hyperlink in say a web ...
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| Linking text to another Word document | 4/22/2008 |
Q: I have a procedures template (Word) with steps that require the user to check things off as they do ...
A: Possible? You bet with a little work. The secret is to use Hyperlinks. What you could do is label ...
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| MS Word document printing off-center | 4/22/2008 |
Q: Pasted below is my original question and the answer given. I had already done that, but went ahead ...
A: I have to agree with Nancy in as much as the problem is with that user’s Operating System, the ...
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| Table of synonyms problem | 4/22/2008 |
Q: Sometimes trying to open a doc file I get a litle window saying:" table of synonyms not found". When ...
A: When Word starts misbehaving the prudent thing to do is to simply replace Normal.dot. (Normal.dot is ...
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| Microsoft footnote | 4/21/2008 |
Q: this is first time I am using footnote command,after adding few footnotes I realized that there are ...
A: Not exactly sure what is going on here but try this. Place the cursor to the left of the first ...
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| Microsoft word and colums | 4/21/2008 |
Q: Mr. Wiley, I am trying to create a program for my wedding in Microsoft word 2000 and I am having ...
A: Well it would appear to me that you need to be able to work in each column independently of the ...
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| translating | 4/20/2008 |
Q: how to translate an english text to an Indonesian text
A: Here is what the Microsoft Mavens have to say about this: Translate or look up text in the ...
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| MS word problem | 4/19/2008 |
Q: I am not able to fing Normal.dot file for WORD XP evn after changing view option of the windows. I ...
A: I think the solution is to delete Normal.dot which is what I think you have been trying to do. But ...
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| Extra Spaces (Returns) in Footnotes | 4/18/2008 |
Q: Sir, I am writing a very long paper using Word 2003 and am having a hard time getting the footnotes ...
A: I never use Footnotes very much but try this. Place the cursor to the left of the first Footnote ...
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| task pane | 4/18/2008 |
Q: I cannot get the task pane to show up. I have gone to >view >toolbars and made sure that task pane ...
A: Well now we are both stumped. If the line is checked and the Task Pane does not show then there ...
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| task pane | 4/17/2008 |
Q: I cannot get the task pane to show up. I have gone to >view >toolbars and made sure that task pane ...
A: It isn’t located under the Toolbar command but above it on my version of Microsoft Word. From the ...
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| Word 2003 formatting | 4/17/2008 |
Q: If I type the first line of an address (for example)then return followed by a second line which I ...
A: The secret to only using italics on the text you want it this. If you are in Microsoft Word press ...
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| Word formatting | 4/17/2008 |
Q: In a page How can I split the text from top till the bottom in to 2 columns?For example, in left ...
A: I think you are looking for the Create Columns Feature. Create Columns From the Menu Bar select ...
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| MS Word 2003 - Footer problems | 4/16/2008 |
Q: No matter how I adjust the gutter & bottom margins on page setup, I can never type all the way to ...
A: To my knowledge you can't adjust the Footnote or Endnote locations. When they are placed at the ...
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| MS Word 2003 - Footer problems | 4/15/2008 |
Q: No matter how I adjust the gutter & bottom margins on page setup, I can never type all the way to ...
A: I have never seen a printer that would print to the edge of the paper. Everyone I have seen as a ...
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| Word Mailmerge with Excel | 4/15/2008 |
Q: I have created an Excel database for our church directory that I merge into Word to create the ...
A: Well it would appear that there is something wrong with your data source or in the way you created ...
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| converting documents | 4/15/2008 |
Q: What are the steps I take for converting a pdf file to a Word document? I am a recruiter and we get ...
A: Must report that I don’t have Word 2003 or 2007 and have yet to be convinced that I need it but I ...
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| microsoft works word processor | 4/14/2008 |
Q: I am unable to retrieve any existing or previously saved documents when opening. Icons/folders are ...
A: Shame on me for not looking closely at your subject. I don't use MS Works so you need to use the ...
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| MS Word 2003 Spell Check help | 4/12/2008 |
Q: I'm not sure if you are able to help me, but several weeks ago my spell check in MS word 2003 ...
A: Must report that I don’t have Word 2003 or 2007 and have yet to be convinced that I need it but I ...
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| Creating a Letter/Memo in Word to then save and later send as an email- | 4/11/2008 |
Q: I just started a new job and I'm in the Marketing field. We do a lot via email and snail mail ...
A: If you have the option to view the E-mail or a Word document then they may have sent the document as ...
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| Word mail merge issues | 4/11/2008 |
Q: Firstly thanks for your time in looking at this question I have. Greatly appreciated. I am ...
A: Let me start with the source table question first. You only have a few options here. One would be ...
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| WORD PICTURES | 4/11/2008 |
Q: I am using Word 97. I would like to set up a template so that the spectra I paste in to it are ...
A: Word 97 eh? I used that version for the longest time but now I don’t have it anymore. So what I ...
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| Filename and Path | 4/10/2008 |
Q: I was going through some of the questions asked and found one exactly like mine - only it was an XP ...
A: You have to be the same Michelle I just sent an answer to. The answer is the same for this question ...
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| Filename and Path | 4/10/2008 |
Q: Our filename and path keeps getting deleted from the Auto Correct box and I do not know how to fix. ...
A: I think it is time to ask one or all of the other volunteers about this issue. One of them just may ...
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| MS Word Manual TOC | 4/10/2008 |
Q: I just discovered the concept of manual TOC in MS Word 2007. I like it, because I can structure my ...
A: I am not exactly sure of what you mean by a manual table of contents but here is some info about the ...
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| MS WORD 2003 | 4/9/2008 |
Q: Is there a macro or another add-in that will allow me to retain the changed lines in the margins for ...
A: Because I know practically nothing about Fields, Code or Macros this happens to be one of the few ...
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| Filename and Path | 4/8/2008 |
Q: Our filename and path keeps getting deleted from the Auto Correct box and I do not know how to fix. ...
A: I can’t be sure but maybe Word’s template doesn’t have that entry. Modify Normal.dot When Word ...
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| Problem with Line Spacing | 4/8/2008 |
Q: I am using Word2000 to edit and reformat documents. I have to maintain a few standards through out ...
A: I don’t quite understand why the line spacing is different. Is the document you received converted ...
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| MS Word | 4/8/2008 |
Q: My clipboard works sporadically. It will always register anything I cut or copy from MS Word. When ...
A: This sounds like another of those Windows and Word mysteries, but maybe not. There are two places ...
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| Forms_Drop down List that restricts availible choices | 4/7/2008 |
Q: Good Day, I’ve added the Forms drop-down that restricts available choices to those you specify. ...
A: I don’t know if you missed anything but here is how to add a Drop-Down Form Field. Before I give ...
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| styles and formatting (Word 03) | 4/7/2008 |
Q: I'm in the process of creating a template and would like to know how to make it so the formatted ...
A: I believe all you need to do is check the box labeled: Add to template on the New Style Window then ...
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| toggle between languages | 4/5/2008 |
Q: in Word for Windows 2002-- is there anyway to toggle between languages, a simple keyboard command? ...
A: Hu Juan, Here is how the Microsoft Mavens say to toggle languages: Automatically switch keyboard ...
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| Copying endnote | 4/5/2008 |
Q: When I want to use the same endnote several times within a document, how can I copy it without it ...
A: Well here is what the Microsoft Mavens have to say about this. Move or Copy a Footnote or Endnote ...
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| headers & page numbers | 4/4/2008 |
Q: I'm writing an APA style research proposal and need to have both a header and page number on the ...
A: First insert your header. Second from the Menu Bar select Insert, Page Numbers Under Position: ...
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| Printing envelopes | 4/4/2008 |
Q: I am trying to print a table with 4 columns and 14 rows on a custom size envelope(8 3/4" x 5 ...
A: Must report that I don’t have Word 2003 or 2007 and have yet to be convinced that I need it but I ...
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| MAILING LABEL MAIL MERGE | 4/3/2008 |
Q: When trying to get open data source while doing mailing label merge. Error message: "Cannot open ...
A: OK, here is what you need to do. Close Microsoft Word and any open documents. Open Microsoft Word ...
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| Updating Hyperlinks in a word document | 4/3/2008 |
Q: Here is what I want to do -- In a document there are many hyperlinks that need to be changed and I ...
A: Ah now we are getting somewhere and the operative word here is “Copy to CD”. Thanks for the ...
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| Turing off auto-numbering, but keeping the numbers. | 4/3/2008 |
Q: I like to use the automatic numbering function in word. But when I'm done creating a document, is ...
A: I am not sure I understand the question. If you turn off the auto numbering then it is Off. To my ...
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| Updating Hyperlinks in a word document | 4/2/2008 |
Q: Here is what I want to do -- In a document there are many hyperlinks that need to be changed and I ...
A: Not to sure what you mean when you say “Then I run the replace existing path to new path” If that is ...
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| Table of contents problems | 4/2/2008 |
Q: I work for a law firm. I have been using Word for approximately 12 years. I understand the concept ...
A: I like the “throwing my hands in the air in disgust” idea myself. The typist may have manually ...
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| Text boxes | 4/1/2008 |
Q: I'm using Word 2003. Is there a way to change the default margins in a textbox to zero?
A: Must report that I don’t have Word 2003 or 2007 and have yet to be convinced that I need it but I ...
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| Word 2003 indenting problems | 3/28/2008 |
Q: Dale: You had a problem in 2006 and i'm having the same problem today (this is the text from your ...
A: I am not sure we ever resolved this issue in that I don't think the questioner ever wrote me back. ...
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| Word Drop Down Box Limits | 3/28/2008 |
Q: I would like to have unlimited space in which to enter text in the Word drop down box, but our ...
A: I don’t any way to change the limits for anything in Microsoft Word. As for other versions I only ...
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| Word capability to | 3/27/2008 |
Q: Dale! You seem to be very knowledgeable about Microsoft Word. The computers I use have Microsoft ...
A: I don't see that very often on here. Now I better understand a little better what you are doing. ...
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| Word capability to "reverse" type? | 3/26/2008 |
Q: Dale! You seem to be very knowledgeable about Microsoft Word. The computers I use have Microsoft ...
A: Not sure which way you want the colors to be but this might help. Display white characters on a ...
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| Templates - Default Save | 3/26/2008 |
Q: In word 2003, is it possible when creating a template to stipulate the default Save As file name? I ...
A: I don’t know of any built-in feature that will do this. Feel free to ask one or all of the other ...
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| Default Location for Data Source Files | 3/25/2008 |
Q: Is there a way to change the default folder where Word 2003 looks for data source files for mail ...
A: To my knowledge the My Data Sources Folder is a system folder put there by Microsoft Windows or ...
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| 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: If I understand the question correctly I don’t know of any built-in feature that will do this in ...
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| symbol for cents | 3/25/2008 |
Q: I know there is a way to get the symbol for "cents" but I can't remember it. Can you help?
A: Symbol for cents I think I can help you with that. Here is the quickest way: Hold down the Alt ...
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| Uncommanded character deletion | 3/22/2008 |
Q: I'm using Word 2003. Lately, whenever I try to insert a character in a sentence, the following ...
A: I think you are looking for the Insert Key. When Insert is On the type moves to the right as you ...
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| Microsoft word 2002 | 3/22/2008 |
Q: When I have text in a table, the document occasionally inserts a large white space at the top of the ...
A: No I don’t know for sure what is going on here since I don’t have the document in front of me. But ...
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| Letterhead template | 3/21/2008 |
Q: I am creating a letterhead template with jpeg graphics( top, left margin and footer. I would like to ...
A: I don’t know of any built-in feature that will just protect the only the Header and Footer. Feel ...
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| Text alignment when mail merging | 3/20/2008 |
Q: I'm having a problem aligning text after mail merging from an Excel sheet. There is a space before ...
A: Must report that I don’t have Word 2003 or 2007 and have yet to be convinced that I need it but I ...
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| Newsletter template in MS Word 2003 | 3/20/2008 |
Q: I am trying to create a two page, two column newsletter template. The first page will have a 2in ...
A: This is an odd thing how no matter what I do or how many Section Breaks I use, the formatting ...
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| lost document | 3/20/2008 |
Q: i was about to e-mail a document to my teacher and i minimized my word document to open up yahoo. ...
A: This doesn’t sound very good. Depending on your version of Microsoft Word and the settings you may ...
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| Word search and replace | 3/19/2008 |
Q: I generate many dictations through dragon autotranscription and would like it if somehow word could ...
A: I don’t know of any built-in feature that will do this for you. Feel free to ask one or all of the ...
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| typing labels in Microsoft word 2003 | 3/19/2008 |
Q: please help!!!! I'm trying to type labels (8160), three across and ten down, but I want each label ...
A: Must report that I don’t have Word 2003 or 2007 and have yet to be convinced that I need it but I ...
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| printing envelopes with vista | 3/18/2008 |
Q: Can I print the return address on the back of an envelope and how do i do this
A: If I understand the question correctly you want to print the return address on an envelope right ...
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| Tables to Jpeg | 3/18/2008 |
Q: I was wondering if you could save a Table/calendar made in Word 2007 as a Jpeg or other picture ...
A: The only way I know to save a word page as a graphic is to use PowerPoint. You could always use ...
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| microsoft word 2002 | 3/17/2008 |
Q: How do I type on the lines of a document without the lines disappearing or moving?
A: I think you are looking for the Insert Key. When Insert is On the type moves to the right as you ...
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| WPS to Word in Office 2000 | 3/12/2008 |
Q: Dale- I noticed on another answer regarding a wps file opening in word and you said Office 2000 ...
A: Well then first open Microsoft Word. From the Menu Bar select File, Open Find and select the Works ...
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| e-mail/word perfect | 3/12/2008 |
Q: Dale...Hi!....I would like to create a document in microsoft word or word perfert using an e-mail I ...
A: The answer to your first question is this: Simple Copy and Paste Select the text you wish to copy; ...
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| Page numbering and section breaks | 3/11/2008 |
Q: I am currently writing a book and have found that the page numbers start from zero at every section ...
A: Actually my page numbers start with 1 not 0. Hope there isn’t too many of these changes from one to ...
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| WPS to Word in Office 2000 | 3/11/2008 |
Q: Dale- I noticed on another answer regarding a wps file opening in word and you said Office 2000 ...
A: Are you are trying to open Microsoft Works file with Microsoft Word? I don’t remember saying ...
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| Word Docs will not print | 3/9/2008 |
Q: I am unable to print from seemingly anything Microsoft related. I have 2003 versions of Excel and ...
A: I must say that diagnosing printer problems this way has never been very successful. There are a lot ...
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| mail merge | 3/7/2008 |
Q: I have list of approx 500 clients. I need to send them all the same letter and others at different ...
A: The feature you are looking for is called Mail Merge. After a data source or database is created ...
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| word locked for editing | 3/6/2008 |
Q: I read the posting abut this problem, which I am suddenly experiencing. I have Word 2002 that I ...
A: Did you get those files off of a CD or a DVD? Here is an idea. Read-only File Attribute To change ...
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| word locked for editing | 3/5/2008 |
Q: I read the posting abut this problem, which I am suddenly experiencing. I have Word 2002 that I ...
A: Is the program locked or is a file locked? I am not an expert on what rules Microsoft enforces but ...
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| A Formatted Header | 3/4/2008 |
Q: I am working on a manual and I would like to include titles and subtitles in the header or footer.. ...
A: I don’t use Styles much except for the built-in Styles that Word provides which are fine for most ...
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| A Formatted Header | 3/4/2008 |
Q: I am working on a manual and I would like to include titles and subtitles in the header or footer.. ...
A: I believe this might be what you are looking for. Insert The Chapter Number And Title In A Header ...
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| Locking documents in Forms Word | 3/4/2008 |
Q: I want to know if i can lock the document and still use the hyperlinks? i.e. only lock certain parts ...
A: I don’t know of any built-in way to do that. Feel free to ask one or all of the other volunteers ...
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| Locking documents in Forms Word | 3/3/2008 |
Q: I want to know if i can lock the document and still use the hyperlinks? i.e. only lock certain parts ...
A: Let me answer the second question first. After you insert a Check Box Form Field, select the Check ...
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| Microsoft Word 97 | 3/2/2008 |
Q: When I click a word document to open it I get the following error note: Microsoft Word cannot open ...
A: Can't be sure exactly what is wrong but why not try the simple things first? When Word starts ...
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| mail merge - cannot find data source | 2/28/2008 |
Q: I have multiple mail merge docs I have used for years. Since I installed svc pack 3 to office 2000, ...
A: I know, just another annoyance to drive us crazy. Well I don’t know why Microsoft Word is ...
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| Hello-WORD 97 Crashes... | 2/27/2008 |
Q: I'm a user of WORD 97 on WIN 98, when I'm trying to open WORD files from over the net, (I believe ...
A: There is a utility you can download from Microsoft to open Office 2007 documents. However, I would ...
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| mail merge with excel | 2/27/2008 |
Q: I am having problems with blank lines in a table whilst merging with excel. I am using ms word 2003 ...
A: Because I know practically nothing about Fields, Code or Macros this happens to be one of the few ...
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| Word 2007 - Footnote | 2/26/2008 |
Q: How do I change the default font and size of the text in the footnote? Thanks!
A: Here is how to change the font of a Footnote or Endnote: Switch to normal view Selects Footnotes ...
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| headers | 2/26/2008 |
Q: Work 2003. I would like to have mulitple headers. Page 1-3 one header, pgs 4- 10 another header. ...
A: Create a Different Header or Footer for Part of a Document When you create a header or footer, ...
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| Track Changes - Strange Symbols | 2/24/2008 |
Q: Dale: I'm using Microsoft Word 2003 Track Changes function and have encountered strange symbols in ...
A: I have not idea why this is happening but with most issues in Microsoft Word start with the simple ...
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| Word doesn't maximize | 2/24/2008 |
Q: When I open Word (2003) it only uses about the bottom 2/3 of the screen when I try to maximize. ...
A: Why don’t we try the simple thing first? When Word starts misbehaving the prudent thing to do is to ...
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| Word formatting problems... still | 2/22/2008 |
Q: However that doesn't seem to correct the problem. I guess I didn't describe the problem very ...
A: This explanation is a lot better and it would help if I knew what was wrong but I don’t since I have ...
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| Word formatting problems | 2/22/2008 |
Q: I have Word 2000 and am having problems with word not saving any of my formatting. I can open an ...
A: You didn’t say if there was a specific formatting change that wasn’t saved only that there are ...
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| Page Number Malfunction | 2/20/2008 |
Q: I am using Word 2000. Suddenly after years I have a pagination problem. I insert numbers through ...
A: No need to apologize, Microsoft Word can be a frustrating experience some times. If you want to ...
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| Page Number Malfunction | 2/20/2008 |
Q: I am using Word 2000. Suddenly after years I have a pagination problem. I insert numbers through ...
A: If you want to change the alignment simply open the header/footer, select the line then use the ...
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| Images in word 2000 | 2/19/2008 |
Q: Have a problem, MS word 2000 not showing my pictures. It only show the imiage box with a red cross ...
A: It would appear that you have a feature turned on that needs to be turned off. Picture Placeholders ...
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| Page Number Malfunction | 2/19/2008 |
Q: I am using Word 2000. Suddenly after years I have a pagination problem. I insert numbers through ...
A: Does it look like this: {PAGE } It appears that you have turned on a feature and you just need to ...
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| Microsoft Word Options | 2/18/2008 |
Q: Microsoft Word Options are very annoying. I get options pick exactly like I prefer, but Word does ...
A: I don’t know, sometimes the cure is worse that the original problem. I have run across a few things ...
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| Julian Day | 2/15/2008 |
Q: my question is simple, I need to insert the Julian Day automatically in a Microsoft Word Document. I ...
A: You asked the question just fine I missed the part of what Julian Day actually means. Since I know ...
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| Edit > Find does not work in my template | 2/15/2008 |
Q: Please help: I created and have been using a "customised" template (I defined and set up my own ...
A: If I understand the“tried to use the "find" feature” and using Edit, Find but you didn’t find the ...
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| Inserting an Excel spread sheet into MS Word | 2/14/2008 |
Q: I know how to insert the spread sheet into MS word but how do I print the grid lines?
A: For some reason the gridlines didn’t come with the Paste from Excel even though they were turned on ...
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| Mail Merge | 2/14/2008 |
Q: Word 2003 is the version. I am doing a Mail Merge of address labels and created the data source in ...
A: Here is what I would do: At the end of the process instead of Printing I would save to the screen. ...
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| Julian Day | 2/14/2008 |
Q: my question is simple, I need to insert the Julian Day automatically in a Microsoft Word Document. I ...
A: Here is one way to do just that: Create an AutoText entry AutoText entries must be at least five ...
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| jumping pages uncontrollably | 2/13/2008 |
Q: In a particular long document, when I move my mouse wheel even slightly, it suddenly jumps to the ...
A: I don’t know of any setting that you could set to make a mouse behave that way. It would appear ...
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| Word forms and track changes | 2/13/2008 |
Q: I am using Word 2002 SP3. I have created a protected forms for other users to complete. When some ...
A: Does this happen with everyone or just some people who open the form? I can’t be positive but you ...
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| page numbers | 2/13/2008 |
Q: I am using an older version of word,(not exactly sure how old, but probably 2003 or right before) ...
A: I guess for some reason I didn’t realize you were using a Mac Word. Feel free to ask one or all of ...
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| Overlapping Images | 2/13/2008 |
Q: Microsoft Word 2003 How to find the overlapping of images and placing them in a sequence lines. ...
A: If you checked the 'Allow Overlap' then this is what will happen: Allows object with the same ...
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| MS Word 2002 | 2/12/2008 |
Q: I am trying to print labels in word. I am going too, Tools, Letters and Mailings, Envelopes and ...
A: Not sure what you mean by outline form. But in the short term you could try this: When Word starts ...
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| MS Word 2002 "Labels" | 2/12/2008 |
Q: I am trying to print labels in word. I am going too, Tools, Letters and Mailings, Envelopes and ...
A: I can't be sure but try this next time. Click on New Document From the Menu Bar select Table, ...
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| adding a font to outlook | 2/12/2008 |
Q: i had to move everything from my main hard drive to my backup hard drive. I installed a new hard ...
A: You really don’t load any fonts into Outlook but they should go into the Windows Fonts Folder. To ...
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| bulleted lists | 2/11/2008 |
Q: Do you know of a way to get the bullet to center vertically on the text it is "bulleting" instead ...
A: I don’t know of any built-in feature that will allow you to do this. Feel free to ask one or all of ...
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| Microsoft Word 2000 | 2/9/2008 |
Q: Word was working perfectly until about one week ago. Now when I open all I get is a blank screen ...
A: I think this is what you are looking for: When Word starts misbehaving the prudent thing to do is ...
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| Bullets/backspace | 2/7/2008 |
Q: I used to be able to move bullets backward with one stroke of the backspace key, and two strokes ...
A: I must admit that my version of Microsoft Word doesn’t behave that way. When I press Backspace the ...
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| Saving Print Settings in Word 2002 | 2/7/2008 |
Q: I am using Word 2002 SP3 and a laserJet 5L with a default print setting of "EconoMode - on" in ...
A: I don’t know much about Excel and to my knowledge Word doesn’t retain those print settings like ...
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| positioning text with pictures | 2/7/2008 |
Q: I am making a picture reference document of plant diseases. I have imported pictures from the web ...
A: Here is what you want to do as you wrote in the original“I want to place these labels and the web ...
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| positioning text with pictures | 2/6/2008 |
Q: I am making a picture reference document of plant diseases. I have imported pictures from the web ...
A: Before I go off on a long explanation try this. The "secret" is to Format the pictures. In most ...
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| Creating letterhead | 2/4/2008 |
Q: I have created our office letterhead. However, when I type on it, the graphics and office ...
A: Well now this will take a little more work to accomplish. First off the letterhead will have to be ...
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| Creating letterhead | 2/4/2008 |
Q: I have created our office letterhead. However, when I type on it, the graphics and office ...
A: It would appear that you just need to put the letterhead in the Header so it doesn’t move around. ...
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| Printing Envelopes and labels | 2/3/2008 |
Q: Why is the printing on my envelopes appearing in red even though I have gone into font color and ...
A: I believe the default font color is set to Automatic which isn’t in all case necessarily black. ...
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| Mail merge printing | 2/1/2008 |
Q: I have Win XP pro, MS Word 2000 and when I do a mail merge and try to print Avery 5160 labels it ...
A: I would try increasing the top margin by a little bit a time until printing starts where you want it ...
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| Help! My "spell check" isn't working at ALL! | 2/1/2008 |
Q: I just installed my Microsoft word onto my computer and it doesn't catch ANY of my errors, even when ...
A: This is one of those issues that might have more than one cause and thus more than one solution. In ...
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| 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: If I understand the question, you want to print 4 invitations on one 8 ½ x 11 cardstock paper. ...
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| Word 2003 Form Fields | 1/31/2008 |
Q: Some time ago another user was having the same issue and you answered the query ...
A: No, I don’t have any other ideas as to why this is happening. Feel free to ask one or all of the ...
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| scanned documents | 1/31/2008 |
Q: When I scan a document and it is saved as a text file through the OCR, it loses all formatting. Is ...
A: I think this is a question for the support people who made your scanner and not a function of ...
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| hi some problems opening a protected word doc. | 1/31/2008 |
Q: i had some important pic. which i wanted to keep secure thats why i pasted them to a word doc. and ...
A: As far as I know you can’t open Microsoft Word documents with Notepad. That is why all you got was a ...
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| footnote pagination | 1/30/2008 |
Q: I'm typing a document and one of the footnotes keeps showing up at the bottom of the NEXT page (not ...
A: Here are your options when it comes to footnotes. Footnotes appear at the bottom of the page or ...
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| MS Word Mailmerge | 1/30/2008 |
Q: I am trying to mail merge about 8,000 records in MS Excel into email messages through MS Word. ...
A: I don’t know if there is a built-in feature that will do what you ask. This is a fact that to use ...
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| Removing section breaks | 1/29/2008 |
Q: Hey there dude, Just wondering how I remove section breaks in my word document.
A: Here is what the Microsoft Mavens say to do. Delete a section break When you delete a section ...
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| Footnotes | 1/28/2008 |
Q: I have a document of about 75 pages, with 25 footnotes scattered throughout. None of the ...
A: With a large document like that I hope you have it backed up. I may not have a clue either but here ...
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| Professional book writing software | 1/28/2008 |
Q: I just read your answer on formatting a book in Word. I read your line at the top: "This might be ...
A: I may not be the best person to ask about that type of software since I have never used any of those ...
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| compatibility of MS works with XP | 1/26/2008 |
Q: On my Dell, I have ms word. I have many word documents there. I'd like to transfer some to my new ...
A: I don’t have Microsoft Works but will try to help. I have found that older versions of Microsoft ...
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| Hyperlinking to Documents | 1/25/2008 |
Q: First, I apologize for what is probably a very basic question. I created a document that will be ...
A: I know that is very annoying when you keep seeing those drive letters. Let’s say I want to link to ...
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| Hyperlinking to Documents | 1/25/2008 |
Q: First, I apologize for what is probably a very basic question. I created a document that will be ...
A: No apology necessary, actually this is not all that basic to figure out, it took me quite a few ...
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| Trying to copy my autocorrect file to Word in Vista Windows | 1/25/2008 |
Q: I have recently purchased a new computer. I have thousands of autocorrect entries in the old ...
A: Let me say that I have found that when using Vista not everything works as it should. Here is how ...
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| Document Specialist | 1/24/2008 |
Q: I am an Admin Assistant and I love using MS Word. I started looking around for different employment ...
A: I also really like using Microsoft Word and do almost everything with it. As for becoming a ...
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| Microword problem | 1/24/2008 |
Q: I use Microword office 2003. somehow, I can not use all copy, cut, paste, and paste speical option ...
A: Without having the document in front of me and on my system it is difficult to diagnose something ...
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| extra space in word doc. | 1/24/2008 |
Q: I am using Microsoft Word 97-2003, working on a document that I didn't originally create. On a few ...
A: Without having the document in front of me and on my system it is difficult to diagnose something ...
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| Importing into Autocorrect | 1/24/2008 |
Q: Can any type of file be imported into the autocorrect function? I wanted to see if I could import ...
A: I don’t know of any built-in feature that will allow you to import anything to the AutoCorrect ...
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| send a word file with hyperlinks to another person | 1/23/2008 |
Q: I am preparing a Word file with hyperlinks. I defined a hyperlink base. I want to send this file to ...
A: If a hyperlink is created properly and works then you can save the document and send it to someone ...
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| Printer freezes | 1/23/2008 |
Q: This is an ongoing problem - I go to print from either Microsoft Word 97 or the Internet and the ...
A: This is most likely a hardware issue but I will tell you what I think. This sounds like one of ...
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| 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: You can’t really install a font from a document. Actually we don't really add fonts to Word but to ...
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| TOC and hyperlinks | 1/22/2008 |
Q: you had answered a question about making links using bookmarks so as to go to a specific place ...
A: I can relate to that, just when I think I am pretty good doing something with Microsoft Word for ...
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| TOC and hyperlinks | 1/22/2008 |
Q: you had answered a question about making links using bookmarks so as to go to a specific place ...
A: Oddly enough, a lot of Microsoft Office users are on the verge of insanity. Actually Bookmarks are ...
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| Merge Fields IF BLANK and IF NOT BLANK | 1/22/2008 |
Q: I use Word 2003. I am trying to merge fields to a Word Postcard for a Little League mailing using ...
A: The reason your search didn’t find anything is because there isn’t any built-in feature that will do ...
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| Page numbers and headers | 1/21/2008 |
Q: One each page i need a header that says my last name and the number one. then on the second page i ...
A: Oh OK that can be done. From the Menu Bar select File, Page Setup then the Layout Tab Put a check ...
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| Scanning | 1/21/2008 |
Q: Ihave Windows XP and I'm trying to scan a document into Microsoft Word to exit the text. When I ...
A: I think you need to use the OCR capability of your scanner. First a little about scanning and what ...
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| linking separate documents | 1/21/2008 |
Q: I am assembling a project on Word 2003 which will extend to 121 pages, each page being its own ...
A: Must report that I don’t have Word 2003 or 2007 and have yet to be convinced that I need it but I ...
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| cannot open word directly any more | 1/20/2008 |
Q: I have new laptop with office 2007 and desktop with office 2003. Created doc in 2007 and did not ...
A: Must report that I don’t have Word 2003 or 2007 and have yet to be convinced that I need it but I ...
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| MS Office Home and Student | 1/18/2008 |
Q: I am setting up a new computer with Vista and had the retailer install MS Office Home and Student. I ...
A: This could be a Vista issue and if it is I won’t be much help. Did you Register and Activate this ...
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| printing full lable page | 1/18/2008 |
Q: When I try to print full lable page it only prints 4 lables on a page. any ideas? Have microsoft ...
A: Now you got me. I would try a couple of different product numbers to see if it was just a bad ...
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| line spacing on various versions of Word | 1/18/2008 |
Q: I have been using Word 2003 at a local library, which enables me to get "exactly at" 12pt in the ...
A: I Garrett, This feature is a common one and is available with 2000 and 2002. Look under Format, ...
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| printing full lable page | 1/17/2008 |
Q: When I try to print full lable page it only prints 4 lables on a page. any ideas? Have microsoft ...
A: I will need a little more information about what you are doing if this is happening after a mail ...
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| removing "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: If you restore from a CD or DVD the file will always be Read-only. Here is how to remove the ...
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| Re: Tabs and Bullets in Word | 1/15/2008 |
Q: After re-reading my previous submission, I realized I left out the main query, which was, "Do you ...
A: For some reason I didn’t see it in any of my files. I could suggest the Detect and Repair located ...
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| Headers, footers and tables | 1/14/2008 |
Q: I am having problems using the header and footer fields on a section of a Word 3 document which ...
A: Well I just created a similar table and the header and footer didn’t present any problem. It could ...
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| Consecutive dating of pages in Microsoft Word... | 1/12/2008 |
Q: Howdy! I asked this questions once before a few months ago but was never able to get back; someone ...
A: I don’t know of any built-in feature that will automatically advance the date. This sounds like you ...
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| File Names | 1/11/2008 |
Q: I would like to copy all the file names I have in a directory. Is there any way I can do it without ...
A: The answer is not with Microsoft; it will take some third party software to do this. I use Karen's ...
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| Formatting Photos in a table | 1/11/2008 |
Q: I am trying to create a table wherein I can insert 1-3 photos within a cell and have room to comment ...
A: If I understand your question you want to simply hit Tab and have the next cell formatted the same ...
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| Questions in MS Word | 1/11/2008 |
Q: I want to know about bookmark,shared workplaces,files types and inserting supporting information.
A: The questions are pretty general so I will give you a general answer. From the Menu Bar select Help ...
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| Track change lines | 1/10/2008 |
Q: I am currently working on a document that has the track changes. I have inactivated the track ...
A: The answer is closer than you might think. Turn on the Reviewing Tool bar by going to View, ...
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| printing hyper text problem | 1/10/2008 |
Q: Hey Dale, I have serveral Microsoft 2000 word documents where there are internet links in the ...
A: The answer is a lot easier and closer than you might think. From the Menu Bar select Tools, Options ...
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| Pasted from Publisher, Word will open Thesaurus?!? | 1/9/2008 |
Q: I work a lot with Publisher and Word 2003. When I copy text from a Publisher document to a new Word ...
A: I wouldn’t think pasting would have any effect on the Thesaurus. Spell Checker or any other feature. ...
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| Word Formatting | 1/9/2008 |
Q: When I copy and paste something, e.g. an article, it copies in a column format like this: Consider ...
A: Because there are Paragraph Marks I don’t know of anyway to not paste those paragraph marks or ...
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| Lost the ability to send file from WORD | 1/9/2008 |
Q: I often use the ability to do File->Send to while in Word 2003 as part of Office Professional 2003 ...
A: Hi Dee, I don’t know anything about Adobe programs so I can't answer the PDF question. Here is one ...
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| Book printing | 1/9/2008 |
Q: I have to print something in a book form, as in something in landscape, folded in half, and stapled ...
A: What you are looking for is Book Fold but it isn’t available in your version of Microsoft Word. ...
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| Find & Replace | 1/8/2008 |
Q: I was wondering if there is a way to find and replace specific lines in a word document. I'm ...
A: It does make sense but to my knowledge I don’t know of any built-in feature that will delete ...
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| footer | 1/7/2008 |
Q: I am using MS 2007; is there a way to insert your file path and name using the URL so that when you ...
A: Must report that I don’t have Word 2007 and have yet to be convinced that I need it but I will do my ...
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| making an arrow | 1/7/2008 |
Q: I have a copy of an old book, and I would like to print a page with an arrow pointing to a key ...
A: Well I would use the Drawing Toolbar to do this. From the Menu Bar select View, Toolbars then ...
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| MS Word, Cross Box | 1/6/2008 |
Q: My question is about a cross box I've seen on a word file. I want to create the same box even I ...
A: I believe you are asking about a Check Box Form Field. This Field will allow users to select or ...
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| Mail Merge | 1/6/2008 |
Q: I created a mail merge with microsoft word, when I close and save the document, I re-open it and ...
A: Here is how to remove the read-only attribute from a file. Close Microsoft Word. Locate and ...
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| labels | 1/5/2008 |
Q: how do i make labels and list them alphabetically in microsoft word or excel.
A: Let me answer the second part of your question first. You can make the list alphabetical by sorting ...
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| templates | 1/4/2008 |
Q: I created and saved a template for a fillable form using Word, but attempts to fill in the form ...
A: I think all you need to do is limit the number of characters for each Form Field. Unlock the Form ...
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| Fonts | 1/3/2008 |
Q: How are you? I am fine. I am glad to chat with you. In MS Word 2003 any possible to show the ...
A: Can't be sure but I think you are looking for embedded fonts. Enabling Embedded True Type fonts ...
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| converting scanned jpg to word doc | 1/3/2008 |
Q: Every time I scan a typed page into my computer, when I save it it automatically becomes a jpg. Then ...
A: I think you need to use the OCR capability of your scanner. Scanning First a little about scanning ...
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| Microsoft Word 2003 Mailing Labels | 1/2/2008 |
Q: I am trying to create a document using Avery 5260 labels. I have completed one complete page of ...
A: Hi Margaret, Here is one way to do this: Since you have already filled in the labels click outside ...
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| I think it's a Border or Grid issue.. | 1/2/2008 |
Q: I do not know precisely what happened, but I have these triangles in the corners of my document that ...
A: I think this is what you are looking for: Remove Crop or Margin Marks 2000 2002 2003 Remove margin ...
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| Formatting Bulleted list | 12/28/2007 |
Q: In Microsoft Word 2002, I am trying to modify the font used in the text in one or more of the list ...
A: To my knowledge, there isn’t any way to make the text that follows a Bullet retain the formatting of ...
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| "Newsletter" | 12/27/2007 |
Q: Dale. Word 2003. I have been asked to set up a type of newsletter. They want page 1 with a heading ...
A: Maybe the answer will be a “Yes”! Now if you are using a Text Box on page one why not simply set up ...
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| Bullet | 12/26/2007 |
Q: Can we create our own bullet in Word? And if can how we do so? TQ
A: The answer is yes you can. Create A New List Style In addition to the built-in list styles that ...
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| Formatting Bulleted list | 12/24/2007 |
Q: In Microsoft Word 2002, I am trying to modify the font used in the text in one or more of the list ...
A: I think you are on the right track but need to go just a little further. Just for the record: ...
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| MS Word, browser window settings | 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: I couldn’t agree more about how annoy stuff like this can get. Why do they remove features from one ...
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| Question re cross-reference linking between 2 Word documents | 12/19/2007 |
Q: I am working on two very long affidavits which list numerous exhibits. I have a separate Word ...
A: I don’t know how or if you can do what you suggested. But you could sure try and see what happens. ...
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| Odd/Even Header Glitch | 12/19/2007 |
Q: the problem with the Odd/Even Headers in Word occurs when an odd page header is immediately followed ...
A: No quite sure I understand the question but here is how to have different odd and even page headers. ...
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| Microsoft Word - Copy pasting Table of Contents | 12/19/2007 |
Q: I have a problem when I try to copy paste the Table of Contents from a very long document (a thesis) ...
A: There is a problem because you can’t paste the Table of Contents (TOC) from one document to another ...
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| How to input footnote in locked word | 12/18/2007 |
Q: I experience difficulty in putting/editing the footnote when I protect my document with password to ...
A: It would appear that this is something you can’t do in a protected form. Feel free to ask one or ...
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| Word 2003 | 12/17/2007 |
Q: Dale, for some unknown reason I can't get my keyboard to print punctuations...these are the only ...
A: It would appear that this is a Word problem only. Normal.dot is a very important part of Microsoft ...
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| How to input footnote in locked word | 12/17/2007 |
Q: I experience difficulty in putting/editing the footnote when I protect my document with password to ...
A: I think this is what you are looking for but I don’t know how it works with footnotes. Protect some ...
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| Word 2003 | 12/17/2007 |
Q: Dale, for some unknown reason I can't get my keyboard to print punctuations...these are the only ...
A: Do you mean when you press a punctuation key on the keyboard it doesn’t put anything on the page? I ...
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| Microsoft Word 2002 task pane blocks type | 12/15/2007 |
Q: Whenever I click a task pane in a Word document, it appears in the text rather than outside the ...
A: It appears that the Task Pane is “Floating”. This is a Microsoft Word “Feature”. (Floating toolbar: ...
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| Doing Chapter Endnotes with Multiple Sections | 12/14/2007 |
Q: Using MS WORD 2003 on XP. I have multiple chapters. Each chapter has multiple MS WORD sections. ...
A: I don’t know if this is a bug or if the bug was fixed in version 2007 since I have yet to be ...
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| Doing Chapter Endnotes with Multiple Sections | 12/14/2007 |
Q: Using MS WORD 2003 on XP. I have multiple chapters. Each chapter has multiple MS WORD sections. ...
A: Here is the official way to: Restart footnote or endnote numbering from 1 You can restart ...
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| formatting forms | 12/13/2007 |
Q: I am in the midst of helping HR creating an evaluation form for employees and managers. I am having ...
A: I don’t know of any way you can have it both ways. You could have a bullet in front of the Text ...
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| screen tip blank | 12/12/2007 |
Q: I use Microsoft Word 2000. In documents that were always fine and new documents - all written with ...
A: Too bad that didn’t work. Feel free to ask one or all of the other volunteers about this issue. ...
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| screen tip blank | 12/11/2007 |
Q: I use Microsoft Word 2000. In documents that were always fine and new documents - all written with ...
A: I didn’t know you could turn those tips on or off so why not try the simple thing first? When Word ...
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| Formatting | 12/10/2007 |
Q: I think "Formatting" may be the wrong word to use in the Subject. However, here's what I am hoping ...
A: I think what you are looking for is Find and Replace How to Remove Extra Lines From the Menu Bar ...
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| Customised Heading Format | 12/7/2007 |
Q: I'm working in Word 2003 (fully patched) and am using Heading 1 to start each new section in a ...
A: I don’t know of any built-in feature that will do this. Now it can probably be done using a Macro ...
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| Cannot open Word file | 12/7/2007 |
Q: I cannot open my word file(Office 2003) from my thumb drive. When I open the document it says -Word ...
A: I would try to open the file on another computer if that is possible, which you may have already ...
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| Word 2003 mail merge - envelopes | 12/7/2007 |
Q: Everything works in the mail merge EXCEPT in the address box (for recipient) the name appears ...
A: Are you editing these lines in any way before the merge? Does this happen every time you attempt a ...
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| Color Fill Is Not Working | 12/6/2007 |
Q: I use my color fill to highlight text and suddenly it stopped working. The color fill as well as the ...
A: Sorry that didn't fix it. I think it is time to call Microsoft or feel free to ask one or all of ...
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| Color Fill Is Not Working | 12/5/2007 |
Q: I use my color fill to highlight text and suddenly it stopped working. The color fill as well as the ...
A: Well the usual reason a feature is grayed out is that before you can use it you must do something ...
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| REPEATING TEXT | 12/5/2007 |
Q: I am currently creating a form for employees to complete. At the top of the first page, among other ...
A: Because I know practically nothing about Fields, Code or Macros this happens to be one of the few ...
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| Word 2003 Footers | 12/4/2007 |
Q: Even-page footers in one section are somehow linked to even-page footers in the following section. ...
A: I don’t know exactly what you are doing to unlink them but here for review is how to: Create a ...
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| Word Fonts | 12/3/2007 |
Q: Dale. I am currently using Word2003. If I am sent a word document via e-mail as an attachment, is it ...
A: As I understand this issue if you open a document and it has a font that isn’t on your system then a ...
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| Capturing Text from a Screen Print | 11/30/2007 |
Q: Is there any way one can convert a picture to text? I'm taking this course from Skill Soft. There ...
A: Not sure I understand the question. A screen print if you are using the PrtScn Key takes a picture ...
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| Gray Corners In Word | 11/29/2007 |
Q: I am getting these gray corner markers on my screen in Word. I wouldn't normally mind them, but I am ...
A: Maybe you just need to modify Word’s blank template to get rid of those marks for future documents. ...
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| Macro in word | 11/29/2007 |
Q: How do you create a macro that makes sure that all the fields are filled and not left blank. As at ...
A: Because I know practically nothing about Fields, Code or Macros this happens to be one of the few ...
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| Gray Corners In Word | 11/29/2007 |
Q: I am getting these gray corner markers on my screen in Word. I wouldn't normally mind them, but I am ...
A: I think this could be what you are talking about. Margin marks or crop marks appear on each corner ...
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| Mail Merge | 11/28/2007 |
Q: Is there an easy way to take a multi-page merged document and divide them into individual files of 1 ...
A: I don’t know of any built-in way to do this. This will probably require that some one write a Macro ...
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| Template on every page (Word 2003) | 11/28/2007 |
Q: the charity I help wants an invoice system so that in one .doc file every time they start a new page ...
A: I think I understand the question and to my knowledge there isn’t any built-in feature that will do ...
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| Document Classification | 11/28/2007 |
Q: Is it possible to ensure that while closing a MS Word document, the document classification (Public, ...
A: Are you asking that as you close a Microsoft document the process will pause and make the user ...
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| Forms | 11/28/2007 |
Q: I am an executive recruiter and I've created a word document (2 pages) that asks candidates all of ...
A: If you are asking how to create a form here is how to do just that. How to Create a Form That Users ...
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| Updating Fields in MS Word/Excel Data Source XP | 11/27/2007 |
Q: I have a 200 page documents, each page contain one field inside a text box linked to a single column ...
A: It sounds like your installation is corrupted or damaged in some way, as in the print option not ...
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| Formulas in Tables | 11/26/2007 |
Q: I have a list of text in a table and I was wondering if I could use the Count formula to count how ...
A: Because I know practically nothing about Fields, Code, Macros or Formulas this happens to be one of ...
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| Troubles Printing from Microsoft | 11/25/2007 |
Q: I am having troubles printing anything from a Microsoft program. It doesn't matter if it is a word ...
A: Print problems are very difficult to diagnose from afar as we are doing here. If your printer ...
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| hyphens as typos | 11/21/2007 |
Q: I'm using Word XP Pro (aka Word 2002 in the info box) and am entirely unable to make it stop ...
A: This is an interesting question since I too have Word 2002 but my version does not try to correct ...
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| MailMege Label selection question | 11/20/2007 |
Q: I have been asked to automate an application for a small charity that has a mailing list can can't ...
A: I don’t know of any built-in way to do something like this without writing some kind of code or a ...
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| Letter Button | 11/19/2007 |
Q: I have a button on a contact form in Outlook 2003. The button opens an instance of a word template ...
A: Because I know practically nothing about Fields, Code or Macros this happens to be one of the few ...
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| MS Office 2000 not opening | 11/17/2007 |
Q: I am working on Windows 2003 Server Standerd Edition. And MS Office 2000 is installed on Server. ...
A: I can’t help you with Excel but as for Word try this. When Word starts misbehaving the prudent ...
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| Changing a TOC into text | 11/16/2007 |
Q: Would you kindly remind me of the short cut to turn a WORD 2003 Table of Contents (TOC) into text ...
A: Must report that I don’t have Word 2003 and have yet to be convinced that I need it but I will do my ...
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| 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: Here is how some of the Microsoft Mavens do this with Visual Basic of which I know nothing. How to: ...
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| Page Numbering Question for MS Word 2003 | 11/15/2007 |
Q: I have a question regarding page numbering in Word. This is for my project which consists title, ...
A: No when you do this it only changes the numbering for the current paragraph as in the examples ...
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| Linking footers | 11/15/2007 |
Q: Is it possible to link a footer to another document. We have over 300 standard letters in an ...
A: I don’t know of any built-in way to link footer to another document. You could make a template with ...
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| disappearing zero | 11/14/2007 |
Q: I have downloaded a Microsoft Word document from a government agency. I am using Word 2002. The ...
A: If the Text Field is formatted for a number then there is nothing you can do about it. Now if you ...
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| word 2000-booklet making | 11/14/2007 |
Q: I am confused on how to make a booklet flow with different page numbering (If it is even possible in ...
A: I have never made one myself but here is what the Microsoft Mavens say about this task. Create a ...
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| File linking | 11/13/2007 |
Q: I have a Microsoft Excel file and a Microsoft Word file. However, the files need to be sent as one ...
A: I don’t know a whole lot about Excel but here is what I would do to make a single file. Open the ...
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| Microsoft word 2003 | 11/13/2007 |
Q: How can I remove the line in the "reference" page? Whenever I insert reference in my document at the ...
A: Alt + V +F to switch Footnote view pane Change or remove a footnote or endnote separator Here is ...
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| Forms in Word 2003: Image placeholder | 11/12/2007 |
Q: I have 2 questions regarding creation of Forms in Word 2003. 1) How do I create a placeholder for a ...
A: I don’t know of any built-in form field that you can paste an image into. Maybe the following will ...
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| Word 2003 Opening Document Error | 11/12/2007 |
Q: I recently installed SP3 for Office 2003. Afterwards I was unable to open any previous Word ...
A: You have to have a copy of Normal.dot somewhere on your computer. If you don’t know the location, ...
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| Word 2003 Opening Document Error | 11/12/2007 |
Q: I recently installed SP3 for Office 2003. Afterwards I was unable to open any previous Word ...
A: When Word starts misbehaving the prudent thing to do is to simply replace Normal.dot. (Normal.dot is ...
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| Auto Text gone missing! | 11/10/2007 |
Q: Until today I have been using an extensive list of autotext entries to create standard documents and ...
A: The only suggestion I have is to see if you have a backup copy of Normal.dot somewhere. Feel free ...
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| Word auto corrects one word for another | 11/10/2007 |
Q: Office 2000 Professional Student using Word types in the letter "I" and Word is auto corrects it by ...
A: The good news is that there is a fix and it involves a Microsoft Word “Feature” called AutoText. ...
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| Can't send e-mail from Word | 11/10/2007 |
Q: can't send an open document using Word. When I click on the "Send to - e-mail recipient" tab, I ...
A: It could be that your Microsoft Word installation is corrupted or damaged in some way or your E-mail ...
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| IHS v. HIS | 11/9/2007 |
Q: I work for the Rosebud Sioux Tribe Office of Water Resources and with the Indian Health Service ...
A: I wish there was a simple way to cure these problems but sometimes the cure is worse than the ...
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| Section Breaks / foot or endnote question | 11/9/2007 |
Q: I'm sorry I don't quite know the etiquette on here and apologies if I am not asking this question ...
A: I think the answer could be in the Footnote and Endnote Dialog Box. You will need a Section Break ...
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| Auto Text gone missing! | 11/9/2007 |
Q: Until today I have been using an extensive list of autotext entries to create standard documents and ...
A: I think and hope that this is just a case of a Microsoft “Feature” causing us more distress. When ...
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| Mail Merge Query - Multiple Excel Worksheets into Single Word Document? | 11/9/2007 |
Q: This is a question that overlaps a little with MS Excel but hope you can help! I have a workbook ...
A: I will try and help. Don’t know a lot about Excel but I think to make the merge work you will need ...
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| Using | 11/9/2007 |
Q: I have a large website (over 1000 pages) that I built and maintain myself. I first went online in ...
A: I must have got lucky since I found some answers for you. Go to the links below: Word with the ...
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| Page numbers in TOC going mad when sent via Outlook | 11/8/2007 |
Q: My boss has Word 2003, and has a TOC on the second page of the document. She updates the TOC, and ...
A: Without having the document in front of me and on my system it is difficult to diagnose something ...
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| bullets | 11/8/2007 |
Q: how do you put two bullets on the same line?
A: To my knowledge you can't put two bullets on the same line but I have a “work around”. I create a ...
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| TOC problem | 11/7/2007 |
Q: Dale, I have a beautiful table of contents in a word document. The only problem is that a few of ...
A: I don’t know about suggestions since a TOC is created from Heading Styles and it shouldn’t matter if ...
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| WORD 97 | 10/30/2007 |
Q: Every time I hit the space bar, I get a "dot" for each space. (not a period).When I print thew ...
A: The answer is closer than you might think. Formatting Marks Enable or Disable From the Menu Bar ...
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| Text around tables | 10/26/2007 |
Q: I often include narrow tables in text documents. I'd like to have text flow around the table, like ...
A: Here is what you can do with Table Properties. Open Table Properties and the Table Tab Under Te3xt ...
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| Drop downs with editing option in one document | 10/26/2007 |
Q: I am working on a form containing drop downs. Also in the form I want to allow for the insertion of ...
A: I think what you are looking for is located under Tools. Protect some sections and leave others ...
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| Headers/footers | 10/25/2007 |
Q: I have been given a 1 page Word doc with a logo embedded in the header. I need to add page 2 for ...
A: As a matter of fact there is a way to have different margins for every page if necessary. From the ...
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| alphaabetical | 10/25/2007 |
Q: I want to type a list of words of songs and then put them in Alphabetical order. Please tell me how ...
A: I’ll be glad to tell you how put that song list in order. Open Microsoft Word and type your list of ...
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| pictures printed as black boxes | 10/25/2007 |
Q: I have one big problem with my ms word 07.As I wrote in subject - printed documents from word have ...
A: If you are seeing the image in Print Preview but it isn’t printing out then the issue just might be ...
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| Backspace | 10/24/2007 |
Q: On the computers at work and the library, I can select text and hit the backspace key, and it will ...
A: I don’t know if your file is corrupted or not. Press the Insert Key to turn on and off insert text ...
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| Headers/footers | 10/24/2007 |
Q: I have been given a 1 page Word doc with a logo embedded in the header. I need to add page 2 for ...
A: I think you can solve this with page settings. From the Menu Bar select File, Page Settings Select ...
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| pictures printed as black boxes | 10/24/2007 |
Q: I have one big problem with my ms word 07.As I wrote in subject - printed documents from word have ...
A: Must report that I don’t have Word 2007and have yet to be convinced that I need it but I will do my ...
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| Auto fill-in of duplicate data in Word | 10/24/2007 |
Q: At work we use Word 2003 to create planning for manufacturing. We have a standard template doc that ...
A: So you are entering data in the page one header and want it to appear in all subsequent headers? ...
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| Word 2000 Print Preview | 10/23/2007 |
Q: I apologize. I told you wrong in my last e-mail. I need a way for Word's print preview, multiple ...
A: No need to apologize but nice that you did. I kind of though you meant the opposite of what you ...
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| Microsoft word 2007 | 10/23/2007 |
Q: I wonder how can we activate the auto dictionary in word-2007 so that if we write "Sa", word will ...
A: I don’t know of any way to make Microsoft Word suggest particular words when running a Spell Check. ...
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| Printing Word Documents | 10/22/2007 |
Q: I have a macbook just now a year old which has always been compatible with my printer. All of the ...
A: I don’t know anything about Mac’s or Apple products so feel free to ask one or all of the other ...
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| Mail Merge | 10/22/2007 |
Q: Word version 2002. I am trying to mail merge onto labels that have a different picture for each ...
A: This is something that I have never tried to do but here is what the Microsoft Mavens have to say ...
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| scan and print from Microsoft Word | 10/22/2007 |
Q: We tried to scan text and print from Microsoft Word. It is viewable in Word, but when we tried to ...
A: First a little about scanning and what happens when you scan something and maybe this will also ...
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| whats happened | 10/22/2007 |
Q: i was doing my coursework and frequently kept saving in word proabbaly word 2000. i went to press ...
A: Not sure what happened here with the limited amount of information but if you can’t open the file in ...
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| Printing Mail Merge | 10/18/2007 |
Q: Using MSWord 2000 I have a merged doc that prints every page when I print. If I set it to print ...
A: I think print range is a Print Dialog window function. From the Menu Bar select File then Print ...
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| word files corrupted | 10/18/2007 |
Q: i have some word files in my hard drive in a single folder when i click to open they ask for ...
A: It would appear that what you think are Microsoft Word formatted documents are not Microsoft Word ...
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| problems with normal template (Word 2000) | 10/17/2007 |
Q: I'm having a problem with my normal template when it opens up... for some reason the top margin and ...
A: You already figured this out for yourself but just for the record and so you will know: Show or ...
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| word files corrupted | 10/17/2007 |
Q: i have some word files in my hard drive in a single folder when i click to open they ask for ...
A: Not sure what you mean by this: “i click to open they ask for encoding and they are not decoded via ...
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| My doc file close without notice | 10/17/2007 |
Q: Every time I try to open one of my MS Word file, it closes automatically prior I can do anything. ...
A: Let’s try the simple thing first. When Word starts misbehaving the prudent thing to do is to simply ...
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| Forms in Word | 10/16/2007 |
Q: I am trying to create a form that will be used be emailed to people to fill out. Some people will ...
A: Here is what I did when I had a similar situation. Insert your Form Field then use the Drawing ...
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| problems with normal template (Word 2000) | 10/16/2007 |
Q: I'm having a problem with my normal template when it opens up... for some reason the top margin and ...
A: I find things like this to be most annoying myself. The answer is to modify Normal.dot so you only ...
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| typing/alphabetical order | 10/16/2007 |
Q: Dale...I rarely type a letter but I am curious about which program would suit this unexperienced ...
A: If you are asking me my opinion of which program to buy; then hands down it would be Microsoft Word. ...
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| footnote not on the same page with footnote mark | 10/15/2007 |
Q: I run into this problem from time to time. I use Ctrl-Alt-f to insert a footnote and type in the ...
A: Much as I tried to duplicate what you described I just couldn’t do it. I don’t know why this is ...
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| MS Word & watermark | 10/14/2007 |
Q: Using Word 2003, is it possible to have a picture inserted as a watermark the covers an ENTIRE page. ...
A: I don’t know how you are trying to insert the watermark but when I insert a picture and leave the ...
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| Scanning photo | 10/13/2007 |
Q: I recently scanned photos onto Microsoft Word, but I can't seem to get the photos into photo format ...
A: The simple thing to do would be to simply Scan to File to begin with instead of scanning into ...
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| Scanning photo | 10/13/2007 |
Q: I recently scanned photos onto Microsoft Word, but I can't seem to get the photos into photo format ...
A: Once you scan in the graphic or picture into Microsoft Word it is in photo format as far as Word is ...
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| header and footers causing | 10/11/2007 |
Q: Dale, your response below is something I have done with a Word document and it works great. However ...
A: I guess your particular printer won’t see the pages in the proper order to use those print settings. ...
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| Word 2003 Markup | 10/11/2007 |
Q: Dale. I am using Word 2003 under Windows Xp. I have been given a document with 50+ tracked changes. ...
A: This is a very good question. I don’t know of any way to change the default setting for this ...
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| Word 2002 clipart | 10/10/2007 |
Q: Wiley, I have been using Word 2002. When I started doing clipart I noticed some of the cliparts ...
A: Without having the document in front of me and on my system it is difficult to diagnose something ...
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| full justifications with websites | 10/9/2007 |
Q: I am having a problem with full justification and long websites. say for instance my text is... ...
A: To my knowledge in Microsoft Word you can't split a hyperlink with a paragraph or line return. As ...
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| Formatting problem (MS Word) | 10/8/2007 |
Q: When i sent a well formatted document (Arial font) to our senior, i was surprised to see the ...
A: Well I don’t understand why the font is different either. When I open a document is displays the ...
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| OpenType fonts not in font list | 10/8/2007 |
Q: I recently purchased and installed a new font, ITC Stone Serif Semibold. It is an OpenType font. It ...
A: It could be the default printer doesn’t support that font and that is why you can’t see in the font ...
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| Manuscript | 10/7/2007 |
Q: "Hello, I am currently writing a book using Microsoft Word. I know what the proper manuscript form ...
A: now we have something to work on. You have a couple of options here. We could create a template ...
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| Manuscript | 10/7/2007 |
Q: "Hello, I am currently writing a book using Microsoft Word. I know what the proper manuscript form ...
A: I don’t know which manuscript form you want to use either. There are any number of criteria for ...
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| Small windows | 10/7/2007 |
Q: Dale, this applies to Word and Internet Explorer, but there's no catagory here showing IE ...
A: Oh I get it now, for IE (Internet Explorer) you are just clicking on links. Well I have had the ...
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| Words 2003 auto update | 10/7/2007 |
Q: I work in a legal firm, and frequently I have to type the courts' location. I am trying to use Words ...
A: Sorry that didn’t work for you. From what I read about what you want to do it looks to me like you ...
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| Small windows | 10/6/2007 |
Q: Dale, this applies to Word and Internet Explorer, but there's no catagory here showing IE ...
A: It sounds to me like you have done everything I would have told you to do already. Maybe the one ...
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| labels in WORD 2003 | 10/5/2007 |
Q: We would like to set the default to single label in the Word/ envelopes and labels program. it is ...
A: This is one of those things that we all wish Microsoft would let users do; change the defaults for ...
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| Text form fields | 10/3/2007 |
Q: I've set up a table with questions on one line and a text form field on the next line. I realize I ...
A: The text wrapping is not a function of the field but of the table or table cell. Open the Table ...
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| MS Word | 10/2/2007 |
Q: Whenever I try to open word, it always says NOT RESPONDING. Everthing else in Office 2000 opens. I ...
A: We need to find where you copy of Normal.dot is located so you can delete it. Close Microsoft Word ...
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| Word 2003 changes default dictionary in spell check | 10/2/2007 |
Q: Dale. I saw your recent answer to someone about changing language settings in Word 2003. Your fix ...
A: You might not be doing anything wrong with the exception of changing the language back to English. ...
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| Hyperlinks in MS-Office | 10/1/2007 |
Q: On my PC, my "Hyperlinks" in MS-Office to Adobe PDF files do not work and by click on my ...
A: Oh I get it now. Well I guess we need to be sure what we think is a hyperlink is a hyperlink. What ...
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| Hyperlinks in MS-Office | 10/1/2007 |
Q: On my PC, my "Hyperlinks" in MS-Office to Adobe PDF files do not work and by click on my ...
A: Oh I get it now. Well I guess we need to be sure what we think is a hyperlink is a hyperlink. What ...
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| Hyperlinks in MS-Office | 10/1/2007 |
Q: On my PC, my "Hyperlinks" in MS-Office to Adobe PDF files do not work and by click on my ...
A: Are you talking about a hyperlink in a Microsoft Word document? If so then to make it “work” you ...
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| Word Margins | 9/30/2007 |
Q: I'm having a problem with my margins. When I open Word the cursor starts right at the top of the ...
A: There are a couple of things you can do if you don’t like the cursor looking like it is at the top ...
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| Words 2003 auto update | 9/29/2007 |
Q: I work in a legal firm, and frequently I have to type the courts' location. I am trying to use Words ...
A: If I understand the question correctly I think you are looking for the AutoCorrect Function. Create ...
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| Editing document with number list & TOC | 9/28/2007 |
Q: I have a document with numbered list and table of contents. Need to make changes to document but the ...
A: If I understand your question I think you just need to update the TOC. Here is how the Microsoft ...
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| Word for Mac Page setup | 9/27/2007 |
Q: I am trying to print a custom page size in Word for Mac 2003 (OSX). I set up the page and can view ...
A: This question might be better answered by someone who uses a Mac. Must report that I don’t have ...
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| Cursor Problems in Word | 9/26/2007 |
Q: I am using Microsoft Word 2003. I am having a problem with the mouse not working only in the ...
A: No cursor in Word? Never had that happen yet. I am not very high tech and this is out of my ...
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| Word 2003 full screen malfunction | 9/26/2007 |
Q: When i open word 2003 it opens in full screen mode, however the problem is that it doesn't fill the ...
A: Do you mean Full Screen or Maximized? Word does have a Full Screen mode. Now I think you mean the ...
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| Printing address labels from Windows address book | 9/24/2007 |
Q: Ok, I want to keep this short and to the point.....I have all of my info in windows address book. ...
A: I appreciate you being to the point but next time you might want to let us know what version of ...
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| need help regarding page numbering | 9/23/2007 |
Q: in msword page from 1 to 9 i don't want to number. i want to make page number 10 as number 1 and ...
A: If I understand this right here is what you need to do. Put your cursor in the second section On ...
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| Top mergin actual set up. | 9/23/2007 |
Q: My top mergin will be down .5 inch. When I setup a page with Top Margin 1 inch But while I take ...
A: I don’t know why the page margin isn’t exactly the measurement that you set it but here is the ...
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| Lost Toolbars/Menu Bars on Microsoft Word 2000 | 9/23/2007 |
Q: I have lost all the toolbars/Menu Bars and basically everything at the top of the document with the ...
A: Full Screen It sounds to me like you are in Full Screen view which allows you to display as much of ...
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| need help regarding page numbering | 9/23/2007 |
Q: in msword page from 1 to 9 i don't want to number. i want to make page number 10 as number 1 and ...
A: Page Numbers on some pages but not others The answer will be in two parts, one Create a Different ...
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| Word 2002 | 9/22/2007 |
Q: Hullo - sometimes when I create a document a second page appears and just won't go away! I have ...
A: One way to get rid of the second page especially when all you see is blank pages is to page down to ...
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| Microsoft Word | 9/21/2007 |
Q: I am preparing a large word document that has multiple tables (an action plan with 3 columns by 5 ...
A: Because I know practically nothing about Fields, Code or Macros this happens to be one of the few ...
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| converting to interactive web page. | 9/21/2007 |
Q: I've been given CV/questionnaire designed in Word 2000 and asked to include it on a website, ...
A: I would tend to agree that this could be fairly complicated. Because I know practically nothing ...
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| Mail Merge | 9/20/2007 |
Q: I have a word doc that I am trying to use mail merge with an excel spreadsheet. I start it as a ...
A: All I can think of at this point is to look at your data source. If the columns are labeled company ...
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| Pagination | 9/20/2007 |
Q: I have several diffentent Word files coming many sources, and the final document needs to have ...
A: As a matter of fact it is possible to tell Word what page number to start with when numbering pages ...
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| Field Editing (?) in MS Word 2003 | 9/20/2007 |
Q: I have a field in Word where I enter the time, 00:12. I would like word to skip over the colon after ...
A: Because I know practically nothing about Fields, Code or Macros this happens to be one of the few ...
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| Word 2002 Not automatically captalising after full stop after numbers | 9/20/2007 |
Q: There is a really annoying aspect of Word 2002 that I'm hoping you could help with. When typing some ...
A: Your question was “Is there a fix for this?” I believe there is a fix and here is how to implement ...
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| Mail Merge | 9/19/2007 |
Q: I have a word doc that I am trying to use mail merge with an excel spreadsheet. I start it as a ...
A: I hate it when I think I am doing everything correctly but it still doesn’t work. When you do a ...
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| cannot e-mail word document with pictures inserted in text | 9/19/2007 |
Q: Why am I having trouble sending word documents with pictures inserted into the text to my e-mail ...
A: The first thing to do is to contact your ISP to find out if you can do what you are trying to do. ...
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| Endnotes | 9/18/2007 |
Q: I have a similar problem to the recent one on this subject that you answered. I too am working with ...
A: Again as I have said many times I might not be the best one to ask about large documents and ...
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| Mail Merge | 9/18/2007 |
Q: I'm using MS Word 2003 to perform a mail merge. It's basically a name and address, a salutation ...
A: Must report that I don’t have Word 2003 and have yet to be convinced that I need it but I will do my ...
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| problems when moving master documents and subdocuments | 9/18/2007 |
Q: on my home computer the master document works fine. i saved it all onto a memory stick and updated ...
A: Without having the document in front of me and on my system it is difficult to diagnose something ...
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| toolbars not showing | 9/18/2007 |
Q: I have windows 95- my computer recently crashed and I have reinstalled microsoft word- the toolbar ...
A: This is kind of odd isn’t it? Without having the document in front of me and on my system it is ...
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| MS Word 2000 and address labels | 9/17/2007 |
Q: I'm a medical transcriptionist, routinely type 25 to 30 letters per day per doc (4 docs). I have a ...
A: Here is how I understand it: You transcribe the doctor’s notes for each patient and type the notes ...
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| MS Word 2000 and address labels | 9/17/2007 |
Q: I'm a medical transcriptionist, routinely type 25 to 30 letters per day per doc (4 docs). I have a ...
A: By the way someone needs to invent a cool laser printer that doesn’t melt envelopes and even label ...
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| Microsoft word | 9/17/2007 |
Q: im new to microsoft word and was wondering how do you embedd a image on a word document?
A: I think this is a very good question. After all what is an embedded object anyway? An embedded ...
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| MS Word 2000 and address labels | 9/17/2007 |
Q: I'm a medical transcriptionist, routinely type 25 to 30 letters per day per doc (4 docs). I have a ...
A: I think I need a little clarification as to exactly what you are trying to do. What address is it ...
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| Alphabetical sorting MS Word 2002 | 9/16/2007 |
Q: I use MSWord 2002. Can I use Word to create a list of the addresses of my contacts and have it sort ...
A: The answer to this question could be extremely detailed. It depends on a lot of information that I ...
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| Spell check default language | 9/16/2007 |
Q: My computer keeps using the default spell check language of English (Canada) instead of English ...
A: This sounds like another of those annoying Microsoft Word behaviors. I can’t be sure but you may ...
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| Footnotes | 9/14/2007 |
Q: I am trying to add our company logo at the top of a page and our company address at the bottom of ...
A: To my knowledge, there isn’t any way to convert the colors in Microsoft Word to CYMK and Excel is ...
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| Form Fields Issue | 9/14/2007 |
Q: I just read your answer on how to "Enter Data in a Form Field and Automatically Appear Elsewhere in ...
A: Because I know practically nothing about Fields, Code or Macros this happens to be one of the few ...
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| Email mail merge | 9/14/2007 |
Q: I am using Word 2003 and would like to do a mail merge to email, I have set up the fields etc and ...
A: Must report that I don’t have Word 2003 and have yet to be convinced that I need it but I will do my ...
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| changing text box defaults | 9/14/2007 |
Q: Is there a way to change the default text box to one with no color and no line? I am using Word 2003 ...
A: I’m sorry I should have written a little more. You can’t save a Text Box but you can save a ...
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| changing text box defaults | 9/13/2007 |
Q: Is there a way to change the default text box to one with no color and no line? I am using Word 2003 ...
A: I don’t know of any built-in way to change the default Text Box. If I used Text Boxes often I would ...
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| page numbering in Word Publisher 2000 | 9/12/2007 |
Q: I am doing a 12 document book in Word Publisher 2000 and would like to number my pages (at bottom of ...
A: I don’t know if I can be of assistance or not because if you are using Publisher; I know nothing ...
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| MS Word 2000 | 9/12/2007 |
Q: I am still using a very old version of MS Office and I am having a problem with text boxes. I am ...
A: Same answer: Hello Again Melanie, You will need a graphics program to do soemthing like this. I ...
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| MS Word 2000 | 9/11/2007 |
Q: I am still using a very old version of MS Office and I am having a problem with text boxes. I am ...
A: As a matter of fact there is a way to keep graphics, pictures and drawing objects together. Select ...
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| Word 2003 problems with HTML mail merge | 9/11/2007 |
Q: I bought a PC that had Office 2007 loaded on it but I wasn’t given any authorization key so I never ...
A: I don’t know why this is happening and it is strange about the Plain Text and HTML E-mail types ...
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| Tables in Ms Word | 9/11/2007 |
Q: I have two separate table. Each one contains a cell with the same information. Can I set it up so ...
A: I suspect you might get this to work with a Ref Field. Because I know practically nothing about ...
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| Find and Replace | 9/10/2007 |
Q: I have Word 2007. I have a problem. When I attempt to do a "replace" or a "replace and save" or ...
A: Tom, Must report that I don’t have Word 2003 or 2007and have yet to be convinced that I need it but ...
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| word outline formatting problems | 9/10/2007 |
Q: Hey all I've been reading some of the threads here regarding the outlining function in word and my ...
A: I might not be the one to ask about outlining since I have rarely used this function. It is always ...
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| Annoying enter situation. | 9/9/2007 |
Q: I already asked this question to another expert (I forgot who, sorry if I resend it to you), but I ...
A: You didn’t say if Word was the only program that you have a problem with. We need to find out if ...
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| Word 2000 | 9/8/2007 |
Q: I am having several problems, but will start with one - page numbers. It seems it should be easy, ...
A: Let me start with the margin issue. As a rule when you get a message about the margins it means ...
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| footnotes | 9/7/2007 |
Q: How do I get the reference numbers in the text to come out in superscript instead of the same type ...
A: Without having the document in front of me and on my system it is hard to diagnose something like ...
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| MS word 2000 text box does not print | 9/7/2007 |
Q: My word 2000 doc I created looks normal ( all text is visible) I hit print preview and images and ...
A: Without having the document in front of me and on my system it is hard to diagnose something like ...
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| Default print settings in Word 2003 | 9/7/2007 |
Q: Whenever I print a document in word, the next time i open word to print a different document word is ...
A: I am not so sure this isn’t a printer issue and I don’t know why the printer is retaining the ...
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| Headers and Footers | 9/7/2007 |
Q: I have prepared a 100 pages document on "Mango tree".My chapter titles are Chapter Title 1. ...
A: Well I think what you want can be done, it will take a little work on your part but it can be done. ...
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| Word 2003 | 9/6/2007 |
Q: When i open Word, the document recovery pane opens along with save as dialog box. The save as will ...
A: I can’t tell you anything about Excel but will try and help with Microsoft Word. Now it could be ...
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| Word 2000 | 9/6/2007 |
Q: I am having several problems, but will start with one - page numbers. It seems it should be easy, ...
A: I know what you mean; page numbers can be a real challenge. If I understand your question correctly ...
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| find/replace question | 9/6/2007 |
Q: I'm trying to find symbol ^p and replace it with space ONLY IF the previous symbol (the symbol ...
A: To my knowledge you can only Search and Replace one set of criteria at a time. I don’t know of any ...
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| Word 2007? | 9/5/2007 |
Q: Greetings Dale from the Microsoft Excel expert area :D. I've run into an odd problem with Microsoft ...
A: Because I know practically nothing about Fields, Code or Macros this happens to be one of the few ...
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| Changing an emblem on an envelope in word | 9/5/2007 |
Q: I am trying to figure out how to change our current emblem that prints automatically on our ...
A: Without knowing much about how or what you are printing from here is the short answer. Select the ...
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| Problem with Ctrl+C and Ctrl+V buttons in Microsoft Word | 9/4/2007 |
Q: I have a problem with using the buttons Ctrl+C and Ctrl+V in order to copy and paste, they don't ...
A: You didn’t say if other ways of copy and paste worked but here is one thought. The only think that ...
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| Converting Word Documents | 9/4/2007 |
Q: I am using Microsoft Word 2002, and I have a problem with converting documents. No matter what ...
A: This is a hard question to answer without knowing a whole lot of other information but I will try ...
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| watermarks | 9/3/2007 |
Q: I am using Microsoft Works and am trying to create a business card document and cannot get a ...
A: Sorry but I know absolutely nothing about Microsoft Works. Feel free to ask one or all of the other ...
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| Word 2002 - 2003 conflict? | 9/3/2007 |
Q: I've created a technical document in Word 2002. It uses headers and footers. It prints exactly as it ...
A: Must report that I don’t have Word 2003 and have yet to be convinced that I need it but I will do my ...
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| footnote problem | 9/2/2007 |
Q: I am editing a dissertation and my footnotes have gone wrong. I was previously using a computer ...
A: Korkoi, Must report that I don’t have Word 2003 or 2007and have yet to be convinced that I need it ...
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| Document name or path is not valid | 9/2/2007 |
Q: Hey Dale. I'm using Microsoft Word 2002 and I have a few documents saved on a disk. There's only ...
A: Without having the document in front of me and on my system it is hard to diagnose something like ...
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| Fresh Document | 8/31/2007 |
Q: ok well.. my little cousin was busy messin round with word and i dunno what she did with the ...
A: We should make your little cousin fix this mess shouldn’t we? Maybe not The answer is close at hand ...
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| MS Word - Cursor Jumps After Deletes | 8/31/2007 |
Q: MS Word 2003 SP2 When I delete an object on a page (e.g. a text box or an inserted picture) the ...
A: Now this is some strange behavior. Must admit I have never heard of this particular thing ...
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| checkboxes without protection | 8/30/2007 |
Q: I want to use checkbox in word without using the protect/unprotect document option present in the ...
A: As for duplicating the same check box why not set up the first one then simply copy and paste it to ...
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| Linked Word Documents | 8/30/2007 |
Q: I put together reports from many differnt word documents (v. 2003) into one master document via ...
A: Since my work with Master Documents is next to nothing I might not be the right person to ask about ...
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| MICROSOFT WORD 97 ..... HELP!!! | 8/30/2007 |
Q: I was typing this morning & somehow I caused my computer to mess up... whenever I am typing the ...
A: This is somewhat of a mystery. Without having the document in front of me and on my system it is ...
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| word 2003 multiple if statement | 8/30/2007 |
Q: Word 2003. I have a word document FORM (2 pages) Page one contains 3 company names and addresses ...
A: Because I know practically nothing about Fields, Code or Macros this happens to be one of the few ...
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| Mail Merge in Office 2003 | 8/29/2007 |
Q: I just upgraded two computers in our office. I installed the same version of MS Office2003 that we ...
A: I think you need to ask this same question to someone familiar with Access. Feel free to ask one or ...
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| Footnote Numbering Out of Sequence | 8/29/2007 |
Q: I am working on a very large Microsoft Word Document with a decent number (150) of footnotes. In ...
A: I don’t have any quick idea as to why this I happening but while researching your question I came ...
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| closing documents using Ctrl f4 | 8/29/2007 |
Q: I have a user who previously used Word 2002. Whenever she created a document from a template that ...
A: Must report that I don’t have Word 2003 or 2007and have yet to be convinced that I need it but I ...
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| Inserting a Web Page into Microsof Word | 8/28/2007 |
Q: I'm creating a demo for an Internet based system and I need to copy examples from the Internet ...
A: I hope I understand this correctly. You want to copy part or all of an Internet screen. Well there ...
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| Word restart numbering does not work. | 8/28/2007 |
Q: I consider myself a Word expert, but sometimes its outlining and numbering behavior seem ...
A: Must report that I don’t have Word 2003 or 2007and have yet to be convinced that I need it but I ...
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| Convert PDF to Word document | 8/28/2007 |
Q: is there a way wherein i can convert pdf file in to a Word document or a text format.Because i have ...
A: I don’t know much about PDF files or Adobe Acrobat Reader. I do know my version of Adobe Acrobat ...
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| PDF to Word | 8/28/2007 |
Q: I have a pdf doc that I've added comments to, in a comment box. I've also saved the doc as a Wrod ...
A: As I said before, I know very little about Adobe PDF files but here is an idea. For instance there ...
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| word macro question | 8/27/2007 |
Q: I would like to create a macro that will create tables into a document, but first it needs to create ...
A: Because I know practically nothing about Fields, Code or Macros this happens to be one of the few ...
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| borders lines | 8/27/2007 |
Q: I want to set up a template/document that someone can just type into. I want the page to be ...
A: Do I understand this correctly? You want lines on the paper and then you want to be able to type ...
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| PDF to Word | 8/26/2007 |
Q: I have a pdf doc that I've added comments to, in a comment box. I've also saved the doc as a Wrod ...
A: I don’t use this feature much but I will try and help. Now if comments were made to a Microsoft ...
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| OFFICE 2003 for Mac- Word and Endnotes | 8/25/2007 |
Q: I am writing a book--almost finished--and now Word is having trouble viewing the endotes. If I ...
A: I didn’t see any that use Mac’s either. You might be surprised to know that the simple act of ...
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| OFFICE 2003 for Mac- Word and Endnotes | 8/24/2007 |
Q: I am writing a book--almost finished--and now Word is having trouble viewing the endotes. If I ...
A: Gina, I found something on the Word MVP site that may or may not help you but worth looking at: ...
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| OFFICE 2003 for Mac- Word and Endnotes | 8/24/2007 |
Q: I am writing a book--almost finished--and now Word is having trouble viewing the endotes. If I ...
A: Well I don’t have a Mac or Word for Mac but I am sure there must be a cure for this. As a matter of ...
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| Printing tables and maps | 8/24/2007 |
Q: I am tring to print a large document 100+ pages with several maps and tables that need to be 11X17 ...
A: Not to worry the answer is close at hand. When you are ready to print do this. From the Menu Bar ...
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| saving docs in microsoft word 2000 | 8/24/2007 |
Q: When i modify and try to resafe a document it treats it as if it's a new doc and ask where to save ...
A: This helped a lot, thanks for the detailed explanation. Sorry I misunderstood. It would appear that ...
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| saving docs in microsoft word 2000 | 8/23/2007 |
Q: When i modify and try to resafe a document it treats it as if it's a new doc and ask where to save ...
A: Not sure I understand the question but here are the steps to save a new document which at first is ...
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| Forms in Word | 8/23/2007 |
Q: Is there a way to have a form only print the portion that is filled out. I have a form that has more ...
A: I don’t know of any built-in feature that will do this. Feel free to ask one or all of the other ...
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| Forms in Word | 8/23/2007 |
Q: Is there a way to have a form only print the portion that is filled out. I have a form that has more ...
A: I believe what you need is located under Tools. From the Menu Bar select Tools, Options then the ...
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| word 2003 numbering format | 8/23/2007 |
Q: my document has many lines and i wanted them to be numbered. i have highlited the lines and clicked ...
A: Oh I get I know, you are using the Automatic Numbered List Feature which stops at 392. Well you got ...
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| Global Header | 8/22/2007 |
Q: I need to standardize several documents and would have set up a global template with a standard ...
A: If I understand the question correctly I can tell you that if you change your global template it ...
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| word 2003 numbering format | 8/22/2007 |
Q: my document has many lines and i wanted them to be numbered. i have highlited the lines and clicked ...
A: Must report that I don’t have Word 2003 or 2007and have yet to be convinced that I need it but I ...
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| Return Address Envelopes | 8/22/2007 |
Q: I have looked everywhere to get an answer on how to print more than one return address at a time. I ...
A: The answer is closer than you might think. What I would do is this. After you fill in the Return ...
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| Repeating Tables | 8/21/2007 |
Q: Is there a way to make a whole table of about 20 lines repeat on each page, on a as need basis? I ...
A: I don’t know of any built-in feature that will do this for you. Here is any easy way to do this if ...
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| printing | 8/21/2007 |
Q: I have word 2003. I have bought invitations to print and there are 4 on a page. How do I get them ...
A: Must report that I don’t have Word 2003 or 2007and have yet to be convinced that I need it but I ...
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| MS word 2003 page setup footers | 8/21/2007 |
Q: 2003 Doc has both landscape and portrait pages, and the footer tables on the landscape pages are ...
A: This is a tough one; I don’t know why this happens and never heard of anything like this. Without ...
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| Creating Labels | 8/20/2007 |
Q: Hey, I have a list of names in Word that I want imported into labels. Whats the easiest way to do ...
A: Well I would take the list of names and convert the list to a Table. Save the Table and use it as ...
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| File Path Pointers | 8/20/2007 |
Q: Ok, I am sure you have answered thousands of questions on inserting file paths into a document. And ...
A: I don’t know of any built-in way to make Word insert data the way you asked above. You could do ...
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| Spellcheck in a Word Form | 8/20/2007 |
Q: I have a form I've created in Word 2003 which we want users to fill out electronically but we cannot ...
A: Because I know practically nothing about Fields, Code or Macros this happens to be one of the few ...
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| 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: Since you have already reinstalled Microsoft Word and Deleted Normal.dot it is time to bring in the ...
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| Word Color Fill | 8/19/2007 |
Q: I have been using Word (Office 97)in Windows XP for several years, and suddenly the color fill tool ...
A: Don’t you just hate it when something you have used forever suddenly stops working? I know I do. I ...
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| watermarks | 8/19/2007 |
Q: using word 2003 on Vista or xp, I have about 100 forms that I have a text box on one half of a side, ...
A: If I understand the question correctly and I think I do, you may not like the answer if you have 100 ...
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| Encoding | 8/18/2007 |
Q: All of the Word documents, ppt, as well as Notepad and wordpad documents on my C drive suddenly have ...
A: You mentioned that Word as well as PowerPoint documents are now unreadable. If all the documents on ...
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| Trying to delete | 8/18/2007 |
Q: When I type something up on Word, if I want to delete a highlighted sentence or word using ...
A: I will do my best to help but I have never run into the exact same thing but something like it. The ...
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| Word Mail Merge and Excel | 8/17/2007 |
Q: I have set up an Excel spreadsht with columns named First Name, Last Name, Title, Company, Address, ...
A: It doesn’t matter if it is labels, letters or E-mail setting up the fields is the same so don’t let ...
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| Word Mail Merge and Excel | 8/17/2007 |
Q: I have set up an Excel spreadsht with columns named First Name, Last Name, Title, Company, Address, ...
A: I can’t be sure about how you are adding the Fields but here is an idea. This is one of those ...
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| Microsoft Word | 8/17/2007 |
Q: I have been working with Office-97\Word for some years, currently with Windows 98-II. Since a few ...
A: Because I know practically nothing about Fields, Code or Macros this happens to be one of the few ...
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| Mail Merge prints shaded fields | 8/16/2007 |
Q: Dale, when I use Word 2002 mail merge direct to a printer the merged fields are shaded, if I do it ...
A: Dave, I can’t be sure why the shaded fields are printing they are not supposed to do that. Or ...
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| about the msword mirror option | 8/16/2007 |
Q: what is the use of mirror option in msword ?
A: I will presume you are talking about the margin option to use Mirror Margins. Allen Wyatt’s Word ...
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| footnotes and footers in MS Word | 8/15/2007 |
Q: I am working on a long word document in MS Office Word 2003. I had some footnotes in the document ...
A: Must report that I don’t have Word 2003 or 2007and have yet to be convinced that I need it but I ...
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| Text Form Filed Options | 8/14/2007 |
Q: Creating a multi page form and need to get the "Number" and "Date" type working. When either ...
A: Well now it could be a bug in your program and not a bug in Microsoft Word. When I Insert a Text ...
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| MS Word 2002 - Mail Merge multiple records from Excel | 8/14/2007 |
Q: I am using an Excel data source file with approximately 200 individual records ID numbers associated ...
A: This is a great web site and we should thank all those volunteers who make it a great site! Now ...
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| MS Word 2002 - Mail Merge multiple records from Excel | 8/13/2007 |
Q: I am using an Excel data source file with approximately 200 individual records ID numbers associated ...
A: If I understand the question correctly, and I am not sure I do, you want to do a merge but you want ...
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| Font Color | 8/13/2007 |
Q: I use Word 97 SR-2. My printer is Canon pixma ip4000. I need to print on a postcard that has a slick ...
A: It has been a long time since I used Word 97 but I believe the font color choices are still the same ...
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| Word - unintended font change | 8/12/2007 |
Q: I once read an answer you wrote about removing that mysterious (and seemingly permanent) line that ...
A: Must say that I don’t have a Mac but I will try to help. I can’t be sure but maybe by going into ...
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| Word has a mind of its own | 8/9/2007 |
Q: I've used Word for years, but unfortunately can't seem to conquer one of its bad habits. When I ...
A: Automatic Update would have been our next move. Better you found it on your own. Thanks for ...
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| graphics, pictures not printing | 8/9/2007 |
Q: "hi, Dale, how are you? We've "talked" before, so I value your replies. I'm using Word 2003. I do a ...
A: Well now this is one of those Microsoft mysteries isn’t’ it? Must report that I don’t have Word ...
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| Word 2000 not responding | 8/9/2007 |
Q: .. okay word is not responding/opening... I deleted all normal.dot files, disabled Norton Anti ...
A: I don’t necessarily know what is going on either. Now if you are sure you deleted all copies of ...
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| Word has a mind of its own | 8/9/2007 |
Q: I've used Word for years, but unfortunately can't seem to conquer one of its bad habits. When I ...
A: I don’t know what I can do about your sanity since I lost mine the day I started using Microsoft ...
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| Searching the content of word file | 8/9/2007 |
Q: I have lot of individual document word file and I want to check either a particular content or the ...
A: Kirupairajah, I must admit that I was never able to find anything with this feature that is one ...
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| Word doc gets closed on its own | 8/8/2007 |
Q: Whenever I open any word document, it gets closed on its own in 3-5 secs, or sometimes if i start ...
A: Well then you must have some other problem than just a Word problem. I have no way of knowing what ...
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| Word doc gets closed on its own | 8/8/2007 |
Q: Whenever I open any word document, it gets closed on its own in 3-5 secs, or sometimes if i start ...
A: I don’t know about other applications but as for Microsoft Word I would do the simple thing first. ...
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| MailMerge to E-Mail Word 2003 | 8/8/2007 |
Q: Dale. My problem is in two parts: 1. I want to Mailmerge a Word document (fields are coming from an ...
A: Must report that I don’t have Word 2003 or 2007and have yet to be convinced that I need it but I ...
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| Searching the content of word file | 8/8/2007 |
Q: I have lot of individual document word file and I want to check either a particular content or the ...
A: Kirupairajah, Well now if you have Windows Vista just open Documents and type in a word or words to ...
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| Microsoft Word 2000 | 8/6/2007 |
Q: I have Microsoft Office XP Professional with the Word program. I do medical transcription at home ...
A: Wow this is some series of questions. Let me start with the question, how to make Macros. Because I ...
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| microsoft word 2000 | 8/5/2007 |
Q: for some reason, i am getting an error message from my microsoft word 2000, when i try to open my ...
A: If you have already deleted Normal.dot and reinstalled the program then I am stumped. Make sure you ...
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| Microsoft Word 2000 | 8/3/2007 |
Q: I am using Microsoft Word 2000. When I delete a document and go to file the name of that document is ...
A: I get it now. I believe you want to remove it from the list of recently opened files. One way to ...
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| Microsoft Word 2000 | 8/3/2007 |
Q: I am using Microsoft Word 2000. When I delete a document and go to file the name of that document is ...
A: I have no way of knowing “how” you are deleting so try this. Close Microsoft Word Go to My ...
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| Margins in Microsoft Word 2003 | 8/3/2007 |
Q: I need to format my document with a 2 inch top margin. I know where to go and how to change margins ...
A: Must report that I don’t have Word 2003 or 2007and have yet to be convinced that I need it but I ...
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| Back Button after using a hyperlink | 8/1/2007 |
Q: Is there any way to return to your original location after selecting a hyperlink. When using a ...
A: Excellent question especially if you have a long document. You/we are in luck I think I know the ...
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| Mail merge using an excel list | 8/1/2007 |
Q: I have been using the mail merge wizard for over 2 years now with a excel mailing list. Hardly ever ...
A: I can't be sure but it could be the data source was moved or corrupted in some way or Microsoft Word ...
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| Track changes | 7/30/2007 |
Q: As I am reviewing a document in track changes, if my mouse is hovering over the text, a balloon ...
A: Yes I would suspect that the commands are a little different between a Mac and a PC. Since I know ...
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| Track changes | 7/29/2007 |
Q: As I am reviewing a document in track changes, if my mouse is hovering over the text, a balloon ...
A: I think I have it this time at least this is the only other way I know of to control how the data ...
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| Forms and mail merge | 7/29/2007 |
Q: I have a letter I created within Word 2003. It is a mail-merge source document. It has a number of ...
A: Because I know practically nothing about Fields, Code or Macros this happens to be one of the few ...
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| Track changes | 7/29/2007 |
Q: As I am reviewing a document in track changes, if my mouse is hovering over the text, a balloon ...
A: I think the answer is a lot closer than you might think. Open the Reviewing Toolbar by ...
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| Word 2000 Font Color button problem | 7/28/2007 |
Q: I have Word 2000 (on XP Media). Since installing Word on my new laptop and desktop I have hada ...
A: Before we get sidetracked why not try the simple thing first? When Word starts misbehaving the ...
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| Restrict Image Dimensions on Template | 7/27/2007 |
Q: I'm creating a template which has a section where the user can insert an image. The area for that ...
A: There is probably more than one way to accomplish this. Here is how I would do it: Create a Table ...
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| normal.dot | 7/26/2007 |
Q: When I attempt to close a document on Word 2002 running on Win XP (sp3) I get the following message: ...
A: because I know practically nothing about Fields, Code or Macros this happens to be one of the few ...
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| normal.dot | 7/26/2007 |
Q: When I attempt to close a document on Word 2002 running on Win XP (sp3) I get the following message: ...
A: This is one of those problems that I too call pesky especially when I am the only user and don’t ...
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| ms word help | 7/26/2007 |
Q: in microsoft word, when i press the right arrow, rather than just moving through the letters (that ...
A: Well now you got me on this one. Since I don’t know how to make an arrow key insert a hyphen that ...
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| word form and email | 7/25/2007 |
Q: I created a absentee report form in word for employees to complete and e-mail to their supervisors ...
A: I am not sure how they are sending the form as E-mail. But here are a couple of ideas. See if they ...
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| Insert Table (by dragging) button | 7/25/2007 |
Q: I have just been migrating my Word 2000 settings to a new PC. I used the Microsoft Office Resource ...
A: I don’t believe the Microsoft Office Resource Tools Kit Profile Wizard will help you put buttons on ...
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| Autoshapes/word2003 | 7/25/2007 |
Q: In Word 2003 I insert an Auto shape & put text inside . colour the shapes & all I wish to do & check ...
A: I can’t be totally sure but it could be a setting in the Print options. From the Menu Bar select ...
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| e-mail macro | 7/24/2007 |
Q: I created a template of a form used to report travel expenses. I would like to add ability for the ...
A: Because I know practically nothing about Fields, Code or Macros this happens to be one of the few ...
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| Undo/Redo Button | 7/23/2007 |
Q: Dale, on my boss's computer the undo/redo button does not work, and the keyboard shortcut (Ctrl Z) ...
A: To tell you the truth I didn’t know you could turn that function off. After you make any move or ...
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| Outlook emails not showing pictures | 7/23/2007 |
Q: Microsoft Outlook 2003 - not sure if you'll know this, but I am not able to see pictures in my ...
A: Sorry to say I don’t have any more bright ideas except I just thought of this. If you are on a ...
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| Protect part of FORM in word | 7/23/2007 |
Q: OK.. I have a Hazard Reporting Form I am making available to everyone on internal Company website. ...
A: I think I know what you are looking for. Protect some sections and leave others unprotected I ...
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| Page Numbering | 7/22/2007 |
Q: How to restart page numbering for each section within the same document when using the page ...
A: If I understand what you are trying to do and I think I do, there isn’t any built-in feature I know ...
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| Page Numbering | 7/22/2007 |
Q: How to restart page numbering for each section within the same document when using the page ...
A: What you described for the page number format: (“Page # of # #â€) didn’t translate so I don’t ...
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| Reg: Converting scanned copy into editable word document | 7/21/2007 |
Q: How can i Edit a scanned document into M.S.Word ?
A: With today’s modern scanners the process is relatively simple. First a little about scanning and ...
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| Outlook emails not showing pictures | 7/20/2007 |
Q: Microsoft Outlook 2003 - not sure if you'll know this, but I am not able to see pictures in my ...
A: Those wild and crazy tech support people, sometimes they can be so hardware blind it drives you ...
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| Tables and Headers | 7/20/2007 |
Q: I'm using Word 2003 and have a document (from someone else)with several forms, on different pages, ...
A: I'm sorry but I am not sure I understand the question exactly. When you select the header or ...
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| Aligning Table Columns by Commas | 7/20/2007 |
Q: I'm working on Word 2003 and have a table with numbers. None have decimals, but all have commas -- ...
A: I wish there was a better suggestion. Just for the record here is how to: Insert a tab in a table ...
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| making a mailing list | 7/20/2007 |
Q: I have all of my mailing list in my outlook address book, How do i get it to print on mailing ...
A: So sorry that it didn’t work out for you I too, have done similar things with computers; in the end ...
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| Annoying bulleting and other formatting issue | 7/19/2007 |
Q: I am using Word 2003 and I see a recurring problem (not always, but 75% of the time): when I ...
A: I can’t be sure exactly what is happening with your version of Microsoft Word and operating system ...
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| Track Changes | 7/19/2007 |
Q: Dale! You have been very helpful to me in the past, and I'm confident that you can help me now. In ...
A: I will do my best to help you but I don’t know a lot about Reviewing since I never use it much. ...
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| making a mailing list | 7/19/2007 |
Q: I have all of my mailing list in my outlook address book, How do i get it to print on mailing ...
A: In Step 2 doesn’t the entire sheet of labels read «Next Record»? The only label not showing «Next ...
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| making a mailing list | 7/18/2007 |
Q: I have all of my mailing list in my outlook address book, How do i get it to print on mailing ...
A: Very glad you mentioned: «Next Record» Thanks that helped a lot. I think I know what you are ...
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| making a mailing list | 7/18/2007 |
Q: I have all of my mailing list in my outlook address book, How do i get it to print on mailing ...
A: Not to worry the answer is close at hand. You didn’t tell me which version of Microsoft Word you ...
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| Control Toolbox Microsoft Word 2003 | 7/17/2007 |
Q: I am trying to create a survey using control toolbox with the option button. I would like to make ...
A: Because I know practically nothing about Fields, Code or Macros this happens to be one of the few ...
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| DOC association to Word lost irretrievably | 7/17/2007 |
Q: July 17, 2007 Dear Beth, I’m getting desperate. I found some code at the end of a DOC file created ...
A: This is a dilemma and I am stumped. It looks to me like you have done everything I might have ...
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| Macro to turn a section on & off using a Check box | 7/16/2007 |
Q: Can you please tell me how I can create macros, which turns a nominated section within Microsoft ...
A: Because I know practically nothing about Fields, Code or Macros this happens to be one of the few ...
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| Word/Excel Mail Merge | 7/13/2007 |
Q: Using Word and Excel 2000. I am trying to use an Excel file as a data source for a mail merge to ...
A: Looks like you are going to have to do a little work on your data source. Mail Merge works by using ...
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| Microsoft Word 2004 for Mac Cut and Paste from Website | 7/12/2007 |
Q: I just switched from PC to mac, and bought the mac edition of word. On my PC, I had Word 2003 and ...
A: Sorry but I know nothing about the way Mac’s handle tasks such as copy and paste. Feel free to ask ...
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| endnotes | 7/12/2007 |
Q: what is an endnote?
A: That is an excellent question and here is how the Microsoft Maven’s explain it: Footnotes and ...
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| Odd/even headers & footers | 7/11/2007 |
Q: I am using operating system XP, Word 2003. I was formatting my doctoral thesis chapters - ...
A: Yes I did misunderstand the situation. Now that I do understand it I am not so sure I will be much ...
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| Linking MS Word document to Access database | 7/11/2007 |
Q: I have built a database in Access and linked MS Word documents to it. For each document I designed ...
A: Duarte, Because I know practically nothing about Fields, Code or Macros this happens to be one of ...
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| Toolbars | 7/10/2007 |
Q: I recently got a new computer and I am trying to prevent a specific toolbar from being launched ...
A: I think this is a better answer than simply deleting Normal.dot. What I wanted to say was I don’t ...
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| Shuffling 2 word documnets | 7/10/2007 |
Q: I have 2 word documents (lets call them A and B) each is 250 pages and would like to shuffle them ...
A: Must report that I don’t have Word 2003 or 2007and have yet to be convinced that I need it but I ...
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| Converting Word docs into pdfs | 7/10/2007 |
Q: My problem is that when I embed an audio file in a word document and afterwards I convert the ...
A: So sorry but I know absolutely nothing about PDF conversions. Feel free to ask one or all of the ...
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| SHIFT + ENTER- how to change | 7/9/2007 |
Q: I copied some pages from the internet into MS Word. It has mostly SHIFT ENTER when it goes to the ...
A: I guess I don’t understand what the question is and if you want every line to be a paragraph break. ...
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| Roxio | 7/8/2007 |
Q: What are the steps for importing Windows Movie Maker files into Roxio to be burned to a dvd?
A: This isn’t really a Microsoft Word question but since I use both of these programs I will try and ...
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| MS WORD | 7/7/2007 |
Q: if you create a menu program in ms word with three options assume that the last option is EXIT. ...
A: There isn’t any built-in feature in Microsoft Word that I know of that will do this. You would ...
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| Word table - spurious page breaks | 7/7/2007 |
Q: Word for Windows and Macs sometimes page breaks a table after only 1 or 2 lines on the page. There ...
A: So sorry but I don‘t have or use a Mac. Now this sounds like a built issue with Word for Mac since ...
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| WORD Headers & Footers | 7/6/2007 |
Q: I have inserted a landscape page within a portrait document. However I have lost the Header / Footer ...
A: I think all you have to do is to tell Word to use the same as the pages before this one. On the ...
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| Moving text boxes | 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: Must report that I don’t have Word 2003 and have yet to be convinced that I need it but I will do my ...
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| Endnote sorting | 6/29/2007 |
Q: Having completed my document, I now have all of the refs in sequential order on the endnote page, ...
A: I am probably not the one to ask about multiple end or footnotes because I rarely use them but will ...
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| mail merge...ALL labels do not print. | 6/28/2007 |
Q: I'm using Word 2003. I'm a volunteer for a local college and I'm completely stumped! I'm using an ...
A: Must report that I don’t have Word 2003 and have yet to be convinced that I need it but I will do my ...
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| Follow up on MS Word Question | 6/28/2007 |
Q: You helped me out the other day immensely by answering a question on how to save documents directly ...
A: Glad you were able to get everything so fast. I don’t use CD-RW so I can't vouch for how they ...
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| Problem with mailmerge | 6/27/2007 |
Q: I'm having difficulties with mailmerge. What I'm trying to do is create a mailmerge (quite complex ...
A: Because I know practically nothing about Fields, Code or Macros this happens to be one of the few ...
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| converting html to doc | 6/27/2007 |
Q: I'm attempting to generate either an rtf or doc file from an html page. (I am needing to edit the ...
A: I hope I better understand what you are doing now and you are right when saving an actual web page ...
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| microsoft word | 6/27/2007 |
Q: I have an image which has text boxes grouped at specific areas of the image. Each text box is cross ...
A: This may be way beyond my meager capabilities but I will try and help. I wonder why you can’t just ...
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| Word 2003 envelopes | 6/26/2007 |
Q: I want to print out several standard envelopes at a click every few weeks (bill pay) and have ...
A: You can thank someone named Dreamboat for this solution; she used to be on this panel and was very ...
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| converting html to doc | 6/26/2007 |
Q: I'm attempting to generate either an rtf or doc file from an html page. (I am needing to edit the ...
A: Well this is a lot simpler than you might think. Open the HTML document in Word then File, Save As ...
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| headers and footers | 6/26/2007 |
Q: I am trying to create footers, with a different footer on each page. I am baffled. The "directions" ...
A: I will do my best to help but beware the steps to put a different footer on each page are a little ...
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| Word 2003 - Frames | 6/25/2007 |
Q: This is regarding Word 2003: I'm involved in an extensive project in which I'm including many ...
A: This is a pretty common issue when we use graphics or pictures and they don’t stay where they were ...
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| Form field with British date format doesn’t work | 6/24/2007 |
Q: I need to have a date field with dd/mm/yy format. This date format is not in the drop down menu ...
A: Because I know practically nothing about Fields, Code or Macros this happens to be one of the few ...
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| Saving Word Docs to a CD | 6/24/2007 |
Q: How can open a document that is on a CD-RW drive under WIndows XP without it having it come up as ...
A: If you want to use a CD like one would use My Documents as far as opening and saving to that CD then ...
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| Autotext fonts | 6/24/2007 |
Q: I was wondering if there is a way to change the fonts for all Autotext entries at once. I have many ...
A: Now this is a puzzle. There is nothing to set up that I know of. Don’t know why if the AutoCorrect ...
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| Autotext fonts | 6/23/2007 |
Q: I was wondering if there is a way to change the fonts for all Autotext entries at once. I have many ...
A: As far as I know you don’t have to change the fonts because when they are inserted they take on the ...
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| label question - i used the wrong email address | 6/22/2007 |
Q: I'm trying to print a border on an Avery 5160 label in addition to printing two lines of type inside ...
A: I think this can be done but you are changing the wrong thing if you are changing the label size. ...
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| border on labels - setup | 6/22/2007 |
Q: Is it possible to print a border inside the label (Avery 5160) edges? I have two lines of type to ...
A: I have to answer this even though it is a duplicate question. I think this can be done but you are ...
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| MS word 2003 | 6/22/2007 |
Q: After applying specific L.H.S bar/border theme's to a word document, the resultant printout displays ...
A: You are correct; there isn’t any option in the print settings that I know off to specifically print ...
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| MS word 2003 | 6/21/2007 |
Q: After applying specific L.H.S bar/border theme's to a word document, the resultant printout displays ...
A: I had a similar problem the first time I tried to use a colored background. First a little ...
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| envelopes | 6/19/2007 |
Q: how are you? i want to place the delivery address and the return address at locations that differ ...
A: I am doing fine hope the same for you. Create a one page envelope with Mail Merge Wizard Open a ...
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| To Become A Word Expert | 6/19/2007 |
Q: I want to become a Legal Firm word processor. I am good with computers and fast at the keyboard. ...
A: That is an admirable goal to become a Microsoft expert. I don’t know of any specific legal or word ...
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| Word 2003 - Browse by Page | 6/18/2007 |
Q: Is there a way to set the "Browse To" button to always browse by page? For example, if I search for ...
A: This is one of those “Addition Features” we would like to see in Microsoft Word. One day I am going ...
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| template drop down box | 6/18/2007 |
Q: It is in a template format. I need to be able to protect the form to make the drop down list work ...
A: The good news is there is a way to protect part of a form. The bad news is this is one of those ...
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| language change in office 97 | 6/18/2007 |
Q: . How to change language of my office from french to English. Please help ANSWER: Hi Amit, Here is ...
A: So sorry but I don’t have Word 97 anymore but will see what I can find out from the MS Knowledge ...
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| cut and paste in Word 2000 template | 6/15/2007 |
Q: Wiley, I have a Word doc template and also copied it into a Word dot template and have the same ...
A: Hi Sharon, I don’t know about that being an expert stuff but I will try and help. To add a section ...
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| Word 2003 Linked Documents Includetext | 6/15/2007 |
Q: I have a primary document (non-duplexed) that I use to link additional documents (some are duplexed) ...
A: Because I know practically nothing about Fields, Code or Macros this happens to be one of the few ...
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| language change in office 97 | 6/15/2007 |
Q: . How to change language of my office from french to English. Please help
A: Here is how I change the default language in my 2002 version of Microsoft Word. On the Microsoft ...
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| microsoft word ? | 6/15/2007 |
Q: I am typing a dissertation and using software entitled style ease to configure my bibliography. My ...
A: It appears that you have added a Footnote and now have a Footnote Separator line. Change or remove ...
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| Incorrect header (page number) in print preview | 6/14/2007 |
Q: To my understanding there is a knowledge base and fix for this issue covering Word on this issue. I ...
A: This is strange isn’t it? Does the document print OK? I don’t know why this happens but here is ...
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| printing a pdf | 6/13/2007 |
Q: I am running office 2000 on XP. I am trying to print a pdf file and I keep getting a corrupt file ...
A: Well I don’t know anything about printing to adobe if the add-in doesn’t work and it seems to not ...
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| Word Button | 6/13/2007 |
Q: I am using a button in Word to send the document via e-mail. The script below does that, BUT, I ...
A: Because I know practically nothing about Fields, Code or Macros this happens to be one of the few ...
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| Cell bottom margins affect row height | 6/13/2007 |
Q: I have a Word 2003 table with rows set to an exact height. When I use a cell bottom margin the row ...
A: This doesn’t seem to be bad behavior to me. Let’s say my table row is set to 1” exact height. When ...
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| word 2003 printing problem | 6/13/2007 |
Q: I have xp professional running with word 2003. I have a word document from a manufacture it is a ...
A: You could be correct about Microsoft Word not recognizing the jpeg but why would that happen on both ...
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| MS Word 2003 Mail Merge Produces extra blank pages | 6/12/2007 |
Q: Every time I do a mail merge for a one-page letter I get an extra blank page after the letter. I ...
A: It would appear that maybe you have an extra page in there and didn’t see it. I think in Step 3, ...
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| word 2003 printing problem | 6/12/2007 |
Q: I have xp professional running with word 2003. I have a word document from a manufacture it is a ...
A: Well if you get the same results from two different computers and printers then it must be the ...
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| Word-Compare side by side missing | 6/12/2007 |
Q: I just got an IBM Lenovo R60 with XP Professional. I installed Word 2002 from the original disc. On ...
A: I have Microsoft Word 2002 and the compare feature is located under the Tools Menu. Let me know it ...
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| strange header problem | 6/12/2007 |
Q: I'm using Word 2003. I set up a document in two sections and put a header with page numbers in the ...
A: I don’t know if this will help or not because I don’t have any idea why this happened. I would add ...
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| printing 6x9 envelope - gets cutoff at bottom | 6/11/2007 |
Q: I'm trying to print an invite on a 6x9 envelope, I chose custom size. When it prints it cuts of a ...
A: Now you are not getting near the edge of where your printer can print are you? Every printer has a ...
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| Printing back to back | 6/11/2007 |
Q: I am trying to print 2 sided, and have selected that on the properties, however it flips the page ...
A: Oh it makes perfect sense to you and me but the commuter and printer can’t seem to understand what ...
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| Deleting rows having same words | 6/11/2007 |
Q: If I have a table (7 columns, 789 rows), in which some rows contain the word "cat" (in the same ...
A: You could use the Find and Replace function to remove all instances of cat but I don’t think that ...
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| backgrounds | 6/11/2007 |
Q: I am trying to color the background of a document I want to make into a brochure for a college ...
A: Let me explain what I told you. If you Select All by going to Edit, Select All it doesn’t matter if ...
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| Worst Fears Realized. | 6/11/2007 |
Q: Dale, Your reply to my last question regarding my pagination problems--although correct--doesn't ...
A: I thought I answered this already but here is what I said: It would appear that Microsoft Word is ...
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| backgrounds | 6/10/2007 |
Q: I am trying to color the background of a document I want to make into a brochure for a college ...
A: I had the same problem the first time I tried to use a colored background. First a little ...
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| Background Pagination has gone insane! | 6/10/2007 |
Q: For some reason, the background pagination feature in Word 2002 suddenly seems to have gone crazy! ...
A: I want to thank you for the detailed explanation of what is wrong and what you have already done to ...
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| 'FindAll' in Word 2002 Macro | 6/9/2007 |
Q: I have this macro to select all of the "example_text" in my document and copy it to a new file. I ...
A: Because I know practically nothing about Fields, Code or Macros this happens to be one of the few ...
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| printing labels | 6/8/2007 |
Q: I was wondering if it was possible to customize the labels I print using word. Could I use different ...
A: Jo Monique, As a matter of fact you can do all those things to labels, with a little effort. You ...
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| Microsoft Word AutoTexts/AutoCorrect | 6/7/2007 |
Q: How can you retrieve AutoCorrect and AutoTexts? Since the last update from Microsoft they seemed to ...
A: Maybe this will help: Backup/restore or transfer AutoCorrect, AutoText, Macros, and other critical ...
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| Microsoft Word 2000 | 6/7/2007 |
Q: I have Windows2000 and Microsoft Office 2000 installed on 7 machines. I have Latest updated Symentic ...
A: Try this: When Word starts misbehaving the prudent thing to do is to simply replace Normal.dot. ...
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| Word 2002 | 6/6/2007 |
Q: I get a invalid Word Product Key When I am requested to put it in and I am getting the numbers and ...
A: It could be that you are using the wrong numbers. However, if you are typing the product key ...
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| WORD - Insert Date | 6/6/2007 |
Q: I am needing to insert tomorrow's date in a document when I am printing it today. It's a Computer ...
A: Because I know practically nothing about Fields, Code or Macros this happens to be one of the few ...
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| Viewing tables in Windows | 6/6/2007 |
Q: I have a Word table in a .doc file (nothing else in the doc.). The table fits nicely on the screen. ...
A: Any ideas? Me? I will try but very difficult without the actual document in front of me. I think ...
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| lost office clipboard icon | 6/6/2007 |
Q: I can not seem to open my office clipboard the one you find under the Edit column. Instead I can ...
A: I have been looking around for a Keyboard Shortcut to the Office Clipboard command this is what I ...
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| lost office clipboard icon | 6/5/2007 |
Q: I can not seem to open my office clipboard the one you find under the Edit column. Instead I can ...
A: If I understand your question correctly all we have to do is add that command to the Edit Menu. ...
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| Fonts are changing on document when using a document merge | 6/5/2007 |
Q: I am using MS Word 2003. I have 5 source documents and using a macro I am merging them into a ...
A: Wish I had some ideas for you. Because I know practically nothing about Fields, Code or Macros this ...
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| Tables in word | 6/5/2007 |
Q: I am using a word table as a catalogue for my Karaoke Business. When I add an entry, I highlight the ...
A: Good for you using the copy/paste commands. I can’t be sure of what you did here if anything but ...
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| Using Mail Merge In Postcards | 6/5/2007 |
Q: I have a list of 20 people. I want to send them each a personalized postcard by merging their names ...
A: Microsoft Word 3.0, you go way, way back. Well I never used that one and don’t know how much of what ...
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| Separate window for each open word document | 6/4/2007 |
Q: When I have a Word 2003 document open and open another, the first document maximizes from the task ...
A: This is a very good question since a long time ago when you opened another document you could only ...
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| Typing on Word 2003 | 6/1/2007 |
Q: My wife is having issues on her PC that when she is typing on Word, even with her hand off the ...
A: It sounds like if the mouse moves off the screen and then Word is not the front window so you can’t ...
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| Advanced microsoft office | 6/1/2007 |
Q: i want to find out more about word column
A: OK, I can help with that. But since you weren’t very specific here is how to do a newsletter ...
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| newly created table | 6/1/2007 |
Q: and thank you i am enjoying MOW 2003 (11.8106.8107) SP2 (part of msoft offic standard edn 2003) I ...
A: If you are wondering if setting the cell margin is the same as setting the page margin the answer is ...
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| Messed up email format | 5/31/2007 |
Q: First, I explain; I wrote a one page synopsis of a book I'm doing. I wish to submit it as a text ...
A: I tell all my Clients that E-mail is not a very good medium to do any by the basic formatting. Even ...
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| compiling endnotes in separate chapter | 5/31/2007 |
Q: I am writing a book for a publisher in England, on a Mac (OS X 10.3.9) with Word 2004 for Mac ...
A: I don’t use a Mac but I would think the Microsoft Word PC version is close to the Mac version. ...
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| newly created table | 5/31/2007 |
Q: and thank you i am enjoying MOW 2003 (11.8106.8107) SP2 (part of msoft offic standard edn 2003) I ...
A: I don’t know if there is any single command or window with all the options in one place to insert a ...
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| Word/VBA to horizonzontally align inline shapes | 5/30/2007 |
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