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About Anne Troy
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Office Articles Virtually all common questions about Microsoft Word, including all versions. Help with formatting and troubleshooting, templates and long documents.
Please: No VBA or macro questions.

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Author of Dreamboat on Word and Co-Author of Office VBA: Macros You Can Use Today. Me and Word have been together for about 15 years.

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Questions Answered By Expert Anne Troy
In Category Microsoft Word

Subject	Date Asked

Editing sections of an existing Word 07 doc.	1/29/2009
Q: Anne, I am trying to edit the current sections that are in a word doc. I have 3 now, but they are ... A: You must insert a section break. Click on Page Layout. Click on the Breaks dropdown arrow, and ...
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: In Word 2007, just below the front size box on the Home ribbon, is a button that changes the case ...
How do you turn on/off the Show/Hide spacing and paragraph symbols on a word doc for 2000 sr-1 prof	1/23/2009
Q: How do you turn on or off the Show/Hide spacing and paragraph symbols on a word document for ... A: I understand perfectly. Here's my spiel on the show/hide button: ...
Mysteriuos Solid Square	1/21/2009
Q: Anne, I have look through all the documentation and help menus I have to find out what this solid ... A: Al! This sounds to me like the square that indicates that there is paragraph formatting on the ...
symbol translation	1/21/2009
Q: When typing "501(c)(3)", the IRS designation for a non-profit corporation, Word 2007 automatically ... A: John! Choose the Office button, then Word Options. Then go to Proofing, then choose Autocorrect ...
Automatic numbering	1/19/2009
Q: I numbered a large document. I had to go through it and "promote" or "demote" certain parts to ... A: No problem seeing the document, Matt. What you're seeing is paragraph formatting that uses "Keep ...
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: Go to the top of page 3. Choose Insert-->Break, Section Break. Remove the page break that was there ...
Troubleshooting Microsoft Office Word 2003	1/16/2009
Q: The program will no longer open for me. I click on the file I want, or on new blank page, and ... A: LOL, Stanley. It's not a vampire. If you read my article, it links to another article about ...
Troubleshooting Microsoft Office Word 2003	1/15/2009
Q: The program will no longer open for me. I click on the file I want, or on new blank page, and ... A: In Windows, "APPLY" will apply any changes you have made without closing the window. "OK" applies ...
Format Toolbar Won't Appear When Docs Are Opened	1/15/2009
Q: I used to be able to open one of my documents and the format toolbar would be at the top of my ... A: Mike. I'm not sure if I can help, but I'll try. I'm not a MAC user. Anyway, Word uses a template ...
Troubleshooting Microsoft Office Word 2003	1/13/2009
Q: The program will no longer open for me. I click on the file I want, or on new blank page, and ... A: Stanley: Please (carefully!) follow my directions for troubleshooting Word. Then, before you try to ...
Progressive date stamping	1/9/2009
Q: I want to date stamp multiple pages in a document with successive dates, e.g. Page 1 = 7th January, ... A: Yuk. Date + Math = Crap in MS Word. You were right on doing mail merge. But it's only stamping the ...
Need Help with Style, Formatting?	1/7/2009
Q: Anne, I have one document out of a group of 25 that is giving me fits, all use the same ... A: You do know that the style is also copied over? Why not use the organizer? Copy the style that's ...
Microsoft Word 2007	1/7/2009
Q: I have several problems with my copy of Word 2007. I have re-installed it and searched the ... A: There are two possibilities, Neil. 1. Your Word installation is hosed. Reinstalling DOES NOT FIX a ...
Drop down list in Microsoft Word 2003	1/6/2009
Q: Created a table in word and would like one column entry to be done by choosing Yes or No from drop ... A: Diane! This is called a form. You'll be getting some other, likely unexpected, limitations along ...
word 2000	12/27/2007
Q: I am working on a book with many chapters and none of the help features I've located answer thisHow ... A: >>> How can I suppress the header on the first page of a chapter without the page numbering ...
Microsoft Word 9.0	12/24/2007
Q: When I save a document, the margin and font setting changes I've made do not appear in my saved ... A: Larry, it sounds like your default Save as type is RTF. It also sounds like perhaps you have ...
adding text to a photo in word and then moving the layers together	12/20/2007
Q: When I add text to a photo in word and then try to copy the photo into itunes or another word ... A: Bob. First, don't expect Word to be a graphics program. Try "compiling" your graphic in something ...
Word x for mac - funny margins!	12/13/2007
Q: and thanks for taking my question! I have written a text using Word X for Mac (the "about" window ... A: Sarah! More than likely, you need to check your footer margin. If your footer is set at 2" and your ...
Word x for mac - text in headers	12/12/2007
Q: and thanks for taking my question! I have written a text using Word X for Mac (the "about" window ... A: In my opinion, never use the Insert Page Number feature anyway. It inserts the page number into a ...
No color fill in text boxes in Word 2003	12/10/2007
Q: When I generate text boxes in a word 2003 document and chosse a color fill, it will not show up in ... A: I have NO idea what's causing it. Don't reload Word to fix it; it's almost ALWAYS normal.dot. Here's ...
Creating a form with calculations	12/8/2007
Q: I am trying to create a form which will multiply row 1, column 3 by row and put the answer in row 1 ... A: Bev: Once you insert columns into, or edit in any similar way, a table, the cell references change. ...
Image locking	12/4/2007
Q: I am working on a research paper that is considered a long document. Well I am trying to insert ... A: Randi! This depends entirely on where you want the pictures to appear in your file, and the version ...
Forms	11/30/2007
Q: I am an executive recruiter and I've created a word document (2 pages) that asks candidates all of ... A: That's covered in the tutorial, too, Mike. See: ...
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: Mike! You're in luck. I've written an "extreme" tutorial on creating forms in Word. I cover the ...
Finding a blank page in Word.	11/26/2007
Q: I need to be able to find any blank pages and remove them. I'm using Word 2003. Any ideas? A: I've never had to do this, but if I did... View-->Zoom, Multiple pages. Then at least you can view ...
microsoft office word 2007	11/25/2007
Q: I accidently got the clipboard format set and now everytime i try to compose a new document in word, ... A: Okay, Donna. The only thing I can think is that you're in a zoom that's really small. Go to the View ...
How take picture out of Doc file	11/23/2007
Q: I'd like to know how to REMOVE a JPEG picture I've inserted into Microsoft Office Word 2003 (by ... A: Michael! When I want to save a graphic that's in a DOC file, then I save the document as HTML. This ...
Hidden Text	11/21/2007
Q: Anne. Word 2003. I have been asked if there is a way to protect part(s) of a document so "hidden ... A: No. Not to my knowledge. It also sounds like a bad way to accomplish the task. If you've got a doc ...
Drawing Canvas	11/20/2007
Q: I am trying to draw a flowchart with Word 2003 and every time I want to add a shape the drawing ... A: Steven. I hate the drawing canvas. If it's not staying off, then it sounds like you somehow don't ...
How to create a content / index page in word ?	11/7/2007
Q: How to create a content / index page in word ? Thanks, lzzzz A: Insert-->Reference, Index & Tables... A table of contents is generally in the front of a document, ...
macro	11/7/2007
Q: Can you tell me how to create a macro that will insert a text box into a header and another one for ... A: Peggy! Is there some reason you cannot record this macro? I don't really DO VBA, but you can go on ...
Word 2002 Print View HELP	11/6/2007
Q: I have a stand alone version of Word 2002; my work software program in online & I have to generate a ... A: I am so sorry for the delay in my response. I was over a thousand miles away from my PC. :) I hope ...
Form help	11/4/2007
Q: I have a problem. I am designing a form and in the form I have the following three fields: annual ... A: Tom! I am so sorry for the delay in my response. I was over a thousand miles away from my PC. :) I ...
Word documents frozen	11/3/2007
Q: Microsoft Word 2000 documents are all frozen and cannot be opened. A: Bert! I am so sorry for the delay in my response. I was over a thousand miles away from my PC. :) ...
MS Office Word version 2003	11/3/2007
Q: I have a word document with a colored background that I am trying to convert to PDF, but when I try ... A: Katt! I am so sorry for the delay in my response. I was over a thousand miles away from my PC. :) ...
Lost the ability to send documents	11/1/2007
Q: I often use the ability to do File->Send to while in Word 2003 as part of Office Professional 2003 ... A: Dee! I am so sorry for the delay in my response. I was over a thousand miles away from my PC. :) I ...
I NEED HELP ABOUT MS WORD	11/1/2007
Q: How i can make it in Ms Word .. if u dont mind can u make it for me.. Same Like This ... A: I am so sorry for the delay in my response. I was over a thousand miles away from my PC. :) I hope ...
one of my lines bottom half dissapears	10/31/2007
Q: im typing out a cv (in 4 differently sized columns). ive given each new line a new set of 4 columns ... A: Eddie! I am so sorry for the delay in my response. I was over a thousand miles away from my PC. :) ...
Print Hyperlink	10/31/2007
Q: please inform me if I can create a print bottom using Hyperlinks or whatever to print pages I ... A: Naser. I am so sorry for the delay in my response. I was over a thousand miles away from my PC. :) ...
Section Breaks Stops the Footer from being printed	10/24/2007
Q: I have a document that has Section Breaks that move items to Odd Pages, the document also contains a ... A: Copy the footer from an Even Page footer, then paste the contents into the first Odd-Page footer. ...
Mail Merge labels	10/17/2007
Q: I sure hope that you can help me because I have reached frustration levels now... I am trying to ... A: Oh, geeze. Just add another column and give each set of 30 labels (assuming 30 per page) a letter. ...
Mail Merge labels	10/16/2007
Q: I sure hope that you can help me because I have reached frustration levels now... I am trying to ... A: You cannot do it that way. My very first thought is that you can simply print the labels once, turn ...
Styles in Word	10/10/2007
Q: I’m working on a document (Word 2003) and I’m having difficulties with styles. There are way too ... A: I can probably fix the document, yes. I charge $30 per hour and accept payments through PayPal. Once ...
Removing frame without effecting the allignment	10/8/2007
Q: I have a word document all paragraphs are inside frame i want to delete the frame without affecting ... A: That would be pretty difficult, Prakesh. You'll have to first find the alignment formatting and (I ...
small windows	10/7/2007
Q: Anne, this applies to Word 2000 (9.0)and Internet Explorer (6.0), but there's no catagory here ... A: You're absolutely right. I didn't get a chance to find your question to tell you. I am now trying ...
small windows	10/6/2007
Q: Anne, this applies to Word 2000 (9.0)and Internet Explorer (6.0), but there's no catagory here ... A: No sweat, Dave. Try this... http://www.theeldergeek.com/maximize_internet_explorer.htm :) ...
How to Check a checkbox in a fillable Word form	10/4/2007
Q: I recieved a form that has a box outlined a shaded gray inside. It is a word document and is ... A: Amy: I'd have to see the document. Not everyone who thinks they're making "fillable" forms really ...
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: Dave: Then you MUST install Reader. The thing is... when you click a graphic file, do you expect it ...
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: I need more information, Dave... Is this only a problem when hyperlinking to PDF files? If so, then ...
unable to edit in word	8/10/2007
Q: I am having very bizarre problems trying to edit a particular word document (all others are ok). I ... A: Yes. Track changes is definitely on. Turn it off by double-clicking the TRK on the status bar at the ...
failure to print graphics	8/9/2007
Q: Anne, how are you? We've "talked" before, so I value your replies. I'm using Word 2003. I do a lot ... A: Chris. First, you are using the wrong tool. If you're doing lots of print screens, get SnagIt. The ...
Right-click menu	8/9/2007
Q: I want to edit the menu options on the menu that appears when I right-click in the document area but ... A: Gary: I'm not a programmer, but I'm aware of this article: ...
Mail Merge	8/8/2007
Q: I'm an office intern at an engineering company and I'm trying to create a mail merge with excel ... A: Evan. I hope I have JUST the answer for you. In Excel you can make the "input" very user-friendly by ...
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: The Windows operating system provides a method for this. Start-->Search-->For Files or Folders. Type ...
word 2000	8/5/2007
Q: for some reason my word wont start, it says the the program associated withthe selected template ... A: It sounds like maybe you had Acrobat or some similar program installed and have uninstalled it. Now, ...
Header & footer	8/3/2007
Q: My first page header is linked to my 15th page header. The rest are all sequentially placed. How do ... A: My guess is that you have your first section set to be "different first page" and you have your 15th ...
Consecutive dates in form headers...	7/7/2007
Q: Here's the deal: Every month I have to manually fill out the day and date for a month's worth of log ... A: Jeff: I hope you got this answer already, and I know I'm terribly late responding--please forgive ...
Merge Pages Into MS Word 2003	7/4/2007
Q: How do I take 20 different Word documents and merge them into 1 document in MS Word 2003? I want to ... A: Todd: The answer to this question can be extremely detailed. It depends on: 1. Whether the ...
Format Dates	7/3/2007
Q: Another question now as a follow up to that. Is it possible to use one of the fields as above, but ... A: Sorry, John. Not with THAT particular type of form. With the fill-in forms you can because they have ...
XP Office Standard footer numbering problem	7/1/2007
Q: I'm using MS Office XP Standard to work on a document created on Word 2002. When I insert the footer ... A: Jim. Definitely use the # sign from the header/footer toolbar...the Insert menu method...sucks. ...
Error - MS Word Not Opening	6/28/2007
Q: I have the same problem as the lady below - ie, when I try to open MS Word, I receive an error ... A: My instructions for Word troubleshooting are here: ...
cross referencing images	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: LOL!! Yes. I misunderstood. Sorry. MUST you embed the image? If you hit Insert-->Picture-->From ...
cross referencing images	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: Okay. I've had a look in Word 2000, so I assume it works in newer versions; I did not test, I'll let ...
1) master dfocuments 2) headers and footers	6/26/2007
Q: Anne! Item 1- what is your opinion about using the Master Documents feature? After trying it, I'm ... A: Chris! 1. They suck goat turds. <grin> 2. Make the section break, and THEN TURN OFF SAME AS ...
Headers and Margins	6/25/2007
Q: Back again! I have created a template in Word 2003 to use as a letterhead with the relevant ... A: Okay, likely you need to change the HEADER margin... For instance, if you have a top margin of .25 ...
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: One way (temporary fix): ...
Word Section Breaks	6/15/2007
Q: I have a handbook that was drafted in Microsoft Word. There are section breaks (new page) inserted ... A: I think they probably do work the same, except for a default setting. Try this in the newer version: ...
multiple copies of same information on forms	6/15/2007
Q: I have read several answers from varying volunteers and I was impressed with your desire to get the ... A: Robin. I appreciate it! Here's how to do just that: ...
Losing font formatting in 'Mail Merge'	6/14/2007
Q: I'm using WORD/EXCEL 2000. I have a large table in EXCEL and needed to export its information into ... A: 1) No. This would actually require (I believe) some pretty extensive VBA. 2) The only option ...
Remove HTML format from word	6/14/2007
Q: I copy and pasted an etext from the Guttenberg project and in the style window it says "html ... A: Take this macro and add it to your toolbar: http://vbaexpress.com/kb/getarticle.php?kb_id=18 Then, ...
Complex Word merge question...	6/13/2007
Q: Boy, I hope you can help me out! I've been pulling my hair out trying to figure this out! OK, ... A: Sorry, Beau. Never happen. Word just isn't capable. Microsoft Access would be capable with a bit of ...
MS Word 2002 - always create a backup copy	6/12/2007
Q: I have the 'always create a backup copy' ticked on the Tools-Options-Save menu, but though it is a ... A: You could try a macro like this one, Andrew: http://vbaexpress.com/kb/getarticle.php?kb_id=203 But ...
Page numbering	6/11/2007
Q: I am writing a brief and on the first couple of pages of the brief I need to insert roman numerals, ... A: Go to the bottom of the LAST page where you want roman numerals. Insert-->Break-->Next page, OK. ...
Word mail merge	6/10/2007
Q: I have used mail merge in the past without problems, however, I am now setting up mail merge for ... A: Larry. :) How many records are checked? See my article. Make sure it works as it should according ...
Simple looping macro	6/10/2007
Q: I have looked all over the Internet for the answer to this. How do I make a simple macro in Word ... A: Sue: I think this is simply a matter of terminology. A "loop" is when a macro does something to a ...
Pagination no longer works correctly!	6/9/2007
Q: You were so kind and helped me so much last week (with making a custom toolbar, etc.), I hope that ... A: .. (grin) No sweat. Can you send me a file? Just email to anne at office articles dot com. Without ...
Word 2003 Graphics issue	6/8/2007
Q: I am using Word 2003 on a HP 3Ghz running WinXP with 1.5gb ram. When I am in any document that ... A: I can only try... http://www.officearticles.com/word/missing_graphics_in_microsoft_word.htm And one ...
cross referencing	6/7/2007
Q: I have two documents and want to cross reference a section of text in doc 2 from doc 1. Is there any ... A: Pop up? Yes, but you'll need VBA. I don't really do that and most of the Word experts don't. But you ...
MICROSOFT WORD - FORM FILLING	6/6/2007
Q: There are a number of pre-printed forms that I fill in regularly, usually with the same information ... A: LOL! Thanks! So glad you like my site! I wrote those articles. Once in a while someone says ...
MICROSOFT WORD - FORM FILLING	6/6/2007
Q: There are a number of pre-printed forms that I fill in regularly, usually with the same information ... A: Sorry, Alan. I don't recall that Word provided this "coordinates" facility, so I certainly wouldn't ...
word 2003	6/4/2007
Q: auto complete on SOME machines in technology center classes will not complete.Some will!I ... A: Autocomplete is a feature of Internet Explorer (and Excel). In what way do you want to use it in ...
alphabetizing	6/3/2007
Q: I made a list in microsoft word, labels, on the Avery 5160 labels. I cannot get them alphabetized. ... A: We NEVER make a list that way. Instead, we do it in what is called a "flat file". A flat file would ...
page numbers	6/2/2007
Q: How do you turn on page numbers under insert ? A: You must be inside a header or footer (View-->Header/Footer) first. However...I don't recommend you ...
footer problem	6/1/2007
Q: I have a problem with Word 2003. I have a footer on page one; a signature box, which I just want on ... A: The only thing I can think is that your footer and/or page margins are set weird. So, for instance, ...
MICROSOFT WORD - FORM FILLING	6/1/2007
Q: There are a number of pre-printed forms that I fill in regularly, usually with the same information ... A: The only thing I can think, Alan, is to SCAN the form, put it in the header (with graphic placement ...
cannot see 2nd page`	5/31/2007
Q: When I open a new document, I can type the first page fine, but when I go past the first page (onto ... A: Uninstall and reinstall is NOT the typical way to troubleshoot Word -- at least not successfully. :) ...
Tables in Word 2003	5/31/2007
Q: I'm having an issue with Word 2003 tables that's driving me mad and can't find an answer anywhere ... A: I cannot respond by email, Marc. They don't give me your email address. However, I think you receive ...
Continuation of our earlier discussion.	5/28/2007
Q: Anne! I didn't find a way to contact regarding our earlier conversation unlessyou unless you ... A: Marshall, but your "thank you" means so much more to me. :) There's a difference between UPDATE and ...
Continuation of our earlier discussion.	5/27/2007
Q: Anne! I didn't find a way to contact regarding our earlier conversation unlessyou unless you ... A: I'm not giving up. But here is how to SAFELY and MANUALLY remove Office: ...
Customize	5/27/2007
Q: Anne! I just sent off two other Word 2002 questions (things that have just started to occur on ... A: No problem, Marshall. However, please go ahead and leave multiple questions next time. The reason ...
Customize	5/26/2007
Q: Anne! I just sent off two other Word 2002 questions (things that have just started to occur on ... A: See http://www.officearticles.com/allexperts/formarshall.doc I made those instructions for you. ...
Customize "All Commands" List & Toolbar Button	5/26/2007
Q: Anne! I just sent off two other Word 2002 questions (things that have just started to occur on ... A: Marshall. :) Resetting toolbars is easy: ...
Mail Merge	5/24/2007
Q: I know how to make the mail merge and data file... but the linkage is lost when e-mailed... so how ... A: That would be correct. It is my policy NEVER to work on files that aren't copied over to a hard ...
Mail Merge Questions	5/22/2007
Q: I am running a mail merge in word using an external program, Act 8 by Sage. I have no problem ... A: Follow these instructions: ...
Outline Numbering	5/15/2007
Q: I am creating a template in Word 2002. It requires two extra outline numbering levels to be added ... A: Sorry. It is the opinion of myself and many, many other people that anything more than even 6 levels ...
Word question	5/14/2007
Q: You've been very informative in the past when I was stuck between a rock and a hard place...well, ... A: You bet it does, John. Here's the instructions: ...
Inserting date in header of Template	5/13/2007
Q: I hope you can help me. I am using Word 2003 and I want to insert the date that a document is ... A: John. How are you producing the document? Try this: --Open a document. --View the header. ...
Word 2003 print each page as separate job	5/9/2007
Q: I have a Word 2003 mail merge document that gets sent to a fax application via a print job. I need ... A: Jaime. No. I cannot answer this question, but you can go to www.vbaexpress.com and register, and ...
Fitting text	5/8/2007
Q: How could I have two column of text, where the text fits each line. I tried using Tables, and using ... A: I must not understand the problem because tables would be perfect for this. What do you mean by ...
Combining 2 Tables in MS Word 2003	5/4/2007
Q: I have 2 tables in MS Word 2003 - they have been sorted alphabetically. I tried to combine them into ... A: Sorry, babalino. I'd definitely have to see the document to know for sure. Make sure, though, that ...
Inserting Database Information	5/4/2007
Q: I would like to know if it is possible to add Database information to a Word document in some other ... A: Word Mail Merge actually WILL perform this for you. It's called a catalog (or perhaps it's called a ...
Word merge - empty fields	5/3/2007
Q: I created a mail merge that uses a Word file as the Main Document and an Excel spreadsheet as the ... A: To my knowledge, you must CREATE the IF statement. Open your main document. Hit Alt+F9 so that you ...
Table of Contents Issue	5/2/2007
Q: I am having a table of contents (TOC) problem. Here is the issue: I have created a document in ... A: Michael. I can't really tell without seeing the document. I would have said "this is beyond my ...
problem with Word header s bleeding across section breaks	5/1/2007
Q: 1.My doc begins with a new pages without header (intended). 2.I create a new section via break using ... A: >>3.With pointer on the new next page I create a header for the new section. Prior to 3, please ...
microsoft word 2002	4/30/2007
Q: I am experiencing the following problem...When I do a right click to check for synonyms I can't see ... A: I've never seen this specific feature "go south". I can only assume Word is having problems. Please ...
Chart Positioning in Word	4/23/2007
Q: We have PowerPoint and Excel charts inserted into a Word doc. We'd like the charts to stay in the ... A: Why not use "Inline with Text" as the wrapping format? This works best for me. Also, if you don't ...
toc, section break and numbering	4/18/2007
Q: I’m having a really annoying problem. I’m using Word 2003 and at the moment I’m writing a report. ... A: You have somehow gotten your section break INSIDE the TOC field. I know that may not make sense, but ...
Microsoft Word 2003	4/18/2007
Q: I am trying to set up a document with blank spaces which are underlined. This document needs to be ... A: Use table cells that have a border on the bottom. See: Basics: ...
interactive Word forms	4/17/2007
Q: Is it possible to work with one of these type of forms in a program other than Word? And have the ... A: >>Is it possible to work with one of these type of forms in a program other than Word? And have the ...
edit scanned image in MS Word	4/16/2007
Q: I need to scan an image into my MS word document (I have XP and MS word 2003)and then ... A: You don't do it with MS Word. Try something like a free trial of PaintShop Pro from Corel. Word ...
Unknown symbol with hard page break	4/16/2007
Q: In copying from a PDF to Word, my document had small little squares, or bullets, that seem to ... A: That square generally indicates paragraph formatting is applied from the Line and Page Breaks Tab ...
MS Word Hyperlink	4/15/2007
Q: Can you please help me create hyperlinks internal to a document? I just developed a newspaper and ... A: Place your cursor to the left of the first letter of the first word of one of your articles. Hit ...
documents printing link info	4/14/2007
Q: word 98 or 2000? I'm told it may be either or.... When I print out ANY document created in Word - a ... A: Nelson. This is a feature of your printer. Hit File-->Print in Word. Then click the Properties ...
Form Letters Merge Problem	4/14/2007
Q: I'm working in XP Professional and I've been using the same Merge Letter for a long time. I ... A: Select each field name and bold any that you want bolded. SAVE THE FILE. Then run your merge to a ...
Word 2003	4/13/2007
Q: 1. When merging to a document, we put the address information into a text box and rotated it 90 ... A: Instead of rotating the textbox 90 degrees, click INSIDE the textbox and select any text (fields, ...
Open New Blank Document	4/13/2007
Q: In Word 2007, when I click the "New" icon, I always want a blank document. It now asks me whether I ... A: Donna: I'm not sure how to answer your question and I do not have Word 2007 yet. However, this ...
Mailmerge into a form	4/13/2007
Q: Anne. I have set up a template as a form with password protection on sections 1 and 2 so as to stop ... A: Then perhaps all you need is a proper letterhead template. Here's the instructions: ...
Mailmerge into a form	4/12/2007
Q: Anne. I have set up a template as a form with password protection on sections 1 and 2 so as to stop ... A: Yep. Fait accompli. Why don't you explain why you need BOTH capabilities, and I'll likely be able to ...
my microsoft word	12/16/2006
Q: i have a problem with my microsft word. Rite now im using Windows Vista beta verion for god knows y ... A: You can't just "install" an operating system and expect no difficulties. Unfortunately, you must ...
Word Dictionaries 2003 version	12/10/2006
Q: My spell checker does not work. When I check to see what dictionaries it has available the only ... A: Word doesn't have a default dictionary file, per se, and custom.dic is automatically created anytime ...
merge problem	12/9/2006
Q: Anne: The following is my merge: { If{ MERGESEQ }="1" " { DATE \@ "MMMM d, yyyy" \* ... A: If I understand you correctly, you want to be able to fill in the Teacher's contact information ...
WORD 2003 Quote insertion	12/8/2006
Q: I have an employee that is using and has used WORD for a long time. Just yesterday when she would ... A: I have NO idea why, except that perhaps the language was changed in Windows or the default font was ...
word layout	12/7/2006
Q: i have a problem with word 2003, imagine i have a large of number colum in excel, example a1 to z1, ... A: Frans. I understand your problem perfectly. However, this is beyond the capability of Word. You ...
Changing database info	12/5/2006
Q: I am trying to find out how to make changes in a database and then merge that into an existing setup ... A: After setting up the merge, and BEFORE hitting Merge to new document, SAVE THE FILE as a template ...
word 2002	11/30/2006
Q: why is it that when i try to cut and paste in a document my laptop crashes A: Claire! I cannot tell you why that happens, but it is likely due to a corrupt normal.dot file. You ...
Frozen word document on my laptop	11/30/2006
Q: The text above is a follow-up to ... -----Question----- Hello Anne: My situation is that I have a ... A: Tyrone. Sorry...needed the version to be able to help you easiest. With no documents open, hit ...
Word 2000 and a table document	11/28/2006
Q: How do you freeze a table inside a word document in order for a person to fill in the page but not ... A: Make the document a fill-in form, and protect it. See the tutorial here: ...
Printing comments	11/28/2006
Q: Anne. Word97 SR2. I have a user trying to print comments and only the comment number is printing. I ... A: Very strange, Graham. The only thing that bothers me is that you're telling me that "only the ...
uploading folder to FTP site	11/27/2006
Q: How do I upload a folder to an Internet FTP server? This is a client's site, for which I have the ... A: Karen. This is definitely not a Word question, but I happen to know how to do this anyway. :) Go ...
Word 2003 Teacher and Student Edition	11/27/2006
Q: I am unable to unlock all word documents when I open my program. All wordprocessing associated menus ... A: Did you activate the application? Have you successfully used it before? If yes, for how long? It ...
MS Word & Excel	8/24/2006
Q: Anne Can you suggest the best way to incorporate a table of data (single page)compiled in MS Excel, ... A: Tony! That depends entirely on: --the length of the table --whether you want to then edit the table ...
line spacing in normal style	8/24/2006
Q: I received a word file with bizarre line spacing - it is double spaced in the normal style but all ... A: LOL. You're too funny, Jen! No stomping necessary, okay? Open Word. Turn on the Styles task pane. ...
Is it possible to compare an HTML doc with a Word doc? Any file-to-file proofreading tools?	8/22/2006
Q: Is it possible to compare an HTML doc with a Word doc ? Any file-to-file proofreading techniques ... A: Rollin. I strongly encourage you to have a VBA programmer look at sample docs and html files. I ...
Word - tables	8/17/2006
Q: I Anne - I have a problem I can't seem to figure out. I have a list of alphabetically sorted ... A: I would likely insert a continuous section break before the list, and another after the list. Then ...
incorrect page #'s in mail merge document	8/16/2006
Q: That count is the total # of sheets and is correct. It starts out ok (1,2,3...1,2,3...etc), but when ... A: I'm not able to find any known issues on this. The only workaround I can suggest is to try merging ...
incorrect page #'s in mail merge document	8/15/2006
Q: ..but it is correct...the page numbers appear to be correct (ie, 1, 2, 3...1, 2, 3...) until we ... A: I'm sorry if your question has been sitting here---I didn't see it until I came to answer another. ...
incorrect page #'s in mail merge document	8/14/2006
Q: We are using Word 2003 w/SP2, and all updates. We are doing a mail merge letter (3 pages), using an ... A: It sounds like your 2nd field in the page numbering is PAGES and should be SECPAGES. Open the footer ...
Newletter to large to e-mail	8/14/2006
Q: So if we go the Website/HTML-route then its a 100% e-mail distribution with no option for paper, ... A: IDEALLY, you should be able to create it in Word, print that version, and ALSO save it as HTML and ...
Newletter to large to e-mail	8/14/2006
Q: I produce a newsletter for a parents club. To save money the board of that organization would like ... A: Rollin. You can't get a blimp into a one-car garage. Better that we should deal with WHY your doc ...
MS Word Forms Control	8/10/2006
Q: I've tested the Table approach and it seems to work ok except a user can still clutter up the data ... A: Sorry, Michael. There is only VBA, and I don't do that. Cindy Meister, Word MVP, has already written ...
start numbering at page 8 and use i,ii,iii at beginning	8/10/2006
Q: I read to put in "odd page" break, but where ever I put it in it creates a blank page. I have spent ... A: Go to the bottom of page 8. Insert a Next Page section break (NOT ODD). Turn off "same as ...
MS Word Forms Control	8/9/2006
Q: Is there a way to make the ENTER key behave like the TAB key (or be ignored) within a Text Form ... A: Most of us choose to place the form fields in table cells and then set the height of the table cells ...
Zipping a folder	8/2/2006
Q: I have WORD 2003, Windows XP, and an H-P Pavilion a220n. How do I zip up a folder for subsequent ... A: Karen. Right-click the folder using Windows Explorer, and choose Send To-->Compressed folder. If ...
Outlines	8/1/2006
Q: Well, I am using Microsoft Word 2003. I tried changing the Styles, as you suggested, and it worked. ... A: Sure, John. You need to save the styles in your normal.dot template. To learn how to edit ...
Outlines	8/1/2006
Q: I was just wondering if you might be able to help me with creating an Outline using Headings. Is ... A: Headings are based on Styles. Change the style to whatever format you like. Here's an extreme ...
Word Distribution List	7/26/2006
Q: I would like to have a distribution list within a Word doc; by using a macro I would like to be able ... A: James. This could certainly be done, but would require VBA, which I don't support. It'd also require ...
pagination and MS word	7/25/2006
Q: i am working with about 60 pages of word document which has some graphic images and text boxes. as ... A: I've seen this issue several times before. I have fixed it in several ways, using some of the ...
Line Spacing	7/25/2006
Q: I do have a new printer (Canon replacing Epson); however, I had the new printer for a short time ... A: >>> Are my new printer drivers influencing how the script pages appear onscreen whether I print or ...
Line Spacing	7/24/2006
Q: Recently I bought a new computer with Word XP home edition SP 2. I reinstalled Office 2000 from my ... A: Hudson. The reason this occurs has NOTHING to do with Word and EVERYTHING to do with your printer ...
Mail Merge data file header rows	7/21/2006
Q: I have an existing Excel spreadsheet of all of the members of our program. The first two rows are ... A: Tommy. That will likely never work. Here's what I do. Make the height of row 1 really high...like 1" ...
Styles & Formatting	7/21/2006
Q: In MS Word 2003, when I lock down Styles with Document Protection, it locks down the formatting ... A: Scott! No, I'm sorry. Once a document is protected, many typical features are not available. The ...
Label templates	7/21/2006
Q: I have several labels saved - Spine, 3 across, audio cassette, etc. All the grid lines on every ... A: Pat! You simply need to turn on viewing of gridlines. From the menu: Table-->Show Gridlines ...
trying to create calandar dates on drop down in forms	7/21/2006
Q: I have Adobe 6 professional and have created the forms fields in Word. I had to PDF the document ... A: Sorry: You will have to register and ASK the members at VBA Express to get help from them. They ...
trying to create calandar dates on drop down in forms	7/21/2006
Q: I have two questions for you please I hope you can assist me with. 1. There are only 25 available ... A: Julie. Answers: 1. You can't. What I suggest is having one dropdown for 1-15 and another for 16-31. ...
Unable to do anything! Microsoft Word 2003	7/21/2006
Q: When opening a word doc I cannot save, edit, copy, paste.. in fact all the menus are greyed out.... ... A: Karl. This is classic behavior of what happens when someone buys a new PC with "Office 2003" ...
Mail Merge	7/20/2006
Q: I am using Microsoft Word 2002. I used mail merge to merge the data and then I emailed it out to the ... A: Does this happen to all recipients? If only SOME, what is the email application being used by these ...
Footnotes	7/20/2006
Q: Office XP Professional: I am writing a paper with footnotes for school. When I submit the paper, the ... A: Brian. I'm not sure that I understand what you mean by "numbered separately". If you are properly ...
Word 2000 failure	7/20/2006
Q: Dave advice me to delete normal.dot to fix the closure of my word processor. I couldn't delete the ... A: Juan. Here are the complete steps to troubleshooting Word, and here is all the information you ...
MS-Word conversion to database	7/20/2006
Q: There are 500 page in MS-Word's .doc file, containing 3 images (address,photo and signature) and 1 ... A: Girsh. Every text scanning software is different and I would need to see the document before I could ...
Email Merge - Word 2003	7/20/2006
Q: I am trying to send out a word letter as an attachement via outlook. The excel spreadsheet that I ... A: Jenni: I was going to check the button that says "Sorry, I can't help with that." but was afraid you ...
Missing main toolbar	7/19/2006
Q: You did so well at answering a previous question, thought I would try again..... A co-worker of mine ... A: Lori. :) Tell him to go into customize. Then, he has to scroll down to "menu bar" and select it ...
Word 2003 Styles (Bullets and Numbering)	7/18/2006
Q: There is something that is driving me insane about the "ListNum" field. I am trying to use styles ... A: Wakita. This is not a typical numbering layout. What would be typical is: 1. [text] 2. [text] ...
Word Freezing Up	7/18/2006
Q: I recently un-installed software for the HP7410xi on two computers and it obviously effected Word on ... A: Please see troubleshooting Word: ...
Word justification problem	7/18/2006
Q: I own Word 2004 for the Mac and was writing a paper where I needed a block quote. The information I ... A: Darin. There could be a number of things wrong, so I'll go for the most likely. Copying from PDFs ...
Footer not printing	7/17/2006
Q: I I have word (office 2003) doc with a header and a footer. I want to print it in Leagal papper ... A: What paper size are you selecting on your printer? Do you have both the printer and the document set ...
Microsoft word normal.doc	7/17/2006
Q: Microsoft Office Standard version 2003. I cannot get normal.doc to keep my settings. Is this a bug ... A: Mary. This is usually because you don't have rights to change normal.dot or you don't have the ...
disappearing macros	7/15/2006
Q: Word 2000.. I am a medical transcription who works from home.. I type Tues and Fridays on Word, ... A: Nollie. Macros and autotext entries are, by default, stored in your normal.dot file. It sounds like ...
Graphs in Word, printing different from screen view	7/14/2006
Q: however, I have three printers and it does it on each of them. I also sent the file to someone else ... A: Patricia: Send me the file, okay? ae@myexpertsonline.com YES, it could very well be how you're ...
Templates and forms	7/14/2006
Q: i have a document and i can use it for many clients's cases. some of the information remains the ... A: Viktoriya. You need a form. See: ...
WORD PAD	7/12/2006
Q: I have Microsoft Word 2000 and for some reason whenever I save a Word Document it inadvertently ... A: Darlene. It's not really saving it as a WordPad file. Your PC just THINKS that DOC files are WordPad ...
Opening Word 97 documents	7/12/2006
Q: How do I set Word 97 to open documents in different windows? All the documents open in the same ... A: Word 97 does not have this capability, Brian. To my knowledge, your only choice is to open new ...
Retrieving Saved Over Document	7/12/2006
Q: Microsoft word 2002 I have amended a document and saved over it by mistake. Is there any way of ... A: Gary. There are many softwares out there that supposedly accomplish this for you. I have seen others ...
Placement of inserted pictures in a document	7/11/2006
Q: No doubt, this will be an easy one for you. I'm inserting a picture into a document but instead of ... A: Ben. Double-click the picture and choose the Layout tab and tell it to text wrap either square or ...
headers/footers in multi-page document	7/11/2006
Q: I have a 10 page document that contains some forms provided by NIH. I unprotected the document to ... A: Helen. Insert a next-page section break (delete any existing regular page breaks). Go into the ...
Find and replace error: Section breaks and tables	7/11/2006
Q: That is a great idea. Why didn't I think of that? ;) I'll try that. Thanks a lot! // JoelHi, I am ... A: You're welcome, Joel. I've used Word for years and years to accomplish tasks, and helped others ...
bookmarks and fields	7/11/2006
Q: word 2000 and xp hi my name is sue and I have a question about form fields and bookmarks that i ... A: Sorry, Sue. I don't do programming myself. Try www.vbaexpress.com, which is a website I created for ...
microsoft word double spacing	7/10/2006
Q: i have written a short story and its got to be in double spaced format-how do i do this.paper size ... A: The quick way: Ctrl+A, then Format-->Paragraph. Under Line spacing, choose Double. The slower way: ...
Microsoft Works word processor	7/10/2006
Q: Microsoft Works 7.0 Works word processor has been running very slowly, taking three or four minutes ... A: Harold. I don't really support Microsoft Works. However, I have some suggestions for you. 1. Clean ...
Copying format lines from earlier in a Word document	7/10/2006
Q: I have also had problems with formatting in different sections of a document. For instance, say I ... A: Sure. I think there's a couple ways you could do this. One would be to use a style. See my article ...
Word form	7/10/2006
Q: I would like to make a form with 10 check box and after that, I would like to print the form with ... A: Maria. This would require VBA (macros) programming. I do not do programming, but you can register ...
Find and replace error: Section breaks and tables	7/10/2006
Q: I am using Word 2003. Try this and you will see my problem. 1. Create a new document 2. Insert a ... A: Very interesting, Joel... This is definitely a bug, in my opinion, and I would report it to ...
Deleting different headers in different sections	7/7/2006
Q: I have a Word 2003 document that I believe was converted from Word Perfect that has one Header under ... A: Jeff. I get lots of extra section breaks when I convert from WordPerfect. Likely, you just need to ...
How to Turn Word Text Upside Down	7/7/2006
Q: Office: Mac - Version X I need to turn just a line of text upside down on a page. I don't want to ... A: Right, Ron. The answer is NOPE. Consider these workarounds: 1. Copy/paste the text into a graphics ...
quotation marks	7/7/2006
Q: Anne, I'm having a problem with my quotation marks in MS Word 2002. I want to be able to type SHIFT ... A: Hmmm....I don't know why that is happening, Chris. A few things come to mind: 1. Your regional ...
Word	7/6/2006
Q: Can I justify both left and right on same line. I am trying to have a few words justified left and ... A: Sure. There are two ways to do this. *** Insert a two-column, one-row table. Right-justify the ...
Mailing labels in word	7/5/2006
Q: Anne...you have been so helpful and hoping that you'll just give me a little bit more advice. I ... A: You're too funny, Dave. Thanks for making me laugh today. :) Here's what you need to do: Close all ...
M.E .-to XP !	7/5/2006
Q: You helped me before, thanks ! I have "ME" on one of my computers & I'm thinking of going to "XP", ... A: John. Hate to sound cranky or anything, 'cause I'm not, ....BUT... ME is a Windows Operating System, ...
Mailing labels in word	7/5/2006
Q: ..sorry about my question coming to you four different times. I kept getting an error message. ... A: Sorry, Dave. I just realized... You said Word 2000, which uses Mail merge for doing a mail merge. ...
mail merge skips every other record	7/5/2006
Q: I am trying to help someone with a mail merge. As we walk through the wizard all of the records ... A: Mikki. Sounds like you have an extra "next record" field in there (so it's going to the 2nd next ...
Mailing labels in word	7/5/2006
Q: Good morning Anne....For the past two years, I've created mailing labels to do a mailing. This year, ... A: LOL. You must be frustrated. I got four copies of this question. :) Do this: Right-click anywhere ...
Microsoft Word / Microsoft Word Porcessor / powerpoint viewer	7/5/2006
Q: My new laptop already has Microsoft Word Porcessor installed on it. There is no word and i have ... A: Rinkee. I believe that if you own and use both the desktop and laptop PC, and you are the only user ...
ms word macros	7/5/2006
Q: I tried using the styles and formatting and its great. I also clicked the format icon at the dialog ... A: again! So glad it will work for you. Now, open Word. Open one of the documents in which you used the ...
Date insertion autocomplete	7/4/2006
Q: Word 2000. XP Pro SR-2. As I begin to insert a date, the box comes up offering to complete the ... A: One more thing, Ted. Whenever Word isn't behaving, see if renaming your normal.dot file will help. ...
auto correct	7/4/2006
Q: I'm writing a novel and want to change a character's name from Daniel to Michael. I've been able to ... A: This isn't "auto correct", it's just a simple find/replace. Hit Ctrl+H. Type Daniel into the Find ...
Formatting Marks Color	7/4/2006
Q: Is there a way to differentiate formatting marks from the rest of the text in a document? If there ... A: Kyle. The only way I can see to differentiate is to change the color of the text. That way, you can ...
ms word macros	7/4/2006
Q: I am using MS 98, i just have a question on macros. I have a daily task in my job, which involves ... A: Glyz: Why would you use macros to perform what styles do for you? I suggest you look into styles ...
New Blank Document / Normal / Template	7/3/2006
Q: Anne - I just copied the normal.dot file and copied it to the new pc. When I start Word, it comes ... A: Find the location of document templates on this PC, Tricia. Tools-->Options, File locations tab. I ...
Open a photo	7/3/2006
Q: Anne, you seem so knowledgeable I thought I'd risk an off-subject question. I'm writing a newspaper ... A: This explains the problem better than your email did, RG. Tell the correspondent that you're unable ...
New Blank Document / Normal / Template	7/3/2006
Q: Microsoft Office Basic Edition 2003 - Word We just replaced a computer used for transcription and ... A: Tricia. It sounds to me like you may have rights to delete normal.dot but not SAVE normal.dot after ...
Office Service Pack	7/3/2006
Q: Respected Sir, I just want to know that how can i findout the current service pack installed on the ... A: Tabrez. Quite simply, if you do the update online, Microsoft will get into your computer and provide ...
Fixing Size of table cells or fields	7/3/2006
Q: Version:word:mac I consistently come up with a problem in word that I need help with. You cannot ... A: Brad. 1. I don't use Mac, but I don't know that it matters. 2. I'm not sure I understand the issue. ...
remove horizontal line word xp	6/30/2006
Q: Word XP: I somehow inserted a line in a doc and can't get rid of it. Cked formatting, hoping to ... A: Select a few lines above and below, and hit Format-->Borders and Shading, Borders tab. Choose None. ...
2003-Specific .doc always has Track Changes turned on	6/30/2006
Q: I've got a document that everytime it opens always has Track Changes turned on. Turn it off, edit ... A: Lori. This usually happens when someone sends you a document "for review". Save the file to a new ...
Simple Macro Question	6/30/2006
Q: I am quite ignorant of VB and just have a Macro question. I am trying to make a text box field ... A: Lonnie. VB is different from VBA, which is the programming language used in Office (just so you ...
Office 2003*	6/30/2006
Q: Most stores sale the standrad edition for $350-$399, but I see it on ebay dirt cheap, are these ... A: TO MY KNOWLEDGE, which is a bit limited, you can load it on one desktop PC and one laptop PC, ...
document auto closes	6/29/2006
Q: I have word 2003, and when i open a specific document and start to scroll down with the mouse scroll ... A: Very strange, Nathan. 1. Only this document 2. Only on your PC I would try these, in order, until ...
Batch Find and Replace	6/29/2006
Q: How do I find and replace the same text that occurs in different Word files? Do I need to write a ... A: Yes, Bruce. Record a macro that finds/replaces, then try incorporating it into this: ...
Word Envelope printing Header and not Address	6/29/2006
Q: I just ran into an issue with Word 2003 that involved printing an envelope. I went to "Tools > ... A: Kevin: Because of issues with this tool (never seems to work as purported), I never use it. I create ...
Word Table Calculations	6/29/2006
Q: Are all tables within Word considered Forms? I didn't create this as a form, but from a standard ... A: Sarah: >>>Thanks for the info. You're welcome! >>>Are all tables within Word considered Forms? ...
Page numbering in header not printing correctly	6/29/2006
Q: I am using MS Word 2000. I am trying to print a multiple page document that has the "Page X of Y" ... A: Jen. Such a common issue and I keep forgetting the answer to it. Try this: ...
Multiple headers, graphics, in multipage merge document	6/29/2006
Q: In our office we have just received a new electronic "letterhead" graphic. The graphic is one large ... A: Donna. I would go back to the graphic artist and ask them for graphic letterhead components. No way ...
form fields	6/29/2006
Q: i have a document created with form fields and bookmarks. This is a generic document that is used as ... A: Sue. This is a pretty lengthy question and I'm not quite sure I've got the gist of it, even. So ...
Word Table Calculations	6/28/2006
Q: I have successfully input the correct formula to get Word to sum my column but I want to automate ... A: Sarah! Here's what you need to do... Double-click the form field box (while doc is unprotected) ...
Graphics in text box or table	6/28/2006
Q: Anne. I have a user who is trying to insert an image into a "boxed" area (it could be either a text ... A: Not sure why there's difficulty, Graham. Would like the version of Word being used. Also, after ...
Paragraph Spacing NOT Displaying Correctly	6/27/2006
Q: Word 2003, Anne, I am working with a template I created, and I just noticed that the papragraph ... A: Jen! Boy...I understand frustration with Word! Try this: Format-->Paragraph. Make sure line spacing ...
ASK and Ref fields	6/26/2006
Q: Re Word 2003 I created a 15pg document template for several staff to use strictly on a table with ... A: It'll repeat the info perfectly. Just use this article to find out how: ...
HOW TO FLIP WORDS FOR T-SHIRT PRINTING	6/26/2006
Q: WHEN TRYING TO PRESS FOR THE FLIP THE ICON GOES OFF SO CAN NOT USE THE FLIP A: Sheila. You'll need a graphics program to do that. I have them. If you just need something done ...
Difficult to Define	6/26/2006
Q: Word 2000. I am running XP Home, I created a document that will not re-open. The document appears ... A: Richard. Strange. I would try opening it in 2003 again. Save the file as type RTF, close it, reopen ...
book design format	6/26/2006
Q: I have Word 2000. I've written a book that I'll be publishing myself. I want to emulate the design ... A: Dave: I can definitely help you. :) I have many questions, though. Can I call you? I've got an ...
Field movement in Word Forms	6/26/2006
Q: Using Word 10.1.6 for Mac. I have created an interactive form and have designated the field ... A: David! Many of us build our forms in tables. So, for instance, if I want name and date in my first ...
Putting a border around a picture	6/23/2006
Q: I have worked out how to do that but I want to increase the size of the frame without increasing the ... A: Paul. First...if you want to change graphics, get and use a graphics program. You'll be much ...
Headers/Footers on Blank Pages	6/22/2006
Q: Word Version: Windows XP with Service Pack 2 We are putting together a document in which we have ... A: Gary. Generally, this would be accomplished by selecting "Different First Page" under File-->Page ...
Deleting Blank Labels	6/22/2006
Q: I have a 33 page document of labels that is not done with a mail merge. We have had to delete ... A: Barbara. The whole purpose of mail merge is to accomplish this task for you. If you keep the data in ...
waermark	6/21/2006
Q: I'm using Microsoft Word 2004 for Mac. I'm trying to figure out how to add a watermark logo to ... A: Heidi. You'll need to insert the graphic behind each badge instead of using the watermark feature. A ...
Automatic Pagination Doesn't work	6/21/2006
Q: I'm using Word 2000. When I scan documents using "Epson Smart Panel" the resulting Word file seems ... A: I'm sorry, Richard. I don't have an Espon Smart Panel...don't even know what it is. If you're trying ...
How To Erase Footnotes	6/21/2006
Q: could you please tell me how to erase footnotes in microsoft word 2002, thanks. A: Jamie! It looks like the easiest way to delete all the footnotes (and references to them) in an ...
change email attachment to word file	6/21/2006
Q: I am a computer novice. I emailed a resume and cover letter as attachments via regular ... A: Tricia! The best way to send a Word file using sbcglobal/yahoo would be to CLOSE the Word file, ...
saving files	6/20/2006
Q: word 2003 - when i saved a document it saved it as msg file and i would like to save it as a word ... A: You saved the entire email (only), and not the email attachment. Try saving it again by ...
Field Codes/Hyperlinks and TOCs	6/20/2006
Q: I created a document at least two years ago. I have used basic formatting and have page #s and a ... A: Steven. 1. There is a setting to VIEW field codes (and hyperlinks). Hit Alt+F9 or ...
Use a macro to print a word document	6/20/2006
Q: In Word 2003, Is it possible to create a macro that opens a template, copies the document into the ... A: James. It sure is. But to get help with this, you'll need some people who have coding experience ...
Documents retaining print settings	6/20/2006
Q: I seem to remember Word was able to retain print settings for each saved document. Let me give you a ... A: Ralph. I haven't been connected to multiple (or even good printers) for a long time. However, I ...
ms wd tab forms	6/20/2006
Q: I start filling out a tabbed form then unlock to make a change to it and lose all entries. Can this ... A: Bonnie! There are several things you should know: 1. You cannot unlock/relock in older versions of ...
edit a scanned doc	6/20/2006
Q: I can copy and paste scanned docs using MSword, but I can't edit them. Is there some way to do this? ... A: An MDI file may not be a TIF file, but it is still an image file, not a text file. You need, I ...
MS Word - Disappearing graphics	6/19/2006
Q: I am using Word 2003, working on a series of documents that were created by someone else (version ... A: If this occurs (now) no matter whose machine you're on, then it sounds to me like this document has ...
Word 2003	6/19/2006
Q: Anne The file is pretty big. How do I attach it? SteveAnne: I tried your suggestions and went to ... A: How big is big? Can you winzip it first? I can get very large attachments. If it's got lots of ...
Word	6/16/2006
Q: Word 2003 Hi Anne The spacing between sentences in my document suddenly changed, but only in ... A: Perhaps you simply need to hit Ctrl+A and set it to 1.5. If that doesn't work, try Ctrl+A, then ...
File menu gone...	6/16/2006
Q: Ms. Troy: I'm using Word 2003 (SP2), which came with MS Office Small Business Edition 2003. ... A: David! Try this: Right-click ANY toolbar and hit the Customize option way at the bottom. Make sure ...
Header in Microsoft Word 2000	6/16/2006
Q: this may be a simple question for you. I am trying to create a header in word 2000 which I have done ... A: Do exactly as you have done (When I go to the page setup and layout tab, and choose different first ...
Word-Mail merge	6/16/2006
Q: I am working on a mail merge and all it going well but I am tired of typing the city name over and ... A: Sharon. I'm not sure why you'd need to type the city over and over. If the city is the same for ALL ...
Mail Merge - Excel to Word doc for labels	6/16/2006
Q: I've worked with Word's mail merge for several years without issues, but now I'm on Word 2003. Now ... A: Denise. You're not completing the mail merge. Do the merge again. Make sure you take the step to ...
mailing labels problem	6/16/2006
Q: I cannot perform mailmerge to make mailing labels for my literary magazine. I have done it before, ... A: Tim. I hate to say this, but it's very difficult to troubleshoot mail merges without seeing the ...
Word 2000 for Windows XP	6/16/2006
Q: I'm trying to create a template. Word's "help" is laughable. I have Gookin's "Word 2000 for ... A: RG: Are you in the states? I have lots of questions I need answers to before I can really help you. ...
Macros-script editor	6/15/2006
Q: Anne, I am working in Word 2002. I have created a form to send out to 700+ employees and am ... A: Lesli! This is the perfect type of question to ask at www.vbaexpress.com. I'm no coder, but I ...
Form Fields Printing	6/15/2006
Q: Word 2003, Windows XP Professional I have developed some forms for our company. The form fields, ... A: Lee. Are you SURE that they print gray and you're not just seeing it in print preview? They do ...
Macro to FixEmail in Word in 2003	6/15/2006
Q: Earlier versions of Word allowed this macro to run.. but 2003 gives me errors in the dowhat command. ... A: Bob. Take your question exactly as you asked me, and put your code into a sample file for people to ...
Templates	6/15/2006
Q: When I open New Blank Document in Word 2000 there is some stuff aleady in it from some weeks ago and ... A: John. You need to understand that your operating system is hiding your file extensions. See my ...
Calculation on tables in Word	6/14/2006
Q: 2003 word. I have created a word document of multiple different tables. The first table is 2x3 ... A: Heather. Are you updating fields? Try letting it calculate, and when it doesn't, hit print preview. ...
Questionnaire formatting	6/14/2006
Q: I have created a questionnaire which will be administered on paper. It is a psychology ... A: I've made a document for you with instructions, Yiting. Copy this link to your browser: ...
MS word and headers	6/13/2006
Q: I have several electronic letterheads to modify with additional addresses. The Sample sent to me has ... A: Eric. I swear by JPG as the best file type in MS Word. EPS is "encapsulated postscript". Postscript ...
Caption numbering in MS Word 2000	6/13/2006
Q: I'm sorry, but I can't send out the document, it is proprietary. I was just hoping you could ... A: Did you try the update? If that doesn't work, can you send me SOME of the document? Just save to a ...
page layout	6/12/2006
Q: Do you know i can split 1 page in word into 4 sperate squares? and also make small checkboxes appear ... A: To split the page, insert a 2-row, 2-column table and set the row height to be half the length of ...
Table of Contents in a Protected Document	5/30/2006
Q: Truth is if I do not password protect it, when I send it to be placed on the Intranet, they will ... A: I got you. Then the issue is this: Have your IT department create a secure area of the web where ...
Table of Contents in a Protected Document	5/30/2006
Q: Ms. Troy, I am working on placing a password protected manual on our intranet. I have figured out ... A: Jessica. Better to secure the Intranet folder with permissions so that they cannot save the file on ...
INSERT FILENAME - AUTOMATICALLY UPDATE	5/25/2006
Q: sorry no neither of these help - I still have to manually update the filename in the footer. I have ... A: Not sure why you got an email unless perhaps it was your "receipt" for asking the question. I never ...
Disappearing Headers	5/24/2006
Q: I use Microsoft Word 2000 to create legal documents. Occasionally, while working with a template, I ... A: Headers and footers are stored in section breaks. If you happen to delete a section break, they ...
INSERT FILENAME - AUTOMATICALLY UPDATE	5/24/2006
Q: Windows XP Office 2003 Student Edition In previous versions I am sure that I used to insert the ... A: Sue. First, you must insert the field for it. Use Insert-->Field and choose (I think) Document ...
I hate Word 2000 because it...	5/20/2006
Q: I hate Word 2000 because it has a mind of its own. I can't get my document to print out the way I ... A: KH. The best thing I can tell you is to do the following: Check Word's settings: ...
non printing text	5/19/2006
Q: I can not print the left side of a document with in the margin (2")were a text box with text and ... A: Walter. Without seeing the document, I can't be sure, but check your printer properties. See if ...
Word 2000	5/17/2006
Q: I tried the code and it worked. However, it doesn't let me save the documents with the employees ... A: Adrienne: Go register at www.vbaexpress.com. Go into the Word forum. Create a new thread. Paste the ...
How can I fix page numbers that are repeating?	5/15/2006
Q: I am working on a seventeen page report in Microsoft Word 2000. The page numbers view/print fine up ... A: Joanne. It would be nearly impossible and take me forever to tell you all the things that could be ...
Converting to PDF	5/15/2006
Q: In our office we have 3 computer with Word installed from the same disk (I think) but only one of ... A: Josh: The PDF button is a feature of Adobe Acrobat, not Word/Office, at least not yet. I understand ...
Replacing a document	5/13/2006
Q: I accidentally replaced a very important document with a new one. Can the old document be restored? ... A: I'm sorry, Megan. You could take your PC to someone who does "computer forensics" and they could ...
Microsoft Word	5/12/2006
Q: I am using microsoft office 2000 small business, I am 68, and I got myself confused. When I open ... A: Bill. I can't answer your question TOO intelligently, but here's how I understand it... There's 3 ...
Updating field throughout document	5/8/2006
Q: In Microsoft Word 2003, I need to update the Subcontractor number throughout the contract. I need to ... A: Sure, Autotext is great, but not right for what you want. I assume there'd be lots more than just a ...
document problems	5/7/2006
Q: at the end of every line there is a symbol that looks something like a music note ...i tried to copy ... A: Perhaps it is the paragraph return symbol, or "pilcrow", which looks kind of like a backwards P. ...
Shift +Enter	5/7/2006
Q: Sometimes, I copied documents from the internet in to MS Word files which used SHIFT+ENTER instead ... A: Follow these instructions EXACTLY. Hit Ctrl+H (this brings up the find/replace box) Type ^l ...
Opening a file.	5/4/2006
Q: I'm working with Office 2003 Pro. My problem, if I'm working in Word and I want to open an Excel ... A: David. You're opening the document in Word. If you don't want to do that, open Excel, then ...
Paragraph Styles	4/30/2006
Q: Anne, Styles drive me nuts! I feel like once I create a paragraph Style I have no control over how ... A: Jon. :) Yes, Word XP is indeed Word 2002. And, yes, Styles will make you nuts. Please see the ...
PDFs and Word?	4/29/2006
Q: I hope you can help me - I'm having a problem trying to figure out Adobe Acrobat PDFs, and how to ... A: Michael, this is an Adobe question, not a Word question. But there are a couple of things I can try ...
Word Mail Merge - catering for repeating rows	4/28/2006
Q: Sorry to bother you again Anne but after hunting around the suggested solutions there doesn't appear ... A: Is it possible for you to send me the data, Stuart? I promise confidentiality. Also, a Word doc that ...
Word Mail Merge - catering for repeating rows	4/28/2006
Q: Basically I have a requirement to email Exam results to some of my students and the format of the ... A: Makes perfect sense, Stuart. It's just not possible. Cindy Meister, Word MVP addresses this issue ...
Printing background colour in a Word document	4/26/2006
Q: Please could you help me,I have made a poster for my band on Microsoft Word,but I can't get it to ... A: In most versions, Format-->Background isn't a "printable" background. Why don't you send me your ...
Linking Word Documents	4/22/2006
Q: Can you tell me, is there a way to link multiple documents in Microsoft Word in such a way that if ... A: Of course it's possible. (Thank goodness!) Use INCLUDETEXT fields. Word MVP Daiya Mitchell has an ...
abnormal program termination	4/19/2006
Q: I am unable to use word on my computer. after a short period of time in use, the following popup ... A: Richard. You'll get answers about errors much quicker doing a Google search (but please don't feel ...
folder won't open	4/19/2006
Q: . I'm running Microsoft Word 2002. I have folders set up with documents in them. I can't open the ... A: Gayle: This sounds more like a Windows Explorer (Windows) issue than a Word issue. Let's find out... ...
Working with forms	4/18/2006
Q: I use Windows xp. I want to use my HP1600 all in one to scan a form into MSWORD. So I can fill in ... A: Don, this is incredibly difficult to do, especially if you're a novice with MS Word. If I were you, ...
Word typing problem	4/18/2006
Q: I would like to konw how to stop the space key from eating the letters. For example, when i click in ... A: I definitely understand! :) Try this: Hit your Insert key on your keyboard ONCE. Also, see ...
Saving as a pdf (Adobe Acrobat Version 7)	4/14/2006
Q: Office 2003 OEM Installation in a Dell Optiplex - Running XP Professional. I had been able to ... A: There are incredible issues with Word and Acrobat 7. Here's some things to get you on your way... ...
bullet insertion	4/14/2006
Q: I am using MS word 2003. I have made my resume with objective, workexperience, education, ... A: Sure. Send to anne@myexpertsonline.com I have a feeling you have line breaks and not paragraph ...
Line of Thick Dashes	4/12/2006
Q: A minor problem, but one that is very annoying. I use Word 2003 in normal view with XP. Every now ... A: Steve. Does the line actually show in print preview as well? If so, you're likely typing some dashes ...
Dashes	4/12/2006
Q: Word 2003 How do delete a line of dashes from a document? I can't remember when I inserted it, and ... A: This occurs when you type, for instance, a dash, a space, a dash, a space (maybe more than two of ...
Mail Merge	4/10/2006
Q: Anne, I was really disappointed to discover that you didn't get my message. I believe I probably ... A: Oh!! And one more thing!! I would make a landscape page, then insert a 2-column, 2-row table. Then ...
locked	4/9/2006
Q: i cannot get my word 03 unlocked every document is locked i cannot make a new document either and i ... A: Mike. Is your Word (or Office) 2003 activated? Many people get a trial version of Office free with ...
word - page numbering, headers and page breaks	4/8/2006
Q: I am fairly proficient at Word 97 but continue to struglle with thess two items: 1. inserting page ... A: Mike. I completely understand. I struggled with this for months before it finally all came together ...
Mail Merge	4/7/2006
Q: Anne, Sorry---- I completely forgot to say I am working in Word. I don't know anything about ... A: Erescene. I'm afraid that this is the only message I received about your mail merge question. ...
USING OUTLOOK WITH WORD	4/6/2006
Q: Using Office 2003 Hi Anne Is there a simple way of inserting an address from Outlook contacts into ... A: Try this, Sue... Tools-->Customize. Commands tab. On the left, scroll down to ALL commands. On the ...
spelling check no longer works in Word 2003	4/6/2006
Q: In Word 2003 my spell checker no longer works. If however I paste a page from Publisher 2003 into ... A: Bob. I'm sure it's something to do with your language settings being incorrect and set to "no ...
borders in word 2003	4/5/2006
Q: I have a 20 line text that i want to border. I dont want it to be wrapped with a line, however, I ... A: I would not use Word to do this, Jen. It would either be incredibly difficult (and take me hours to ...
Footnote Formatting	3/31/2006
Q: I am working on a document that at one point has been converted to Microsoft Word (Windows XP, ... A: Angelika. :) Likely, your document contains two styles (at least) called Footnote reference and ...
Form Templates in Word '03 utilizing auto-fill	3/30/2006
Q: I am trying to create a form template in Word 2003 that can utilize an auto-fill type feature (if ... A: Leah. This is pretty much a no-brainer. The issue is updating of fields, so see these two articles ...
placing picture in specified spot	3/28/2006
Q: i use Word 2003. How do i force a picture or graphic to stay at a specified location, regardless of ... A: Chris. So, if you put some text above it, you don't want it to move down? If so, then you need to ...
Word 2003 Professional Forms	3/28/2006
Q: I am trying to create a protected form in Word 2003 using drop-downs and fill in fields for my ... A: Jeremy. Answer to number 1 is here: ...
Don't know how to do something in Word XP	3/27/2006
Q: ) something i don't know how to do in Word XP and 'll be thankful if u guided me... I have a very ... A: Magoood. Don't use ^s. Use "nothing" instead. Don't put ANYthing in the replace with box. This ...
Simple Word questionnaire	3/27/2006
Q: I want to create a simple questionnaire with 10-20 questions with multiple answers. Some of the ... A: Javier. First, you'll want to make sure they all have MS Word. Then, you can use forms created like ...
Word 2003 cross-referencing	3/27/2006
Q: Hmm, I guess my thought would be this. Let's say you have an outline like this: 1.0 1.1 1.2 2.0 ... A: It should change, yes. I know that I have had difficulty in the past and I'd get errors in the ...
Exposing text	3/27/2006
Q: Word 2002 I am writing a manual on how to use a particular computer program. In Word, under Help ... A: Alan. That's actually javascript, I think. The ONLY way I can think to try to emulate that in Word ...
Word 2003 cross-referencing	3/24/2006
Q: I'm using Word 2003. I'm a pretty frequent user, but don't write large documents often. I'm working ... A: Ouch, Steve. If you cross reference Chapter 2, and then delete chapter 2, the cross-ref won't have ...
grammar checking	3/23/2006
Q: I need to turn off grammar checking as it makes merging large files very slow. Can do? A: Sure. It could depend on your version, but try: Tools-->Options, Spelling and grammar. Choose "Hide ...
Text jumps out of a frame	3/23/2006
Q: I am a graphic artist/desktop publisher and currently using Word 2002 for producing proposals. In ... A: 1. I never use frames and I ALWAYS place my graphics in line with text. Also, frames can be part of ...
Mail Merge	3/22/2006
Q: I am trying to help someone with a mail merge and here am I asking you for help, no doubt this is ... A: Keith. Exactly how I started, but not online. :) So, how many records are you merging at once? Is ...
Growing files	3/19/2006
Q: I had a .doc file, it was 13MB. I then brought it up and began cutting stuff out and moving stuff ... A: Shelli. There's reasons that documents bloat like that. See if either of these articles help you: ...
Is it possible	3/17/2006
Q: A few ‘text blocks' that describe our products are used and re-used in our variety of marketing ... A: Better to use a different Word doc for each one. Name the doc whatever you like (the name of the ...
Booklet templates	3/17/2006
Q: Anne. As an AllExpert volunteer myself, I appreciate your time. My daughter needs to make a play ... A: Peter, I'm going to be perfectly honest. :) Do it regular size, manually put page numbers on using ...
Opening a template file	3/17/2006
Q: I'm using Word XP (professional) version 2002 on a SBS2000 network. All the latest service packs ... A: Mark. This is not a glitch. This is a perfectly working Word TEMPLATE. For more information on ...
Migrating Word to another computer	3/16/2006
Q: I want to migrate my customized Word 2002 installation to a new computer. How on earth do I export ... A: Guillermo: I only have Office 2003 "tools", but try Start-->Programs, MS Office Tools and see if you ...
address box mail merge	3/15/2006
Q: Word 2003 Is there a limit on the address box? I have matched the fields I require including ... A: It's best NOT to use the address as "one field" but to insert the fields individually. There are ...
Locking Images and text in MS Word document	3/15/2006
Q: Our Version is 2004 for Mac We're a design firm that has developed a new graphic ID for a ... A: Brad. Can I see the file? Email to anne@myexpertsonline.com I'll check it out and offer the best ...
Using hyphens	3/14/2006
Q: I was wondering if I can have Word 2000 automatically insert hyphens in a document instead of using ... A: Judy. What you want is optional hyphens. You'll find them (and the shortcut keys for them) under ...
Page layout change from portrait to landscape (vice versa)?	3/14/2006
Q: I don't know, if you are able to help. It is a little bit tricky and so far nobody could help me ... A: Mark. I'm not coder, but I did create www.vbaexpress.com a couple of years ago for questions JUST ...
MS Word Mail Merge	3/13/2006
Q: MS Word 2000 When I merge a document from our School management program, something is separating the ... A: Dianne. Yes, please send a screenshot to anne@myexpertsonline (dot com). :) If you said ...
Boxes	3/10/2006
Q: how do you create a box next to a word? For example, I need a box next to "yes" and "no", to be ... A: Beth. Creating Word forms is super easy. I've written TWO articles on it. If you're a relatively ...
When I'm doing forms in MS...	2/24/2006
Q: When I'm doing forms in MS Word using the Forms toolbox, I notcie that there is a "Text form" field ... A: There is no limit set by the Text form field unless you set one. The fact that it's about 4 ...
Avoiding "Do you want to save the changes"	2/22/2006
Q: WORD 2003. How can I avoid the changes that cause the message "Do you want to save the changes ... A: There are certain items that may update, such as date and other fields you may have in your ...
trouble with blank page	2/21/2006
Q: I have Microsoft Worksuite 2004 on my Dell laptop. I am a computer dummy. When I use Microsoft ... A: Carrol. This is an easy one to fix, but requires certain settings on your PC. What you need to do is ...
unwanted page at end of Word document	2/21/2006
Q: I have a blank page at the end of my document and I want it gone. I (we, all of the admin pros here) ... A: Lorraine! This usually happens when the first page is a table. :) Try this! ...
Printing publisher.	2/18/2006
Q: I have created some Publisher files that I would like people to be able to print out if they do not ... A: Richard: PDF is the way to go. People are already quite familiar with it, and Adobe Reader is free ...
edit document that was scanned into Word	2/18/2006
Q: I scanned a document into Word 2000 from an HP Scanner. The document has gridlines and a box and I ... A: I didn't see your follow-up question until just now (noon on Saturday), Wayne. I don't know why I ...
edit document that was scanned into Word	2/17/2006
Q: I scanned a document into Word 2000 from an HP Scanner. The document has gridlines and a box and I ... A: Unfortunately, Wayne, Word isn't a graphics program. However, you can try this: Double-click the ...
font issue in ms word	2/16/2006
Q: Microsoft Office Word 2003 (Professional Edition) I am writing simple cryptology translations and ... A: Where do you live? I thought if I could call you, I would, so I quick did a Google on your name and ...
Startup in MS Word	2/16/2006
Q: I recently updated my computer from MS Office 2000 to MS Office 2003 (or, 2002, as the 'About...' ... A: I thought this was a Word issue, but then you talk about "a document", so I can't be sure. But it ...
Microsoft Windows XP - Home...	2/16/2006
Q: Microsoft Windows XP - Home Version. In my auto correct file I placed entries and used it as a ... A: No, Dolly. I fear it's gone. Some people use the Windows restore feature, but others claim this ...
headers and footers	2/15/2006
Q: i use word 2003. i learned word through books, both the sybex and que publications. the que book for ... A: The trick is "by default". Likely, your document is set to be "Different First Page" under ...
Word mail merge - hyphens	2/15/2006
Q: a line with 2 variable data fields in it has a phone number with hyphens at the end. Sometimes it ... A: To be "exact", it is Ctrl+_ (See Insert-->Symbol, Special characters. I think the hyphen on the ...
print preview and pdf conversion	2/13/2006
Q: I am working in Word for Mac 2001 on an iBook in OS 9. I am in the process of converting a Word ... A: Bruce. I'd thoroughly check the even/odd page section break thing. Are you SURE all your section ...
protect text within a Word document	2/12/2006
Q: We are using Windows 2000 and Word XP. We want to protect sections of text within a document so ... A: Sally. If you're a pretty good Word user already, see this article on creating fill-in forms: ...
Win Xp Ms Word 2003 Anne:...	2/12/2006
Q: Win Xp Ms Word 2003 Anne: Im making a list of names in three columns. I've tried to run them in ... A: I'm not sure why you would be able to once, but not again, if... 1. your columns have headings 2. ...
Replacing names	2/12/2006
Q: I have a text file with dozens of people's names in it. I need to replace all the person's names ... A: Try this, Scott: Type your name in a document. Select Format-->Font, All Caps, OK. Format-->Style, ...
Type directly on an E-mailed form	2/9/2006
Q: Word 2003 How can I compose a form with lines that can be sent by an e-mail attachment to a ... A: Conrad. :) I recently created an "extreme tutorial" on this topic: ...
How do I save a document (form)...	2/9/2006
Q: How do I save a document (form) that I typed so that I can type directly into it without my lines ... A: Tracey! You can check out my extreme tutorial. Don't feel overwhelmed, but do have a half hour to ...
Search and Replace in Macro	2/7/2006
Q: How do you suppress the confirmation popup when performing a search and replace via a macro in Word ... A: That's a very good question, Louise. I had to go record the macro to remember. The following is all ...
boarders	2/7/2006
Q: how can i remove it A: Matt. While I would REALLY have to see the document to be sure, try these two things: 1. Ctrl+A, ...
Footnotes in Word	2/6/2006
Q: I'm using Microsoft Office Word 2003 in the Small Bus. Edition 2003 on a Toshiba Portege laptop. ... A: Try this, Conrad: Hit Alt+F9. This turns on field codes. NOTE what kind of field codes are inserted ...
skills	2/4/2006
Q: I really appreciate answering my question which is : how can I right from a corner to the opposite ... A: I'm sorry, walid. I don't understand your question. Are you using Word? If so, text MUST be in a ...
MS Word	2/4/2006
Q: Im sorry to be a pain in the butt, but when I got my computer (new in late 2004) it had "Open ... A: Ray: You're not bothering me at all. I'm so happy to help, and even happier when I DO know the ...
Mail Merge Hyperlinks	1/31/2006
Q: Word 2000, 2002 Is there a way to set up a Word merge document (other than formating it as HTML) ... A: First...please accept my apologies for the delay in answering. I received notif of a question, only ...
Graphics Insertion	1/31/2006
Q: .. I'm trying to find the best way to display a screen print in a Word doc. Normally, I paste the ... A: First...please accept my apologies for the delay in answering. I received notif of a question, only ...
irksome word	1/31/2006
Q: My Word 97 was playing tricks on me whevener I wanted to "print envelopes." For instance, the return ... A: First...please accept my apologies for the delay in answering. I received notif of a question, only ...
Printing of envelopes	1/28/2006
Q: WORD 2002 I want to print multiple envelopes with the same address as well as mulitple envelopes ... A: John! You should have no difficulty following the instructions here: ...
Password	1/27/2006
Q: Word 2002 I have password protected a document but when the backup backup (.wbk) is created it is ... A: Jane. I've just tested this and do not have the same behavior. Please realize that if you protect a ...
Word2003: 2 first pages no numbering then start numbering.	1/27/2006
Q: I'm writing to you from Sweden. My question is about Word, 2003 to be more precise. When I make a ... A: Been trying to submit this answer for about 3 hours now...trying again. ...
Forms Fill-in	1/26/2006
Q: Don't know version, assume 2003. I will be changing to a job using Word. Presently long-time ... A: Pat: Here's what I can my "extreme tutorial". Don't call it merge at all; Word calls it a "form", ...
Replace word	1/25/2006
Q: I am wanting to setup a sales proposal document so that our sales representatives can automatically ... A: Definitely, there is an easier way. Create a fill-in form: ...
Document Formatting	1/25/2006
Q: My problem is this: I am using Word 2003. I have two documents, both of which are very long (192 & ... A: The only way you could possibly have pages of exact same length in Word is: 1. Don't use styles. 2. ...
Formatting an MSWORD template	1/25/2006
Q: How on Earth do I remove the shadings as I've circled here ... A: This is very weird. No wonder you had difficulty. Here's how I finally did it. The vertical bar next ...
Word 2003- Backspace for deleting text block problem	1/24/2006
Q: When I select text in Word and then press the 'Backspace' key, instead of deleting the text, the ... A: I'm going to try to help, Peach. :) I'm sure it's a setting under Tools-->Options, Edit tab. Make ...
MErging docs in MS Office XP	1/24/2006
Q: Good morning; Is it possible to combine several word documents (located in the same folder) into one ... A: Sure, Shane. Open doc 1 and save as to a new name. Hit Ctrl+End to get to the end of the document. ...
Word 2003 mail merge	1/24/2006
Q: In mail merge, if I select word or excel as a source document and there are multiple tables in the ... A: Jerry: Mail merge is really designed to choose from only one table, whether it's a document, Excel ...
bookmarks in Word 2003	1/23/2006
Q: I want to create a bookmark for use in an index. The bookmark is to cover more than one page. i ... A: Chris. A bookmark to be linked to is really only good for its starting point. Why would you want to ...
winword error message	1/23/2006
Q: I was working with a file in Word 2000 and I received this message. Winnword.exe has generated ... A: Kathy. Unfortunately, it's just going to happen from time to time. If it continues to happen in the ...
Opening on startup	1/21/2006
Q: I am using the office xp version of word and i would like to know how to stop word from opening when ... A: Interesting, Cameron, because that does NOT happen automatically. Try this, but be careful, okay? ...
Microsoft Word v. Microsoft Works Word Processor	1/19/2006
Q: Basically, what is the difference between Microsoft Word and Microsoft Works Word Processor? I've ... A: Actually, no, Tim. Microsoft Works often comes with Microsoft Word as its Word Processor. But ...
Hello. I have Windows XP...	1/17/2006
Q: I have Windows XP and Office Word 2003. Is there a good way to import a PowerPoint (Office 2003) ... A: Paul. Funny you should ask. For $550, we just developed a VB application that does this. However, it ...
Word 2000	1/17/2006
Q: I have a 50 page document. Each page is a letter to a different person. I want to save ONE of the ... A: Basically, just select the page and cut it and paste it into another blank document. There's no ...
page layout in word97	1/13/2006
Q: I have created a four page newsletter in word, but my printer wants me to make it two pages, each ... A: Terry. This may not easily be done. Word 97 does not have what we call a "booklet" capability. ...
Page Numbering	1/4/2006
Q: I'm having a problem with a large document. I want to have page numbers at the bottom of the page. ... A: Deb. Sounds like you've got section breaks even if you don't think you do. Go to the first page ...
Page Borders	1/3/2006
Q: MS Word 2002- Can you Place graphics on top of page borders, so that the page border doesn't show ... A: Try creating the page border manually inside the header, Garrett: If you're using the Page Border ...
My file close without notice	12/30/2005
Q: I have a Word document saved just a few hours ago. But don't know why, now every time I try to open ... A: Hm. I can't imagine how to help specifically. Let's try this: Can you work on other documents ...
display linked images in Word document	12/29/2005
Q: Is there a way to display an image stored on a web site in a Word doc, without having to copy & ... A: Rob. Word won't retain the link, if that's what you mean. Why not just create with HTML? You could ...
Style/Template for a Book	12/29/2005
Q: When I am creating a style templete, how do I add in a new line to the Middle of the templete. so ... A: Andrew. Use Shift+Enter instead of Enter. To my knowledge, there is no way to "automatically" add a ...
mail merge for labels	12/28/2005
Q: I am using windows XP & i am trying to make labels for a mailing list i cant understand what to pick ... A: June. From your description, I'm not sure what you did exactly. :) BUT... when using mail merge, ...
mail merge for labels	12/27/2005
Q: I am using windows XP & i am trying to make labels for a mailing list i cant understand what to pick ... A: June, I'm sorry I missed your question yesterday! I usually answer right away, but I must've been ...
Page numbering! Kicking my a! Help!**	12/25/2005
Q: I'm finishing a book proposal, and I need the page numbering to start at 1, but on page 7 of the ... A: Jen. I am intimately familiar with desperation, hee hee. Follow these instructions EXACTLY. Go to ...
excel charts & words	12/25/2005
Q: MERRY CHRISTMAS! I have a P-3 and i am working on my PhD thesis. From my data i have created about ... A: Try the methods here, asem. http://www.officearticles.com/word/excel_contents_in_microsoft_word.htm ...
Microsoft WORD	12/24/2005
Q: Suddenly, every time I try to open WORD, either from the START menu or the shortcut icon on my ... A: Kean. Sounds to me like Word is just weirded out. :) You can use the Troubleshooting Steps I have ...
Word 2003 Margin changes when using Track Changes	12/22/2005
Q: I am making changes to an existing document, using the Track Changes feature in Word. When I print ... A: Bottom line (if you ask me!) is that track changes can produce very weird results when you change ...
How to move macro's from one computer to another	12/22/2005
Q: I have microsoft Word 2000. On one computer I have many Macros. I have just recently purchased a ... A: Robert! One assumes, since you're talking about your macros in generic sense, I assume that they ...
the title with a dollar sign	12/19/2005
Q: Somehow the MS word corrupted. When I open up a doc and it is unreadable ---all garbage. Even the ... A: I'm not sure that I can help, Ming. But you can use the steps to troubleshooting a Word DOCUMENT: ...
FOLLOW-UP	12/15/2005
Q: and I am kicking myself for the hours I have wasted wrestling with text I copied from web pages. ... A: Steve. EVERY version of Word has Normal or Normal.dot. Perhaps you're not viewing the "project ...
WORD	12/15/2005
Q: I have the version of Word that came with Windows 98 and have a two-partIn preparing for a class I ... A: Steve. First off, Windows 98 didn't "come with" any version of MS Office. Perhaps you bought your ...
Forms in headers and footers	12/14/2005
Q: Your answer to my previous question about protecting some parts of documents in Word 2002 was ... A: Micha. You're quite welcome! What we do to allow users to "change" the header and footer in a ...
Word Dictionary	12/11/2005
Q: I use Word 2003. I reside in the UK and want to use English as my dictioanry default (not English ... A: Peter. What? You don't speaka dee engleesh?? LOL!! You guys always gotta spell everything WRONG!! ...
graphics in Word	12/7/2005
Q: I want to create a grouped picture which consists of a piece of clip art and a speech bubble. I ... A: I don't know why that is occurring, Sally. Are you pasting as a picture in the SAME document BEFORE ...
MS Word Merge (MS Word 2000)	12/5/2005
Q: I am trying to merge info from our school management program. The fields are 'student name', ... A: Dianne. Create a table and insert your merge fields into the table cells. Then, when you merge, each ...
Word 2003 ToC	12/2/2005
Q: Followup- Well, it's usually little stuff. For example, I create the ToC, and then after I see what ... A: Okay. Click in any line that's TOC1 style (except the FIRST one) and determine if the style has ...
Word 2003 ToC	12/2/2005
Q: I'm working with a Table of Contents in Word 2003. I've set up custom outline numbering in my ... A: What changes are you making to the TOC, Steve? If it's formatting changes, then you shouldn't have ...
Word Merge with IF Then Statements	12/1/2005
Q: Working in Word 2003. Need to create a mail merge document that allows to pull information that ... A: Christina. How timely! I just emailed my programmer and told him that I wanted to work on a Visual ...
Track changes - follow-up	11/30/2005
Q: Unfortunately, neither of the links provided answered my question. I am familiar with how to make ... A: You're right, Beck. I didn't catch that. What happens when you open a new document? Is it ON? If ...
Closing Word	11/29/2005
Q: Scanned a document to be sent as an attachment. The e-mail was sent now the office icon says the ... A: It sounds like you'll need to terminate Word. Hit Ctrl+Alt+Del. If Word is not listed in the ...
Track changes feature	11/29/2005
Q: Word 2002: I frequently use the Track Changes feature and am familiar with most of the options. My ... A: Becky. Tracked changes ... changed (LOL) considerably from Word 97 and 2000. See: ...
Pairing text fields	11/28/2005
Q: I am trying to lin several different fields within one document so that when one of the fields is ... A: Damian. Are you using form fields like this? ...
Sheets of same label	11/25/2005
Q: Windows XP with Word97 SR2. I have a user who is printing labels (Tools/Envelopes and labels)- same ... A: Wow. I have never heard of such a thing. When you say "previous info", I'm not sure what you mean. ...
Multi-page Embedded Spreadsheet in Word	11/22/2005
Q: Word 2002 in Windows XP Pro I have a spreadsheet embedded in a Word document that needs to span ... A: No, sorry, Dan. Any item pasted into Word as an object can't exceed one page size. You would have to ...
Typing fractions	11/22/2005
Q: I am using Word 2000 and when I type the fraction 1/2 it automatically formats (autocorrect) to a ... A: Unfortunately, you can't unless you create your own autocorrects. Insert-->Symbol and create your ...
Word/Excel defaults	11/22/2005
Q: Versions: Word and Excel 2000 9.0.3821 SR-1) Hi, I would like to change the default folder which ... A: It should be. In Word, go to Tools-->Options, File locations, and change the location of ...
e-mail newsletter features	11/17/2005
Q: Could you please shove me in the right direction. I am trying to compose an e-mail newsletter. I ... A: Mike. You're going to need VBA. The problem with that is ... if you're saving the doc as HTML, then ...
Memory problem	11/16/2005
Q: I'm doing a newsletter in Word. Trying to insert pictures into it uploaded from digital camera. ... A: Chuck. I don't know what version of Word or what your OS is, but perhaps you just need to clean up ...
index all unique words in doc	11/15/2005
Q: First, let me thank you for answering my previous question. That was really helpful. How can I ... A: I'm not sure it's such a good idea, but we all have our reasons... :) Truth is, I do not know any ...
date field	11/15/2005
Q: How do I get a word doc to stop changing the date to the current one when I open it? This happens ... A: If you did Insert>Date and Time, and made sure the update box was unchecked, then it should work ...
Ms Word Drawing Toolbar gone ?	11/15/2005
Q: I'm working with Word-2000-SR1 and I have a problem with selecting the Drawing toolbar. If I select ... A: Wessel. As long as you don't have other toolbars customized, you can likely get your toolbar back by ...
i get a load of infomation...	11/9/2005
Q: i get a load of infomation coming up at the bottom of every word document i do and get how do i turn ... A: Sounds like you overwrote your normal.dot file, which is a fairly common occurrence, tho I don't ...
New Header/Section Issue	11/7/2005
Q: hope you can help. Having an issue with MS Word XP, doing new header sections. I have Header A1, ... A: Lynn. I have a feeling you're running into one of those horribly confusing things about same as ...
Word and Microsoft Script Editor	11/4/2005
Q: Word 2002 When I make changes to the html in the Microsoft script editor, it deletes my changes ... A: Rosie. I don't have a lot of experience with the Script Editor, but I do know you MUST save the ...
Mail Merge with Excel using Data from Different Worksheets	11/2/2005
Q: I just went through a dialogue with an Excel expert today and we determined that I needed to speak ... A: Annette: A macro could be created to do this for you, or you could do it manually, but no--Word only ...
footers	11/2/2005
Q: Word 2003 - we are using SharePoint to save files. When we print to our queue, the document footer ... A: Margaret. I almost chose "I cannot help with this question", but figured you are probably scrambling ...
Embedding graphics in Microsoft Word	11/1/2005
Q: Here is my problem. We have a new letter head that I have done in Microsft Word. I cannot embed ... A: Richard. You're experiencing a very common problem. I think you'll need what I call the Partner's ...
Hi Dreamboat, I hope you...	10/30/2005
Q: I hope you can help me. Basically I have a CV in word format which I have updated many times in the ... A: The best I can offer from your explanation is the format painter: ...
Template - copy	10/30/2005
Q: Word 2000. I've created a template (my first) with form fields. Those work fine on this computer. ... A: Marlene. Anytime you copy anything to a CD, it becomes read-only. You can simply copy it to a hard ...
Word 2000 envelope return aaddress	10/29/2005
Q: I have followed you suggestion and created a template for an envelope. First of all I'm disappointed ... A: Try this one, Ben: http://www.officearticles.com/downloads/envelope.doc Open it, double-click the ...
Word 2000 envelope return aaddress	10/29/2005
Q: I have figured out how to make use of the address for the delivery address when printing envelopes. ... A: Ben. I have always hated Word's envelope feature. Why don't you create templates like I have ...
Macros	10/28/2005
Q: I use Word 2000 on an XP operating system. I create macros to perform repetitive key strokes and ... A: You should definitely be backing up your normal.dot file, which often goes corrupt. You should know ...
Advanced search and replace	10/27/2005
Q: I'm using Microsoft Word 2000, and I have a question about search and replace. I have lots of ... A: Bonnie. I can probably get you a macro if you: a) send me two of those documents (save to a new ...
Microsoft Word	10/25/2005
Q: My OS is Windows XP. I'm creating a database of short fill-in-the-blank multiple choice questions, ... A: Joel, a couple of options because I have no idea without seeing your document, in this case. So, try ...
Outline levels	10/20/2005
Q: Anne, Thank you for getting back so promptly. I tried shutting down and rebooting. I have also ... A: Did you try my suggestions? If it happens in a new document, too, then me looking at your document ...
Outline levels	10/20/2005
Q: Microsoft Word 2002 I am preparing a document with an outline. When I started, I could hit the tab ... A: I can't be sure at all, Tom. I can only ask; have you: --save, close, reopen your doc? --close ...
deleting headers-footers	10/20/2005
Q: Microsoft Word 2003 First, thank you so much for you service you provide to people. I have headers ... A: So the headers and footers have no content, but you want to "delete" them? Then, that's not quite ...
Creating a efficient template for forensic exam reports	10/18/2005
Q: I'm grateful to be in esteemed expert company! Here's my needs: I generate reports to Courts for ... A: LOL, Michael!! I have to admit, I don't get many questions that make me laugh. You're the ...
sharing normal.dot	10/18/2005
Q: ------------------------- Thanks for your reply, Yes I realize the user's will no longer be able to ... A: >>The issues that are worrying me are how will normal.dot handle being shared with users who have ...
sharing normal.dot	10/17/2005
Q: We have discovered we need to create a global normal.dot and force all users over the network to use ... A: Phil: Please don't do this to your people. Instead, put another file in a network folder, then ...
yellow	10/16/2005
Q: I am working with Microsoft Word. I want to yellow highlight a sentence in some text. Then I want to ... A: If you set your toolbars up the way I recommend at the link below, you should easily be able to see ...
Printing Merged Letters in Word 2003	10/14/2005
Q: I just upgraded to Office 2003. I have found the mail merge function to be less efficient than the ... A: You have not performed the merge. 2003 simply provides a preview, and makes people believe they've ...
paste special	10/13/2005
Q: I'm using Office 2000 and what we're trying to do is link Excel tables to Word using the "Paste ... A: Lisa. How many times has "paste link" been used? Sometimes people expect too much from the ...
I think I have a WINWORD problem!	10/11/2005
Q: I found the solution to my problem and thought I would share it with you. I found it onthis page ... A: Barb. You know...a while back I had wanted to add something to my troubleshooting steps and couldn't ...
I think I have a WINWORD problem!	10/11/2005
Q: I've been searching for hours trying to work out where to begin with this one. Hope you can help or ... A: Barb. Sorry to say, I have absolutely NO experience faxing from Word. But I do have Word ...
Hyperlink pasting	10/10/2005
Q: I am using Word 2003 in Office XP. I commonly copy language from a webpage and paste into a word ... A: Quite honestly, it sounds like you're viewing field codes. When you copy a hyperlink, you see ...
Word 2002 Mail Merge & blank lines	10/7/2005
Q: Version of word: Word 2002, SP3 Problem area: Mail merge Data source: csv text document with ... A: Catherine. My apologies. I didn't receive notification of your question. This happens about once ...
Mailmerge to e-mail	10/6/2005
Q: Dreamboat. I know I can mailmerge to e-mail, but is it possible to put a delay send (do not deliver ... A: To my knowledge, no. The ONLY method I know of to "delay" email is a macro that's in a book I put ...
Formatting	10/5/2005
Q: Word 2000 - when I cut and paste text from one document to another I always bring with me unwanted ... A: It sounds like you're copying over a style that has a certain formatting on it. See this article: ...
text box	10/4/2005
Q: In Word 2003, I can insert a text box and then drag it to the desired position--but when I let go of ... A: I hate textboxes and avoid them whenever possible for just this reason. Double-click the textbox's ...
setting tab stops	10/3/2005
Q: How do I set tab stops so that the first word in a line is left flush, second word (same line) is a ... A: Ruth! I think that I would create a 2-column table. Put Assessment in the first column, then number ...
troubleshoot word	10/2/2005
Q: I am having a problem that occurs in microsoft word and also when typing in outlook express. I will ... A: John: The only thing I can suggest is that you clean up your hard drive... ...
Insertion of date in template header	10/2/2005
Q: I am working in Word 2003. I want to set up a template for a letterhead thus: John Corrigan ... A: John. See this: http://www.officearticles.com/word/date_fields_in_microsoft_word.htm After ...
microsoft word	9/28/2005
Q: version -2000 i had typed a page and it appears to be stuck as the opening page of word.whenever i ... A: Very common occurrence, Marty. Don't feel like Word singled you out or like you screwed up. It ...
Make PDF file out of Word file	9/28/2005
Q: A friend, who knows even less about computers than I do,has written a book in Word. The town ... A: Someone like me can convert it for you. Since I already wrote my own book on Word, you know I won't ...
Mail merge now separate the page to file	9/28/2005
Q: so far so good, we are on to something, I use "merge to new document" button, I have three letters ... A: Tom: Go to www.vbaexpress.com and register as a member. I created the site; you will LOVE IT. Then ...
Mail Merge only see one letter	9/27/2005
Q: Word 2003, Hello Dreamboat, I can do mailmerge following www.office articles... I saw three letters ... A: Tom. :) It's very important to realize that mail merge letters like this aren't "dynamic". In other ...
Reinstalling Word	9/27/2005
Q: I'm using Windows 98 and have Microsoft Word 2000. When I click on Word it hangs up. if I reinstall ... A: No, you won't. But you might not need to reinstall. Just follow the troubleshooting steps I have ...
Formatting Complex page numbers/footers	9/26/2005
Q: I have been trying to format seven MS Word documents for a project at another university. And, these ... A: Cindy. Can I call you or can you call me? 215-536-3790 Email the doc to me if you can...I'll keep it ...
opening pdf files on microsoft word	9/25/2005
Q: I have microsoft Office XP and my microsoft word doesn't open up pdf files properly. A screen pops ... A: Microsoft Word has NEVER been able to open PDF files. You must use a PDF-to-Word converter such as: ...
Mail merge MS Excel and MS Word	9/23/2005
Q: Please help me do mail merge with simple following in Excel, row 1 is header, row 2, 3, 4: data ... A: Yes, it's certainly possible, but I don't know what you want to place there if there is no phone ...
Difference in alignments	9/23/2005
Q: What is the difference between row alignment and cell text alignment in MS Word. I have taken a SAT ... A: I would not call it "row alignment". I would call it table alignment. You can align a table in the ...
Using REF fields to change independant Headers	9/21/2005
Q: Use Word 2000 under XP. Need to create templates for Transcription students where 1st page of ... A: I'm not sure I understand the problem. A different first page is handled using the method I ...
Keyboard shortcut for "replace again"?	9/20/2005
Q: I amusing Word 2004 for Mac OS X 10.4. Is there a way to create a keyboard shortcut for "replace ... A: I've never been a Mac user, Doug, but I can use the letter R to replace this occurrence, and it ...
Delete Sec Break destroys column settings	9/19/2005
Q: I will send you a small fee via paypal if you can help me. I have a two page document, in two ... A: No need to pay a fee, but I'll love you forever if you join my forum: www.officearticles.com/forums. ...
Table of Contents with Styles /Hidden Text	9/19/2005
Q: Word 97 and/or Word 2003 I have used styles to create my tables of contents. I type a heading and ... A: I am 99% sure that Suzanne Barnhill can answer this question for you. I'm sorry that I cannot...I ...
Word XP	9/18/2005
Q: I was typing this long document and when I copied this one word it froze. 0 percent of the Cpu is ... A: I assume you are just "stuck" in the open document at the moment. I can only suggest this: See if ...
Don't know how to do something in Word XP	9/16/2005
Q: ) something i don't know how to do in Word XP and 'll be thankful if u guided me... I have a very ... A: I hope you were clear, too. :) As I understand it, you replaced with non-breaking spaces when you ...
Problem inserting a file	9/14/2005
Q: By "empty" pragraph, I mean just an empty line at the end of the document. Autotext isn't really an ... A: Right. Likely no straightforward answer, but still likely a simple solution. If you upload your ...
Problem inserting a file	9/14/2005
Q: again. You were so good last time I thought I'd try another brainteaser. Word97 SR2. I have a ... A: Not sure what you mean by "empty" paragraph, Graham. Can you elaborate? You are using Insert-->File, ...
Markups	9/12/2005
Q: Having markups can be a problem if you don't want people to see what you have been doing. Sensitive ... A: Joe: Everyone seems to want to turn them off, when they should be accepting all changes. While the ...
margins	9/11/2005
Q: I have Word 2003. The instructions to my graduate thesis include the following: the first page of ... A: If I were going to do this, and do it as properly as Word will allow, I would make a "fake" ...
Word crashes computer	9/7/2005
Q: I am using Office XP with Windows XP Home. Sometimes, when I open Word documents, my computer will ... A: I'm so sorry, Alex. I've missed your question somehow until I answered another and saw it. Please ...
Microsoft Word Section Breaks	9/7/2005
Q: I am using Microsoft Word in Office 2000 (I think) I am writing a handbook for work in word. On ... A: L. Jackson. If you can send your document, that would be quickest: anne@myexpertsonline.com ...
Letter template	9/6/2005
Q: I want to create a letter template with most text protected except for certain fields (ie Date, ... A: Jane. The perfect solution for you: ...
moving a folder	9/5/2005
Q: M/S word 2000. I have the "my pictures" folder in the "my documents" folder. I would like to place ... A: Mac. To tell Word to LOOK somewhere else, go to Tools-->Options, File locations tab, and change the ...
Left side of screen cut off	9/1/2005
Q: I know MS Outlook is not your expertise, but maybe you'll know the answer to this question. In MS ... A: Dave. You're right, I probably know. The only things I can imagine: 1. Your screen size needs to be ...
MS Office Update	9/1/2005
Q: I plan to update my system from MS Office 2000 to MS Office Student and Teacher Edition 2003. My ... A: How about: c) both of the above While it should retain your settings, you should back them up ...
labels in word	8/30/2005
Q: Using Word, i was wondering if it is possible to take an adress, for example, and place it in a ... A: Rebecca. This could be done, but I think I have a better option for you. Rather than trying to get ...
forms and tables	8/30/2005
Q: Word 2000 Q. #1) I am trying to create a form that at the top of the form is places to fill in some ... A: Hillel. A. #1) You'll have to put the entire form into one big table, and select the first rows and ...
Heading 2 in Word	8/29/2005
Q: I am preparing a paper for submission for publication. I am using Microsoft Word 2003. The ... A: So sorry, John! I hit the wrong option when answering (said I couldn't, but I can!). It shouldn't ...
macro	8/28/2005
Q: how can i use macro from tools menu A: Kholoud. You can learn how to record a macro here: ...
Word Page Numbers	8/24/2005
Q: Followup To Question -I am putting together my thesis paper for grad school, I am using Microsoft ... A: As long as a Heading 1 has been used (for instance, on page 1 and again on page 5), then the page ...
Word Page Numbers	8/24/2005
Q: Followup To Question - I am putting together my thesis paper for grad school, I am using Microsoft ... A: I see. Okay. No... First, format your Heading 1 style to be numbered. Then apply Heading 1 to your ...
Word Page Numbers	8/24/2005
Q: I am putting together my thesis paper for grad school, I am using Microsoft Word 2000. This paper ... A: If you want the page numbered as you're stating, you need to number your chapter titles. Period. ...
Word	8/24/2005
Q: Microsoft Word When I'm printing a document from word, sometimes lines will show up on the page. ... A: Jamie. It could still be a wrong printer driver, so please check that first. Make absolutely sure ...
Editing Data in Word	8/22/2005
Q: Guess what...I solved the problem, although not using Word. After I emailed you, I tried the ... A: Yep. That's why I asked for the file 'cause I didn't know what was between the numbers. What you do, ...
ms word	8/20/2005
Q: I have a word document that is about 1600 pages. I use office 2003. It is not working properly. It ... A: Larry. I don't know what you mean by "trouble with the wrap around feature", but I do know that when ...
How to control where the page number goes when you have landscape and portrait pages in one document?	8/19/2005
Q: /Q Microsoft Word 2003 My page number is in the footer but for the landscape page it appears top ... A: Hook. Don't landscape the pages, then. Instead, take the contents and rotate them and place them in ...
Word 2003 screen tips	8/18/2005
Q: I would like to set the screen tips on toolbars as well as shorcut keys, but when I do and then ... A: Tessa. Most settings are stored either in your normal.dot file (see ...
Word Issue	8/16/2005
Q: I am running MS Word 2003. I have created an 8 page "form". When I say "form" I did no formatting ... A: Paul. Yes, there's a way. It's just unfortunate that you've already done it the way you did, but now ...
Word Problem	8/16/2005
Q: Dreamboat, When writing a letter in Word the format keeps wanting to captilize every word that ends ... A: Barry. Tools-->Autocorrect (or Autocorrect options, depends on the version), and uncheck ...
Attaching a document to email & keeping spacing	8/14/2005
Q: I just wrote a resume in MS Word in XP on my Dell notebook. I attached it to an email & sent the ... A: You're ATTACHING the resume, Sandy? Can you send it to me? anne@myexpertsonline.com I'm not sure ...
Creating Word 97 document for multiple mailings	8/13/2005
Q: I want to create a word document that will allow me to print 50 envelopes to be addressed to 50 ... A: Marty. You create a mail merge. If you have Excel, put column headings in row 1 and then put the ...
Word Template Problem on Different Machines	8/11/2005
Q: OK - I have a really frustrating problem. I have a template that I have used on several computers ... A: I almost hit the option "Sorry, this question is outside my area of expertise." The reason being, I ...
Mysterious square	8/8/2005
Q: I am using Word 97. When in Show/Hide mode, sometimes there appears a small square that looks like ... A: John! My apologies if I'm late responding; was moving everything to a new computer. :) Now, what ...
word 97 + image viewing	8/4/2005
Q: I use xp and word 97 sr1 . I get a lot of emails with images in attachments which open in word. ... A: Paul. Though the instructions are for Word 2003, there should be similar settings in Word 97 that ...
Word w/ graph inserts	8/2/2005
Q: I am using MS word 2003. In our office we use a mix of 2002 and 2003. Some of my associates create ... A: The only thing I can suggestion, jmichael is that: a) while you may have access to the Word doc, ...
Importing pdf into Word	8/2/2005
Q: Is there a way to import a read-only Adobe Acrobat (pdf) file (with tons of pics and graphs) into a ... A: Doug. This really depends a lot on a few things. 1. Are you expecting to be able to change it? ...
Word Problem	7/28/2005
Q: MicroSoft Word 2000 I have designed a letterhead which has four main sections. 1. A logo at the ... A: Peter. This is a pretty tall order that can't be done (easily, at least) without some VBA. I don't ...
Word 2003 hangs after printing	7/27/2005
Q: I am running Word 2003 on a Windows XP Pro computer. Whenever I print to a networked printer, Word ... A: It the problem occurs with other applications, then it is not a Word issue. You likely need to: a) ...
Addressing and printing envelopes from a telephone directory	7/26/2005
Q: How may I print envelopes from a telephone directory, please ? I have a scanner, a printer, MS ... A: I'll be honest with you, Charles. You would be better off just typing 50 addresses. By the time you ...
Addressing and printing envelopes from a telephone directory	7/25/2005
Q: How may I print envelopes from a telephone directory, please ? I have a scanner, a printer, MS ... A: Actually, that's a pretty big undertaking if you don't know how. First, you scan the pages using ...
Calculations within Forms	7/22/2005
Q: I have created a form in Word 2000. Each form field has a bookmark so I can use some for ... A: >> If a bookmark is used in one calculation, can it also be used in another? Yes, I see no reason ...
Word Templates & Supression	7/20/2005
Q: Greetings: Thanks for taking my question! :) 1) OS: XP Warez: Word XP 2) Trying to supress ... A: Garrett. Happy to help. Now, I have no idea what kind of fields you're using. If they're fill-in ...
Changing page headers throughout a Document	7/20/2005
Q: I'm using Microsoft Word Version X (Release 1) for Macintosh. MyI want to change headers ... A: Calvin. Try this: ...
Spell checking merged data	7/18/2005
Q: No, sorry, this doesn't work. When I open the document I have 4 fields <<data1>>...<<data4>> for ... A: John, I'm sorry. I didn't read the "auto-correct" part. Of course it doesn't run auto-correct. ...
Page numbering format	7/18/2005
Q: For my Buisness Writing class I need to create a formal report that uses arabic numbering for the ... A: You need to insert section breaks (see here for instructions; ...
Spell checking merged data	7/15/2005
Q: I'm having a problem with data merged from our database in Microsoft Word 2000 I believe it is. The ... A: John, please try something for me, okay? BEFORE you merge, open the mail merge main document. Hit ...
Page number problem in footer	7/15/2005
Q: I'm using MS Word 2002, and I just added another chapter to a software user's guide I'm writing. ... A: Suzanne. If you're in a hurry, send your file right now to anne@myexpertsonline.com, and I'm sure ...
In Word 2002, how do I get...	7/15/2005
Q: In Word 2002, how do I get the page number to appear in the status bar? For example, with a long ... A: Are you sure? While I did not test with a long document, I had no problem seeing the page number in ...
Mail Merge Option Prompts	7/15/2005
Q: I am using Word 2000 and am trying to construct a mail merge document which prompts the user to ... A: Richard, don't worry about ME laughing! I have never used ASK fields. However, when you create ...
Bullets	7/12/2005
Q: I am working on my resume. My bullet points keep comming up in different sizes than the bullet ... A: Kelly! Sometimes, the easiest thing to do is just move on, create all your bullets, and then use ...
Word File Open Problem	7/11/2005
Q: ------------------------- Hello, Sorry, I did not receive a message that answered about a location ... A: The only place I'm aware of from which you could download Word 97 would we what they call "warez" ...
Word File Open Problem	7/10/2005
Q: When someone emails me a .doc formatted file, Word v.6.0a opens it in a multitude of odd characters. ... A: Judy. I don't know what version the documents you're opening were created in, but Word 6.0 is very ...
Office97	7/6/2005
Q: I was told that I can't load my office 97 program on a new computer with MS XP. Thank You Al A: So, what you're saying is that you didn't believe the person who told you this? GOOD ON YOU!! The ...
Saving documents from a template to a default folder	6/30/2005
Q: Word 2002 I work for some very non-computer literate people. I have created a template for them to ... A: Charlotte. It's time for you to move on up... Please go to www.vbaexpress.com and join the forum. ...
Limiting mail merge data	6/28/2005
Q: I have a HUGE SQL database which I need to merge information from into Word to create client ... A: Kirsty. Anything can be done, right? However, I think this would take quite a bit of VBA programming ...
Can you re-size the spell check box in Word - make it bigger for the visually challenged??	6/26/2005
Q: can you re-size the spell check box in word, any word to make it larger for the visually challenged ... A: No, Cassie, I'm sorry. The only way I know how to do this is the Windows properties altogether. ...
Tables in Microsoft Word	6/24/2005
Q: Word 2000 / 2003 I want to create a table that uses all the available space on a page except for ... A: Roger. Hope you don't mind that I used you. :) Here ya go: ...
unwanted picture in new Word documents	6/19/2005
Q: I had been using Word 97 and somehow a picture I stored on my computer became a component of every ... A: No problem, Frank. :) I'm happy to help! Likely, you only have to do Step 1. ...
master documents	6/17/2005
Q: ms Word XP I have prepared a 200+ page book that is divided into chapters. I was going to add some ... A: There's no need to separate it. If it's too big, then your pictures are just too big. A program like ...
Merging Labels from a file	6/17/2005
Q: I can't seem to get the file to merge my addresses to the labels. Microsoft Office Professional Ver ... A: You need to include "Address Block", I think. Helping to troubleshoot a mail merge issue is ...
page breaks	6/15/2005
Q: I believe I am using Word 2000. My file originally contained 44 pages, but the program has been ... A: Susan. I've had this happen before in several files. The document is becoming corrupt. Try these ...
sorting word	6/12/2005
Q: I have a master list of to do items listed under certain headings in word 02' that I would like to ... A: Sorry, Kevin. There are good applications for everything. For this one, move it to Excel. There, you ...
Linking word documents	6/11/2005
Q: Office 2003 How do you dynamically link word documents? I have established the basic princliples ... A: Try an INCLUDETEXT field, Peter. Insert-->Field, from the ALL categories, choose INCLUDETEXT. If ...
Columns question	6/10/2005
Q: Word 2000 on Windows XP. I am using columns and wonder if I should instead be using tables for what ... A: That's exactly right, Linda. Any time you want side-by-side, use tables. I've got a whole write-up ...
using outlines in word 2003	6/7/2005
Q: I use Word 2003 XP Edition, with Windows 2002. I start with a blank document, in Outline view. I ... A: Chris. I'm sorry. I have no real clue. But you can try a few things. 1. Read the bit about not ...
Moving the contents of a cell or a paragraph to another file(s).	6/6/2005
Q: Hello. I wish that you are doing well. I have the following question in Microsoft World or Excel. I ... A: Ali! I am doing well. Thank you! I hope you're well, too. I am going to say "no". I do not see any ...
Maddening	6/2/2005
Q: Anne, you're so nice to get back to me so quickly. I don't think it has anything to do with the ... A: I see. So it's only this ONE file, right? Then there is probably a temp file of that file sitting ...
Maddening	6/2/2005
Q: I'm using Word 2003. It suddenly started doing something maddening, and not only can I not figure ... A: It has nothing to do with tracked changes. What is happening is you somehow already have a copy of ...
READ ONLY	6/1/2005
Q: My system crashed and the guru recovered most but not all of my docs. I have some empty folders. I ... A: This isn't a Word question, really, but I think I can help. :) Just copy the files over to your ...
READ ONLY Files	6/1/2005
Q: My system crashed and the guru recovered most but not all of my docs. I have some empty folders. I ... A: Jeff: This question still shows as open for me for some reason. I see that I replied, but who ...
learn computers by CD	5/31/2005
Q: Word version 2003. Is there a link to find inexpensive CDs that can teach a person how to use Word ... A: Mike. Try here: http://www.599cd.com/site/courselist/word/ I don't know what version they're done ...
convert word doc to pdf	5/31/2005
Q: I used to have Word 2000. I also had Adobe version 5.5. In my word documents there was a button to ... A: Michael. You have to install Acrobat AFTER you install Word if you want to see that button. ...
Pictures in word	5/28/2005
Q: I have a document which has Pictures. I did not creat the document but I have been making changes ... A: James! I strongly suggest that you click on each picture AFTER you insert it, and hit ...
Cant get a £ pound sign	5/28/2005
Q: I am using MS word 2000 and I have downloaded a font called fakereciept. The trouble is I can't get ... A: All fonts are different. All fonts are NOT created equal. What may be the pound sign keystroke(s) ...
Vertical alignement issue	5/24/2005
Q: I have copied and pasted equations (from MS Equation) across documents and at some point they have ... A: Simon... Things happen differently in different versions of Word. Equations are treated a lot like ...
ms word default dictionary	5/22/2005
Q: I am constantly underwhelmed by MS Word's default dictionary/thesaurus. (Presenty using Word 2003.) ... A: Danny. The most I can tell you is to search the web. I typed the following (exactly as shown) into ...
Mail Merge Cell Format	5/20/2005
Q: MANY THANKS! I feel a bit awkward addressing a note as "Dreamboat". But you were very very helpful. ... A: No problem, Nick. You can call me Anne. I admit, it's not the smartest thing I did. But I first ...
Mail Merge Cell Format	5/20/2005
Q: "Dreamboat" : I am successful at using Mail Merge to create a series of letters and envelopes, but ... A: Nope. They' come across without the leading zeroes. Open the mail merge main document. Hit Alt+F9 ...
lost toolbar	5/19/2005
Q: I hope you can help me. I have Word 2000 professional and use it every day. Yesterday I turned it ... A: Reinstalling doesn't help this problem. Just go to http://www.theofficeexperts.com/word.htm Follow ...
Word Forms	5/19/2005
Q: Forms in Word 2003 I am a residential landlord and have designed my rental agreements to have drop ... A: Herby. I'll answer the same way you asked... 1. Macro 2. Macro 3. You'd need an IF statement or a ...
I'm using WordXP. My question...	5/18/2005
Q: I'm using WordXP. My question is this. I'w writing a text and I'm let's say at page four .I save it ... A: That's Word's default behavior. You can create macros that will automatically jump you to a certain ...
Page numbering	5/18/2005
Q: I am using Word 2000 and I would like to insert page numbers at the bottom center of all of the ... A: Nancy! Go to the bottom of page 2. Hit Insert-Break, Next page section break. Remove any unwanted ...
Word freezes when printer properties adjusted	5/18/2005
Q: I'm using Office 2ooo, and Windows 98. A problem has developed when using Word. It results in the ... A: Robin! Easiest thing to try is to reinstall your printer driver. However, it's unlikely that is the ...
Flagging Words	5/17/2005
Q: I have Microsoft Word 2000. I am looking for a way to “flag” words. I want to setup word to alert ... A: Ryan. You can use find/replace: Create a new document. Type =rand() and hit enter (creates ...
Pasting from Excel	5/16/2005
Q: I started by just having the document in Excel, then I got busy with another project and my boss ... A: Basically... it's easier to copy and paste from Word to Excel than from Excel to Word. And you CAN ...
Pating from Excel	5/16/2005
Q: Version (Word and Excel): 2000 Professional; 5.0.2195 Service pack 4 Build 2195 I am pasting charts ... A: You don't NEED another program (the Word geek said, hee hee). Just right-click your pasted Excel ...
Word and running titles	5/16/2005
Q: ------------------------- Sorry- what I mean is, I am trying to create a title on every page of the ... A: Ah! It's called a "header" in Word. You need to: View--Headers and Footers. Make sure you're in ...
Word / Forms	5/14/2005
Q: I am trying to put together a form in word 2000. I am using a table to build the form. I find this ... A: It's a very common issue, Karen. What we do is make the height of the cell rows to be EXACT. You ...
printing problems in Word 2003	5/12/2005
Q: I am having trouble printing more than one copy of a document at a time in Word 2003. If I type in ... A: Stacey! Most likely, your normal.dot file is hosed up. http://www.theofficeexperts.com/word.htm ...
Page numbering in Word reports	5/12/2005
Q: When writing a lengthy report I want the title pages to be free of numbers. The first section I ... A: Well, it's not all THAT simple, Richard. From what I can gather that you want, do this: 1. Go to ...
Letter Formatting	5/12/2005
Q: I am trying to create a letter template so that when the template is open there are predetermined ... A: Michelle! There's two ways to do this. Please see "Fill-In Forms" or "Easy-Guided Forms" at ...
overwritten file	5/11/2005
Q: I accidentally overwrote a file in ms word 2002. Can I recover my original file? A: I'm sorry...no. The only thing I've ever heard of is people who recover data from hard drives, and ...
Word track changes	5/10/2005
Q: Anne - thx for the quick response, but after following your instructions, I still only see buttons ... A: I understand (at least I think I do) what you're looking to do. You want to hit ACCEPT and have it ...
Word track changes	5/10/2005
Q: I use Word 2003. I am reviewing someone's tracked changes. Is there a way for me to get it to ... A: Tools > Customize. Click the Toolbars tab. Make sure that Reviewing is ticked. Now, click the ...
Paragraph breaks	5/10/2005
Q: When I copy text from Microsoft Word and paste it into Thunderbird email program there is twice the ... A: Likely, you are using an HTML format in Thunderbird. Have you ever noticed odd spacing when copying ...
Delete confirmation	5/5/2005
Q: When I select text or a graphic to delete, and then press my delete key, a message comes up in my ... A: This is a WordPerfect feature that's only available to those who have the options chosen to provide ...
Boilerplate/Templates/Macros...	5/2/2005
Q: In MS Word 2000 ver 9.0.272 Is there an easy way to create a document that has boilerplate ... A: I understand completely about looking silly. I've done it myself a few (hundred) times. :) Yes! ...
Document retrieving	5/1/2005
Q: About a day ago i downloaded an attachment from an email and made alot of adjustments to it. when i ... A: Do not work with ANY files that you have opened through your email. But... this is the easiest way ...
Mail Merge	4/30/2005
Q: MS Word 2003 Testing an "IF" statement in mail merge. The "IF" and "Else" works. I cannot get the ... A: I'm not very good with mergefields... Actually, I think it's 'cause you have quotes on the ...
how do you tell word to only replace what is in the selection?	4/27/2005
Q: When I select some text and run this macro word replaces the one's with two's but then it asks if I ... A: I can't usually answer macro questions (at least not free!), but I was able to get this one quick ...
Word 2003 - Insert File - Unicode Conversion	4/27/2005
Q: I created a document with a macro which inserts a text file and then prints it. Since upgrading to ... A: Julien! How is the text file created in the first place? If you open the text file with Notepad, is ...
Unwanted lines	4/24/2005
Q: Word 2002 I get solid lines occasionally which go horizontally across the entire page. Placing the ... A: Yes. You're either typing asterisks, hypens, or underscores PARTway across the page. To get rid of ...
make the table-cell with adapt to the text length	4/22/2005
Q: Word X for Mac, Word 2003 for PC I have a one row, 5 columns table which is supposed to always be ... A: I'm having a little bit of difficulty understanding what you want...but I'll try to give an example. ...
Asian text layout	4/22/2005
Q: I am using MS Word, SP3. Yesterday I started writing a new document and noticed that the when I go ... A: Anita! "SP3" is a service pack, not a version, but that's okay. Sounds like you installed the ...
Mail Merge - Word 2000 (9.0.3821 SR-1)	4/21/2005
Q: I am having a problem with merge documents overflowing the page when printed. In the past I didn't ... A: Ruth! Here's what I do: I set up my merge labels with the merge fields. Then, I hit Ctrl+H ...
text boxes	4/20/2005
Q: Using Word 2000 to create process sheets for a business application to include several (2-12) bar ... A: Oh!! And please don't use frames. They're ever-so-troublesome in versions 97 and up. ...
I created a form using Word...	4/19/2005
Q: I created a form using Word 2000 and posted it on our intranet. I wanted to give our intranet users ... A: Grant! I have no way of knowing whether the form was produced correctly. I assume the form works ...
Returns	4/19/2005
Q: It's me, Rollo, the guy with the crazy name you helped with writing macros. Here's a problem I'm ... A: It's because you're using a Mac. NOOOOO! Just teasing! Carriage return is NOT a line break. A line ...
Shortcut for switching Documents	4/15/2005
Q: what is the shortcut to switch between documents in Word (V97), when you have two (or more) ... A: Markus. Alt+Tab switches between all open Windows. I'm not sure about one that exactly switches Word ...
loss of curser during typing	4/14/2005
Q: Sometimes (most of the time-lately) the the little bar that tells you where your curser is... is not ... A: Hee hee... For one...I would definitely get more RAM if you intend to continue using the ...
Find/Replace in Word 2003	4/13/2005
Q: Can you tell me how to find and replace reference citations in different formats? Currently I need ... A: I think this is lawyer stuff, right, Leslie? (grin) I don't know much about it, BUT... Have you ...
Installation of Microsoft Word 2000.	4/13/2005
Q: Help! Because of some problems I had been having with MS Word on my computer I decided to uninstall ... A: Ken! Most error messages can be searched through Google. I found the following link using that ...
MS Word 97	4/13/2005
Q: I'm not sure that what I want to do is possible with MS Word 97, but I hope to be proved wrong: At ... A: Jim! You can print a folder full of files using Windows Explorer, but I don't think it prints them ...
Word 2002 or 2003 Sorting Pages within Document	4/11/2005
Q: Our Word Documents are 50 pages long, reports on equipment in random order. Is there any way to ... A: Lucy. Here's a macro you can use (assign it to a shortcut key or button and view your doc in ...
Anchoring Text and Pictures in Word 6.0	4/11/2005
Q: I create newsletters using Word 6. I have been doing this for a number of years. I recently ... A: Don! This is very tough to envision, you know that? Also, it's Word 6.0 and I haven't used it in ...
Have windows 98. Have loaded...	4/7/2005
Q: Have windows 98. Have loaded microsoft word 97 but have problems opening it and making it work. is ... A: Meeta. With so little information, I can't possibly help troubleshoot it, but it should NOT be ...
Locking a Document	4/6/2005
Q: I'm trying to lock a document, which I know how to do. I also want to put a lock on the document ... A: I'm sorry, Mary. There is no facility for this. It's been a sore spot for many Office users that ...
Microsoft Word	4/6/2005
Q: .. I have my letterhead template but I need to make a version that will print without the JPG logo. ... A: Got just what you need, perhaps: http://www.vbaexpress.com/kb/getarticle.php?kb_id=104 If it ...
Automating Mail Merge processes	4/5/2005
Q: Dreamboat, I saw your name while browsing the web and I am writing to ask your advice about a ... A: Seb. This most certainly can be done. There are a lot of things to consider, and a lot to automate. ...
Word page number problems	4/5/2005
Q: I am having a Word problem using Office 2000. My page numbers are randomly resetting (for example: ... A: I can check it immediately if I can see the document. You could email to anne at myexpertsonline dot ...
Styles are modified in Word2003	4/2/2005
Q: I'm writing long documents. Sometimes Word modifies the indention of all the paragaphs of a certain ... A: My apologies. I assumed this was the problem. Re-reading your question, I see that it could be ...
Microsoft Word	4/1/2005
Q: Cool. That helps. When I open the file the second page appears, is there a way to "hide it" until ... A: LOL, Cabe. READ THE INSTRUCTIONS. Particularly this part: Now, just close the Header and Footer ...
Microsoft Word	4/1/2005
Q: I've created a letterhead and second sheet. I want the second sheet to appear only if needed. This ... A: You're in luck, Cabe! I just happened to write up these instructions a couple weeks ago. ...
page numbering using autotext	4/1/2005
Q: I am inserting auto text for page number example: 1-16, 2-16, 3-16. But when it prints it prints ... A: Why use autotext? Page numbering can be inserted this way: For the page number: Insert-->Field, ...
Old file conversation	4/1/2005
Q: Im after Taking files from an old dos based computer and put them on a windows 2000 computer. I have ... A: Alan. Without knowing the exact format of the files, I can't be sure. If you just need the text, you ...
Office 2003	3/31/2005
Q: I have Microsoft Office XP Professional (2002) installed on my computer. I just bought Microsoft ... A: Les! Here's what I did, and this way I get to keep BOTH versions: Do a Custom Install, and give it ...
Complex Page numbering	3/31/2005
Q: I really hope you can help me out here. I'm working on some big documents (200 - 1200 pages) in ... A: Sorry, Jamie. That doesn't sound very friendly to me. If I were you, I'd come up with some other way ...
Lock Anchors will not turn off	3/31/2005
Q: I am using Word 2001 for MacOSX (10.2.8). I am trying to keep a picture in place on a page and let ... A: I've never used a Mac any longer than I had to--no offense. :) BUT. It sounds to me like you ...
Using work to add text to a preformed letter.	3/30/2005
Q: I have a premade letter in word, I would like to be able to tab through various fill ins to make it ... A: Not at all! You can use Fill-In Forms: http://www.theofficeexperts.com/word.htm#Fill-inForms or ...
MS Word Cross References	3/29/2005
Q: I have an MS Word document which has an embedded MS Excel spreadsheet inside it. The Excel ... A: Emilio. This has long been a pain in the butt. The best thing that I can offer you: Create a ...
Problems with Table in Word	3/28/2005
Q: I hope you can help me. I am working in Word 2003. I have document with a table in it. It has 465 ... A: Bobbi! It sounds to me as if your text (inside the table rows) has gotten "page break before" ...
Change Date when document opens	3/26/2005
Q: How do I make the date change when I open my document every morning. I have not done this as of yet ... A: Chuck! Just hit Insert-->Date. There's a checkbox there to "update automatically". Click it ON. ...
Word documents won't collate	3/25/2005
Q: Word 2003 XP documents won't print collated, even though the collate box is checked on the print ... A: I would try Word troubleshooting, Betty: http://www.theofficeexperts.com/word.htm Follow the ...
Mail Merge	3/24/2005
Q: I would like to mail merge info from a excel spreadsheet to mailing labels. I would like to know if ... A: Katrena! First of all, it is "bad form" to put the same data into different worksheets in the first ...
filling in items in a form	3/23/2005
Q: Your help was just what I was looking for...REALLY EASY!...but now I have a new problem. My forms ... A: You can protect JUST sections of a document, if you like. Unfortunately, a lot of options are still ...
filling in items in a form	3/23/2005
Q: I work for a real estate company and I have to fill in items on a lease form template regularly. I ... A: You bet, Erin. As long as you are using an electronic form, you can insert cross references to a ...
Winword Office 2003	3/22/2005
Q: My problem is that I can't "see" the pictures, just a blank thumbnail with a little MS logo in the ... A: Okay, Phyllis. I've never heard of this specific issue. This is the only article I could find that ...
Winword Office 2003	3/22/2005
Q: Professional version. When I open word and click on insert a picture, my clip art task pane opens. ... A: Actually, little to no clipart is installed. The "thumbnails" you see are actually clipart CATEGORY ...
Print copy doesn't look like screen layout - Word 97	3/22/2005
Q: I am trying to print off my wedding invitations in Microsoft Word 97. I am using a custom paper size ... A: Lee Anne. Generally, for something like this, I do the layout on regular size paper, instead of ...
Word 2000	8/31/2004
Q: I use Word 2000. When I have inserted bullets on a file, the text indents but the bullets do not ... A: >>>I wonder is this a function of the printer or is Word to blame? It could be either. >>>If the ...
page layout	7/12/2004
Q: When viewing my document before printing, the print preview looks normal and so does the document ... A: This sounds suspiciously like a printer driver issue, AJ. Whenever print preview appears good, but ...
inserting pictures in a Word 2000 document	7/9/2004
Q: I use Word 2000. I want to insert a logo in a Word document. The logo size is 81 KB and its format ... A: I tried to answer this question just after you wrote it, but the site would not let me submit it. I ...
converting a document	7/8/2004
Q: I scanned a picture+words document into Word 2002. I found the document in My Document and it was ... A: That's the whole thing, Gabe. YOU DON'T OPEN A JPG FILE WITH WORD. DO NOT OPEN IT. Instead, open a ...
converting a document	7/8/2004
Q: I scanned a picture+words document into Word 2002. I found the document in My Document and it was ... A: You can't (reasonably) convert a graphic into a document. You can, however, VIEW it or SEE it in a ...
Company field not showing up in env/labels	7/8/2004
Q: My problem is when I'm in envelopes/labels (in Word). I click on the address book icon to get to my ... A: I've seen this question before, but never the answer (and that doesn't happen too often for me!), ...
ROTATING A SCANNED DOCUMENT IN WORD 2000	7/7/2004
Q: Due to the constraints of the scanner I was using, I had to scan a landscape document vertically. I ... A: >>But I don't really care for Paint because it looks so big on the screen. It doesn't retain the ...
mail merge advanced	7/6/2004
Q: Whenever I mail merge my documents (database in Excel with word), each new record is produced on a ... A: Sure. Copy the first set of merge fields, and paste where you want the second set to appear. Then, ...
Editing web pages in Word	7/2/2004
Q: When I save a Word doc as an html file, the web page gets created, but then I can't edit that web ... A: Sorry, Ralph. I strongly oppose using Word to create html in the first place, and have little or no ...
MS Word files on CD-RW missing!!!!!!!!	7/1/2004
Q: Made a copy of Easy CD-Creator 5 Basic from original CD sucessfully. Then tested new copy of CD by ... A: Sorry...no problem at all with the long message, but I'll read you the riot act, okay? 1. NEVER ...
Microsoft Word	6/29/2004
Q: I'm Using Office 2000. Is there a way to delete a sheet within a Word document? I can do this in ... A: Sorry to take so long to respond. I've been away, and should have made myself unavailable here. I ...
Bypass Tray Printing default	6/28/2004
Q: "Computer" has all of a sudden defaulted all saved word documents to print through the bypass tray. ... A: Kelly: Soooo sorry! I went away and forgot to make myself unavailable here... This isn't a Word ...
inserting words	6/28/2004
Q: I am using windows xp professional. My problem is that when I am inserting words to text I insert ... A: Carol: I'm sooo sorry; I've been away and forgot to show that here. It sounds like one or more of ...
Footnote divsion	6/27/2004
Q: In translation to make the defination for words, I have 30 footnotes (each only one word)for one ... A: I am sorry; I have been away and forgot to notify this website... I am going to say that I don't ...
Page numbering	6/27/2004
Q: Word 2002. (a) I think there is a one step way to put in the command for "page 1 of 3" etc. If ... A: Alan: I'm really sorry! I went away and never turned off my answering of questions here. Have ...
Link to embedded spreadsheet	6/25/2004
Q: In an effort to automate some repetitive tasks I have embedded an Excel 2000 spreadsheet in a Word ... A: Yes, please send to anne@vbaexpress.com :) I think I have an answer for you that is FAR easier, but ...
Link to embedded spreadsheet	6/25/2004
Q: In an effort to automate some repetitive tasks I have embedded an Excel 2000 spreadsheet in a Word ... A: I want to first say that I'm not sure I can help you, but... What is the purpose of using this ...
How do I merge separate data into a form letter?	6/24/2004
Q: Word 2000 I have an active doc. as my form letter. My data source is in excel and I have several ... A: Trish. This requires special coding, tho. Please see this discussion we're having at my new web ...
MS Word 2000	6/24/2004
Q: I cannot see my menubar or my toolbars, only my rulers. How do I restore the menubar and toolbars. I ... A: You will have to follow Steps 3 and 5 of Word troubleshooting at www.theofficeexperts.com/word.htm ...
short cut keys	6/23/2004
Q: I would like to assign a keystoke to a few lines of text. ie ctrl b could bring up my name and ... A: Alice. You're in luck! This one's a no-brainer. Just record yourself a macro and assign a shortcut ...
customized letterhead template	6/23/2004
Q: I am trying to help my husband out with his own business by making electronic letterhead. I have ... A: No more crying, Janice. :) Send me the files. Frankly, I'd much rather do it than spend 3 days ...
Microsoft Word 2000	6/22/2004
Q: I have protected my document as a form. Within my doc. I have a table where users type in ... A: Yes! Set the height of the row to "exactly". While it doesn't really keep the user from typing, it ...
Page breaks and page numbers	6/20/2004
Q: Word 2000 (9.0.2720) I create a newsletter that is mostly in a two column format. When I need to ... A: Joan. Hit Ctrl+A in your document. Go to File-Page Setup, Layout tab. Uncheck Different first page ...
Autocorrect entries	6/18/2004
Q: I use Word 2000 and work out of my home as a medical transcriptionist. I am currently having ... A: Ouch, Juls. I'm so sorry. I went away for the weekend and didn't turn myself off here at ...
Test Generating for formating in Word 2000	6/18/2004
Q: I have seen a command in Word 2000 that will generate "The quick brown fox..." x number of times and ... A: You don't have to find it. It wasn't in the help files before, not sure about 2000 offhand. ...
Word 2002 - adding items to the right-click menu	6/18/2004
Q: i hope you can help. I am trying to add a menu item to the short menu that appears when you right ... A: ADDED: Sorry. I forgot to ask if you wanted a particular paste-special command, or just the one ...
Word 2000 Graphics	6/17/2004
Q: Graphics are disappearing in my Word 2000 document (100+ pages). I get a message saying 'there is ... A: Sheila. "Plenty of memory" doesn't mean all your memory is freed up, which they call "resources". ...
Creating a Form Using Word and Printing Two Documents Onto One Paper, One Front and One Back at the Same Time	6/17/2004
Q: I used Microsoft Word 2000 and what I did was create a document for my aunt's home nursing company ... A: Mark. To help with your form, I think I have to see it. But it sounds like you're doing well if you ...
Right-tabbed text turns left-tabbed	6/16/2004
Q: I'm on Word 04 for Mac OS X, but thought it might be version- specific. I've since experienced the ... A: I have no solution to exactly fit your criteria, except perhaps a macro. I can have some code it for ...
Mail Merge	6/15/2004
Q: I am using MS office 2003, and I am attempting to do a mail merge from a MS access 2003 query, and ... A: I had no problem doing that, Sam. Of course, you must save a query in order to merge to it. Did you ...
MS Word problem	6/15/2004
Q: While typing in MS Word and I need to correct something in a sentence, I will place the cursor at ... A: Yuk. I don't like the sounds of it, and can't make out what might be happening. Anyway, using Word ...
formattinga very small envelope	6/13/2004
Q: I have Word 2002 on Windows Xp My business is computer calligraphy. I address enevelopes for ... A: Sorry, Alice. I assumed you were using Mail merge to create them. The macro should still work. If ...
formattinga very small envelope	6/12/2004
Q: I have Word 2002 on Windows Xp My business is computer calligraphy. I address enevelopes for ... A: Alice. I can run a macro on your file that will flip all the textboxes upside down. You can create ...
Subtraction in tables	6/11/2004
Q: I have a Word table in which I would like to subtract numbers in a coulumn from numbers in the ... A: Are you using the forms toolbar? I mean...is this a "once and done" or will you be changing the ...
Pictures in Word	6/10/2004
Q: MS Office 97 My pictures (created in excell as graphs and pasted into Word)have, overnight, turned ... A: You won't believe how easy it is to find some things for yourself, Geoff. Wait 'til you hear this... ...
word 2000	6/10/2004
Q: When I open word or a word document, I get a small popup window comes up with "compile error hidden ... A: Option 1: Might be easiest, but might not stick. Go to Tools-Templates and addins and uncheck any ...
Word 2003 Form (DOT) question	6/8/2004
Q: I'm using Word 2003. I create a lot of forms at work, and use Word templates frequently. Right now ... A: Steve! I generally write the help in red text, and then format that text as hidden. However, this ...
graphics wrapping	6/8/2004
Q: In Word 97, when you insert clipart, it appears with wrapping set to (I think) 'Through', which ... A: The Microsoft Word MVPs say that you cannot change the default. However, if you'd like a macro that ...
How to change my works files to word	6/7/2004
Q: I used to have Microsoft Works and all of my files are saved as Works files. Now I have Word. Is ... A: I have no idea what version of Word you have, or what version of Works the documents were created ...
Adding a new font to Microsoft Word 2000	6/4/2004
Q: I've just downloaded some new fonts from a PC World website. The files are in .ttf format. What I ... A: This is really a Windows question and depends on your version of Windows (not Word), so if what I ...
Sorting	6/4/2004
Q: Is it possible to execute an alpha sort for labels either by column or by row? Unfortunatly, the ... A: I'd have to know the layout of your labels, but if it's the typical: Firstname Lastname Address ...
12MB Word Document Crashes	6/3/2004
Q: I am trying to work on a Word document that is 250 pgs, that is over 12MBs. The document contains ... A: It sounds like one of your graphics might be corrupt. Instead of thinking in time increments, can ...
Tables and Columns	6/3/2004
Q: I am using Word 2000. I am trying to create a document with two columns of information. The left ... A: Joe. Whenever I do this setup, I use tables. The trick is to create a new table row for every ...
I have saved some word documents...	6/2/2004
Q: I have saved some word documents from one computer onto a floppy disc. When trying to open the ... A: 1. Not all floppy drives are created alike, tho this is less likely to be a problem on newer ...
Borders	6/2/2004
Q: I am trying to put a border around a document page, but the bottom line of the border keeps printing ... A: Abi! Read the last heading under this FAQ I wrote a long time ago: ...
Autotext	6/1/2004
Q: Hullo - I have a lot of Autotext saved in Word, and would like to create a back-up on CD or ... A: Autotext files are stored in normal.dot. Simply copy the file called normal.dot from your PC to a ...
Word 2000 "lookup"	5/31/2004
Q: What I was hoping to do was to have an agenda page that I would list topics: Topic 1 Topic 2 Topic ... A: It sounds to me like you want a dynamic hyperlink or something. That would require macro code. You ...
Microsoft Word and clip art	5/31/2004
Q: Help me! I am currently doing a project for school. The project is I have to make up a newsletter ... A: The version of Windows doesn't much matter, it's the version of Office or Word. But neither matters ...
templates	5/31/2004
Q: I made a couple of templates and tried to delete one of them and cannot find a way to do this? Can ... A: You can search for templates via Windows Explorer. Start-Search-Files and folders; search the hard ...
Hyperlink problems with Word 2003	5/30/2004
Q: "I have just installed Word 2003 and I have hundreds of Word Documents that were created using Word ... A: Robert! I'm SOOO glad you're "lying" to me when you say: Word 2003 does not recognize bookmarks and ...
Check box help	5/27/2004
Q: I'm working on a Mac with OS 10. I feel like a total ninny, someone told me how to do this a while ... A: I try to reply as soon as I can. :) Go to www.theofficeexperts.com/word.htm and then click on ...
Mail Merge Problem	5/26/2004
Q: I'm trying to do a mail merge, but I keep getting an error. It says "Word could not re-establish a ... A: Try rebooting your machine, Travis. If that doesn't work, open the Word doc, go to Tools-Mail merge ...
Word 2003 Search the Web	5/25/2004
Q: It is not located on a toolbar. When you go to open file, you come to a menu that has Open on ... A: Well...it took me to www.msn.com. Of course, Microsoft is pushing the consumer side of things by ...
Company Name	5/25/2004
Q: Dreamboat- You were right. The information was there. But it can't be accessed. Oh, well. Thanks for ... A: Try going to Start-Settings, Control panel, and see if you can edit the user permissions there. Most ...
Company Name	5/25/2004
Q: 'Tools- Options- User information' only has fields for Name, Initials, and Mailing Address. There's ... A: Okay, if this doesn't help, then I'd go ask a Windows operating system person, 'cause it's not a ...
copy and paste	5/24/2004
Q: I hope I can copy and paste anyway. I want to copy just the names of a list of documents from a file ... A: If you really just want a list of files, please ask someone with expertise in Windows; this is not a ...
Label Printing problem	5/23/2004
Q: Dreamboat, I am using Micrsoft Word v. XP. I have a question regarding how to save a custom ... A: Bob. I'm sure we'll get to the bottom of it. What do you mean by "feed and print like an envelope"? ...
Word Table Formatting Help	5/22/2004
Q: I am using Office 2003. I have a document which has hundreds of tables in it. Each table consists ... A: Robert! Please do me a favor. This sounds like VBA will be required to do this for you. If you don't ...
WORD	5/20/2004
Q: I have am doing a mail merge. I need to rotate or flip some of the variable data. Can this be done? ... A: OH I FORGOT TO TELL YOU!! YOU MUST ENABLE MACROS TO RUN THE CODE. BEFORE YOU BEGIN THE STEPS, JUST ...
Microsoft Word Download	5/20/2004
Q: I have a Dell Dimension 4300 running Windows XP. Two weeks ago I had "Best Buy" install a new ... A: Omigosh, Richard!! I'm so sorry I forgot to answer your question!! The people you buy your PC from ...
Word 2003 Search the Web	5/19/2004
Q: I accidentally hit the Search the Web button when I went to open a file in Word 2003 and it brought ... A: It changed your home page?? That's odd. Never heard of that. But you can yank any button off your ...
Will not open word files	5/19/2004
Q: Using Microsoft Office Student and Teachers Edition 2003. When I try to open existing word files, I ... A: Your system obviously has some special install of some other product that uses a file called ...
how do i get back my default page setup	5/19/2004
Q: a friend working on my pc made some changes to the word 2k document file. now when i open word ... A: Ok. Renaming or deleting normal.dot should do it, so perhaps there's something missing about what ...
Help with a simple macro	5/18/2004
Q: I am using Microsoft Word 97 and am trying to set up a macro for my medical transcriptionist. I ... A: Michael! Most happy to help you if I can. It would be MUCH easier for me to do if you can send me ...
inserting graphics into text boxes	5/18/2004
Q: Microsoft Word 2002 I'm trying to create a newsletter, but trying to do so using text boxes. In ... A: I just helped someone else with this EXACT problem about 2 days ago. They had a terrible WordArt ...
color codes	5/18/2004
Q: How are you? I have two questions: 1. I would like to use Word to create slides with a certain ... A: I'm good today, thanks! 1. Word does not accept HTML color entry. You'll have to find some graphic ...
lost product key number	5/18/2004
Q: my computer had to be stripped and cleaned, etc. when we went to re-load all my software, etc. I ... A: Dave. No one can legally help you with this issue except Microsoft. The best I can offer is to call ...
e_mail	5/17/2004
Q: OK Dreamboat, here goes-After clicking on help, these are the options-!. Works help #2contents ... A: Okay, Howared. So, now we know you're using WORKS. And I'm very, very sorry, but I do not use it and ...
e_mail	5/17/2004
Q: Word processor. Windows home XP. I can write something and hit the print button and it works ... A: Howard. Windows XP Home, okay. But what Word processor? Open the program, and hit Help-->About and ...
add an envelope to the printer settings	5/17/2004
Q: the printer is an hp laserjet 5100 on an xp os. i have to feed envelopes from the right side, flap ... A: Sorry for the slow reply, Marc. I've looked around. It doesn't appear that your printer even has an ...
Word not responding	5/17/2004
Q: Just recently I went to open WORD and the hour glass shows on my computer and WORD does not open. I ... A: Takes the steps to troubleshooting Word: www.theofficeexperts.com/word.htm That should do it. :) ...
punctuation turns to letters	5/16/2004
Q: I have Word 2000. Somehow all of my Word documents have changed. All Punctuation and numbers have ... A: Reynda. Sure sounds to me like a corrupt font. Try opening one of the docs, hit ctrl+A and change ...
Microsoft Word, My spell...	5/16/2004
Q: Microsoft Word, My spell check and thesaurus are not highlighted. How do I get them to work? A: That's kind of difficult to say. Is the document perhaps protected (many forms are)? Go to Tools ...
add an envelope to the printer settings	5/14/2004
Q: actually, the problem is that the printer won't print on my envelope (3 5/8 x 6 1/2) because the ... A: That's pretty tough to do unless the printer driver recognizes it, and I've never heard of a ...
I am trying to insert a document into a mail merge document and keep the formating	5/14/2004
Q: Followup To Question - I have Word 97. I am using a lease document created by another company for ... A: I'm sorry. I don't know any other way except that charformat. The only thing I can suggest, which ...
enable toolbar in protected document	5/14/2004
Q: Hallo again, Thank you for the answer, it helped my a lot. I use de spellchecker in a protected ... A: Before protecting your document, please hit Ctrl+A, Tools-Language to make sure that "do not check ...
I am trying to insert a document into a mail merge document and keep the formating	5/14/2004
Q: I have Word 97. I am using a lease document created by another company for us (don't know which ... A: No problem, let's try to get to the bottom of it. Do you mean that the text in the Intro.doc has ...
I am trying to insert a document into a mail merge document and keep the formating	5/14/2004
Q: I have Word 97. I am using a lease document created by another company for us (don't know which ... A: Without seeing the document or knowing the specifics of the formatting that you're losing, I can't ...
headers and footers in Word2000	5/14/2004
Q: I wish to put a different header on a page half way through a multipage document - can you tell me ... A: A couple years ago, I wrote a newsletter about it. You'll find it here: ...
add an envelope to the printer settings	5/13/2004
Q: i made a smaller envelope document based on your template and since it is not listed in the ... A: Marc! Should be simple enough. Save the file to a new name. Hit File-Page setup and go to the paper ...
Word 2000 : insert Word Field in a mail merge.	5/13/2004
Q: Word 2000 Mail merge: Insert Word Field a) "Ask" Field I didn't succeed to use an "Ask" command. ... A: Paula! a) I've done lots and lots with Word, but have never used the ASK field feature, so please ...
Lost Toolbars/Menu Bars on Microsoft Word 2000	5/13/2004
Q: My wife is a teacher who uses Word for her school work. She ahs lost all the toolbars/Menu Bars and ... A: Arthur. Please bookmark my instructions for Word Troubleshooting, which has special information ...
E-Mailing word document	5/13/2004
Q: I am new to word.I tried to e-mail a document and the computer told me to set up for e-mailing.I did ... A: What is your email program? Try opening Internet Explorer. Go to Tools-Internet Options. Choose the ...
Word toolbar	5/12/2004
Q: I want to create the shortcut on my toolbar, not a keyboard shortcut. The shortcut can either be a ... A: Ken. Are you in the states? I have free long distance service. :) Might be easier to call you if I ...
Word toolbar	5/12/2004
Q: I am using Word 2000 and Windows XP Pro SP1. I have multiple file directories and want to make it ... A: Ken! So. You are working in Word, and what? You want to create a toolbar of folders? Or you want to ...
saving as a .dot in word 2000	5/12/2004
Q: When saving a word document as a template, the TOC becomes all 1's or 2's depending on the document. ... A: I may need more information. I'm not sure what your question is. If you're asking why the template ...
MS Word - Office 97	5/12/2004
Q: I am trying to create a letterhead. I use Office 97 - MS Word. I do not seem to find a wizard to ... A: Please don't create your logo in Word, even tho you can probably do so using Wordart from the ...
formatted return address	5/11/2004
Q: you are saving a life here. thank you again. the template was perfect. i wonder if you can tell me ... A: Perhaps you just need to hit Shift+Enter instead of Enter when you type it in? Try these fixes ...
Word's footer fields	5/11/2004
Q: So what exactly is that dotted box around the page number and is there a way to have a macro to ... A: I'm not sure, Mabel. If you mean...when you click on the page number, you see what we call a ...
formatted return address	5/11/2004
Q: The only problem I'm having is that our printer jams when envelopes are loaded horizontally. How can ... A: Marc. Okay, for now you can try this: www.vbaexpress.com/EE/envtemplate.doc Open it, save it to ...
Font Color	5/11/2004
Q: I am using Word 2002 I'm currently going to law school and I'm creating my end of the year ... A: Matt. I hope you don't mind, but rather than take the time to retype all the instructions, please ...
VBA Microsoft Word	5/11/2004
Q: I have created a mail merge from outlook to microsoft word 2000. What i need to do now is write a ... A: Sundeep! I am fairly sure that I can help you with this problem, but may I ask that you email me a ...
formatted return address	5/10/2004
Q: i am trying to retain the varying font sizes in my default return adress. it always returns to arial ... A: Marc: People have been forever complaining about the envelopes feature in Word. I made a workaround, ...
Word's footer fields	5/10/2004
Q: First off, how are you and thanks for taking the time to answer questions for us people who are ... A: Mabel. It's a very good question, and an excellent choice to use the method you're looking for! I ...
Cropping a Picture	5/10/2004
Q: I have scanned a page into a word document. I am trying to crop it to the desired size. In the ... A: Barry. I didn't know how else to answer this, so I've made a document that hopefully shows exactly ...
Macros	5/8/2004
Q: Hey, I've been told that you can create macros in Word. I've never used macros before, but here's ... A: I don't know what you mean by MSVB 6.3 unless it's some version of Visual Basic, which isn't ...
enable toolbar in protected document	5/8/2004
Q: Hallo, I work withe msword XP and 2002. Can you help my. I work withe textfields in protected ... A: I'm sorry. The basic answer is that you can't. What I do is create a custom toolbar with options to ...
finding an erased file	5/8/2004
Q: Word 97 Instead of hitting the open button, I hit save, and the file is password protected so I put ... A: I cannot lie. There is no way to retrieve a file that you have overwritten without, perhaps, ...
Macro needed for creating a new copy of document	5/7/2004
Q: Word 97 Hello I have a document which i use for places in document. When we work on the document ... A: Yes! Create an autotext entry. Select what you've been copying. Hit Insert-Autotext. Type something ...
Custom letter won't print	5/6/2004
Q: I have designed a custom size 6x9 letter to be printed on 6x9 paper and have all the formatting ... A: Crystal. I'm so glad you said "I can send you the file..." In this particular case, it would make it ...
field switches	5/6/2004
Q: Dreamboat, ahhh "vertical formating"... i should have thought about it more literally; interesting ... A: I replied the following the FIRST time I responded; didn't you receive it? I've now pasted it below. ...
field switches	5/6/2004
Q: When editting a merge field, in the 'field options' pane of the box, there are checkboxes labelled: ... A: again, Simon. I've looked... Vertical formatting must have to do with Asian text...this is from the ...
MS Word 2000 Hyperlinks problem	1/12/2004
Q: I recently moved all of my MS Word document files to another computer which I did via RW discs (D: ... A: Mary: Generally, when files are BURNT to CD, they become read-only. I suspect that if you take your ...

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