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About Richard Stephens
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Taught Works for the past 4 years in a private capacity and will be able to answer questions up to advanced including all sections of works.

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Teacher and business trainer for the last 5 years as well as managing my own small business

   

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database8/28/2009Richard Stephens
  Q: My former secretary set up a mailing list database for me using microsoft works, which I am ...
  A: Sue To add a field to the database go to View and selec List, then click on the column that you ...
Writing a paper in a certain format.8/28/2009Richard Stephens
  Q: I am writing a paper for school it has to be in a specific format like TITLE: Sony V Universal ...
  A: Jennifer If the the formatting came out right on the question it looks like a Hanging indent. I ...
database8/26/2009Richard Stephens
  Q: My former secretary set up a mailing list database for me using microsoft works, which I am ...
  A: Sue What version of Works are you using? If you have access to Excel it would be easier to save ...
File conversion7/18/2009Richard Stephens
  Q: How can I get Open Office to open Works PDFs. I was able to get them on my old computer, but can't ...
  A: Dave Go to this link http://extensions.services.openoffice.org/project/pdfimport Then select your ...
MS Works7/14/2009Richard Stephens
  Q: How do I transfer a ms works document to a ms word document?
  A: Celeste This depends on the version of Works you have, go to Save as and see if there is a *.doc ...
microsoft works file from xp to vista7/8/2009Richard Stephens
  Q: can I open microsoft works spreadsheet file that was done in xp in vista? If so, how? Or should I ...
  A: Barb If it is the same version of Works you can open it in either version of Windows. It is better ...
Deleting documents7/6/2009Richard Stephens
  Q: I have some documents that I would like to delete. I cannot find a delete section . How do I go ...
  A: Marty You can delete files from the open dialog box, ie go to the Open icon of File open click on ...
cannot open an excel attachment in an email6/23/2009Richard Stephens
  Q: I have Vista and cannot seem to open an excel attachment in an email. It says it may be password ...
  A: deanna Works can't open excel files, to open them you need to either have the Excel Viewer(you ...
Powerpoint5/11/2009Richard Stephens
  Q: Is there a way I can download or install Microsoft powerpiont?
  A: Helena You can download a viewer for powerpoint ...
microsoft works5/10/2009Richard Stephens
  Q: How can I change the chacter spaceing in microsoft works? ANSWER: Beth What version of Works are ...
  A: Beth The later versions of Works do not have the ability to change the character spacing, only the ...
Microsoft works spreadsheet4/28/2009Richard Stephens
  Q: How can I save a works spreadsheet so it can be opened in word
  A: Elizbeth You can save the file as RTF or txt but you will lose the formatting of the cells as well ...
MSWorks database1/31/2009Richard Stephens
  Q: on MSWorks database was outside your expertise. I wonder if you know that you are billed on the ...
  A: John The problem with this question is that there are a lot of variables ie what version, what type ...
MICROSOFT WORKS 81/30/2009Richard Stephens
  Q: when I go into add/remove programs it says "the feature you are trying to use is on a network ...
  A: Mrs Evans Without having the original disc (which they don't give out anymore on new systems) it ...
Works Labels12/3/2008Richard Stephens
  Q: I can create a custom label and connect to a data source which is a Works spreadsheet.Then, when I ...
  A: Charles You don't mention which version of works you are using. Believe it or not this is by ...
Can't type any text into Works Doc.11/25/2008Richard Stephens
  Q: I'm trying to type a letter but it will not let me type anything but numbers? Help please before I ...
  A: Regina Some spyware/keyloggers can cause this problem. What type of Antispyware programs are you ...
labels using works11/17/2008Richard Stephens
  Q: I AM USING WORKS 8.5 TO DO LABELS AND MY PROBLEM IS THAT WHEN I CHANGE THE DEFAULT FONT TO MY OWN ...
  A: george This is a problem with Works. I haven't found a workaround for it but am still looking. ...
Corrupt Files11/12/2008Richard Stephens
  Q: I wrote a huge essay on Works Word Processor and then saved it onto my flashdrive. When I went to ...
  A: Catherine If you don't have a backup copy on your pc then there isn't much you can do. You can ...
Works 8.511/12/2008Richard Stephens
  Q: I can not open my calendar. I get a message that Microsoft works has encountered a problem and needs ...
  A: John It sounds like the calendar file has become corrupt (which can happen with MS Works). the ...
how to delete old files11/10/2008Richard Stephens
  Q: I need to delete about 10 letters in my documents. I can't seem to find the right button to press to ...
  A: San If you are going through the open or save dialog box and selecting the file then clicking on ...
label printing problems with Works 8.511/8/2008Richard Stephens
  Q: I used Works version 4.5 from 1998-2007. 4 times/year I print address labels from the works data ...
  A: Gail If you have Windows XP you can install works 4.5 on the new computer. If you would like to ...
Microsoft Works Memory Error10/6/2008Richard Stephens
  Q: How do I fix the problem when I go to print on Microsoft Works I get the Message, "out of memory" ...
  A: Edward This is usually a printer driver error, try downloading the latest driver and see if that ...
mail merge in Works 810/2/2008Richard Stephens
  Q: I upgraded from Works 3 (which I found very userfriendly) to Works 8 about 3 years ago. It took me ...
  A: Margaret Then only way I know of speed this up is to a) increase the amount of ram you have on your ...
MS Works Calendar & Google Calendar10/1/2008Richard Stephens
  Q: I want to switch to Google calendar and to import my MS Works 8.5 calendar into it. How do I do ...
  A: mike If you go to to the Export option in Works Calendar and then select either iCalendar or Tab ...
MS works word priocessor10/1/2008Richard Stephens
  Q: I have a new laptop which has MS works as a word processor. I made a document but want to send it ...
  A: Marty If you have a flash drive when you save it to that it will make it read only, however when on ...
Viewing Files made in Earlier Versions of Works9/30/2008Richard Stephens
  Q: I saw your answer to viewing files from Works 6.0 or higher, but what if I have some old .wps files ...
  A: Ken There isn't anything available. It would require and earlier version of works then saving it ...
MS Works--can't copy photos inside articles9/30/2008Richard Stephens
  Q: Recently bought PC w/Vista home premium. Have MS works and have tried to copy articles from ...
  A: Cheryl I just tried on a copy of Vista with Works and the copy or save image appeared when right ...
mail merge in Works 89/29/2008Richard Stephens
  Q: I upgraded from Works 3 (which I found very userfriendly) to Works 8 about 3 years ago. It took me ...
  A: Margaret Is it a large database that you are merging too? If not you may want to look at the ...
inserting images9/28/2008Richard Stephens
  Q: I have just started using Microsoft Works Database. Is there a way to insert images into a field? ...
  A: Sue You can't in this version (even earlier versions are limited ie you can't print the picture ...
Installing 2 different versions9/19/2008Richard Stephens
  Q: I have MS Works Suite 2002 (v6.0) and MS Works 9.0. 9.0 came pre-installed. Neither the recovery cd ...
  A: Jim For the later versions there is no option to install to a different directory. I had always ...
Microsoft Works Calendar9/16/2008Richard Stephens
  Q: I have Microsoft Works 7.0 installed on my computer. The only aspect of this suite that I use is the ...
  A: Graham It has been a while since I have installed works 7.0 but if you have a look at the install ...
Headers9/15/2008Richard Stephens
  Q: How do I remove the header from Page 2 of my document. Thank You ANSWER: What version of Ms Works ...
  A: Ola You can only stop the header from appearing on the first page, it will always show on the ...
Creating a Powerpoint Presentation9/15/2008Richard Stephens
  Q: Hey! I tried to make a Powerpoint Presentation on Vista using Works Launcher. However i could only ...
  A: Ryan To create a Powerpoint file you will need to own the Powerpoint program. This can be be ...
"zero" page numbers on spreadsheets9/14/2008Richard Stephens
  Q: I'm encountering random situations with multiple-paged worksheets where the first page of the ...
  A: Gail I have been looking for a solution for this but can't seem to find the right problem. Is it ...
Headers9/12/2008Richard Stephens
  Q: How do I remove the header from Page 2 of my document. Thank You ANSWER: What version of Ms Works ...
  A: Ola In Microsoft Works for Vista there is no option to remove the header from the second (and ...
wordart8/22/2008Richard Stephens
  Q: Where is wordart in Microsoft Works? I tried pasting a picture and writing on it but can't seem to ...
  A: michelle If you have microsoft works version 8.0 or later then WordArt is no longer available in ...
winword program8/13/2008Richard Stephens
  Q: I typed about 20 pages and put them on a floppy disk. Now when I put the disk in the slot, a message ...
  A: Chuck It sounds like a problem with works that would mean reinstalling. Since you dont thave the ...
MS works 4.0 and Open Office.org 1.9.118 to MSworks ?8/11/2008Richard Stephens
  Q: I have a database w/ names, address ect on the above subject programs. Will they convert to another ...
  A: Cathy The new version is not as complicated however it wont open those files, I think version 6.0 ...
Database files won't open in MS Works 8.5 with Vista Home Premium8/6/2008Richard Stephens
  Q: I have an old XP computer with MS Works 7 and have purchased a new HP computer equiped with Vista ...
  A: Jackie Try downloading this update ...
how to make a word document in microsoft works smaller in gb7/17/2008Richard Stephens
  Q: how can i reduce my word document from 1.45mb to 100gb? many thanks
  A: Mel The only real way of doing this apart from removing information in the document is to use a ...
Converting/importing Home Publishing to Word7/12/2008Richard Stephens
  Q: For the last few years, I have been creating setlists for my live shows using Microsoft Home ...
  A: Rich To quote one expert (Publisher to Word is ugly, at best. You lose all of the graphics and ...

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