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| Subject | Date Asked | Expert |
| WP macros | 2/2/2012 | Mike McIntyre |
| Q: I had WP8 on OS XP, but have just switched to WPX3 on OS Win7 on a new laptop. I was using a number ... A: I am not exactly sure, but I think you might be able to use them still. I have carried some forward ... | ||
| Limiting table borders | 1/25/2012 | Richard Stephens |
| Q: I am trying to use WP to draft a legal pleading. I believe I am using a 2006ish version of WP. I am ... A: Theresa You can do this by going into the cell and then right clicking and select Border Fill, a ... | ||
| wp-x5 booklet printing | 1/14/2012 | Mike McIntyre |
| Q: I think I fouled up on my rating....all 10s!....when I tried to reply to your last email to me. I ... A: Yeah, I signed Pastor because you did. I am in Canada, North Central British Columbia in a town ... | ||
| booklet printing | 1/14/2012 | Mike McIntyre |
| Q: My OS is Win XP. I have two printers: and HP Laserjet P2035 that prints in black only, and an HP ... A: One question, one suggestion: 1. You haven't described what the exact error is now. i.e. Back page ... | ||
| wordperfect upgrade | 1/14/2012 | Nancy Janyszeski |
| Q: We are wanting to use WP in our small biz office to merge files to create work orders and product ... A: Gerry - the WordPerfect data file is created in a table within a WP document which is easily ... | ||
| Printing command freezes | 1/1/2012 | Richard Stephens |
| Q: Wen I attempt to print (WP Corel 10 - Win XP Pro) the program freezes and I must shut down to ... A: Gloria There are some updates that should fix this problem for you especially if you have a HP ... | ||
| Printing Problem with WP X4 | 12/14/2011 | Nancy Janyszeski |
| Q: When I attempt to print a document in the word processor of WP it prints 4 copies instead of 1. I'm ... A: Matlyn - when I open the Print window in WP4 there are 3 TABS Main Layout Advanced You will see ... | ||
| double spacing between words | 11/30/2011 | Mike McIntyre |
| Q: How do we double space between words? A: I may need more information such as why do you want to do this. Here is the quickest method. Click ... | ||
| Help with template saving | 11/24/2011 | Mike McIntyre |
| Q: I edit a newsletter, and I'll start with a template that is a small file, say less than 1 MB. Then ... A: First If you are using images, reduce their size. (Just grabbing the corners in the document and ... | ||
| Word Perfect | 11/4/2011 | Mike McIntyre |
| Q: I have been using WordPerfect since 1985 (4.1). All of my documents and spreadsheets over since then ... A: Sounds like you're quite an expert yourself. I didn't start WP until 5.1! A couple of things. 1. You ... | ||
| WordPerfect X3 | 10/13/2011 | Mike McIntyre |
| Q: I hope I chose the right expert this time. Nancy said this question was out of her expertise. We ... A: I'm sorry, I'm with Nancy - I think this is out of my league. In fact, I think it can't be done with ... | ||
| Word Perfect | 10/9/2011 | Mike McIntyre |
| Q: I have had WP version 12 in a Windows XP system, hooked up to an HP Officejet Pro L7780, for about ... A: Update to X3 or X5 Yes, it is probably a Microsoft automatic update problem since if the world was a ... | ||
| Font style changes in text | 9/15/2011 | Mike McIntyre |
| Q: I am using WP12 on Windows 7. 2gb of Ram. 1tb harddrive, Gateway PC 300 mhz. My question has to do ... A: Why on earth is there a whole bunch of scripture quotations after your question? I don't mind at ... | ||
| Windows 7 | 9/11/2011 | Nancy Janyszeski |
| Q: I have used Word Perfect 10 and 11 for several years with Windows XP, and am very satisfied with it. ... A: Jordan, from all that I have read WordPerfect 10 is compatible with Windows 7. As an example... ... | ||
| Windows 7 | 9/11/2011 | Mike McIntyre |
| Q: I have used Word Perfect 10 and 11 for several years with Windows XP, and am very happy with it. ... A: Hey, you're from Utah! If I remember, WP started in Orem(?) Utah years ago. Anyway, here's my ... | ||
| background blue | 7/29/2011 | Nancy Janyszeski |
| Q: wordperfect x5 the background turned blue. want it to be white A: Lou, Reversing the color of text and background You can reverse the color of the text and ... | ||
| X4 Preview function won't stay | 7/22/2011 | Nancy Janyszeski |
| Q: I have XP and recently upgraded from version WP X3 to X4. I have noticed on X4 that when I browse ... A: http://www.corel.com for the WordPerfect updates Nancy | ||
| siza of pdf conversion | 7/16/2011 | Nancy Janyszeski |
| Q: Is there a size limit to the file that WP X4 will publish to a PDF. We have a file that is a ... A: Bonnie - according to Adobe, it should be slightly less then your available hard drive space. ... | ||
| quick words | 7/12/2011 | Mike McIntyre |
| Q: We have new pc's with Windows 7 64 bit os. The old onewas WinXP 32 bit. Is there a way to use ... A: Yes you should be able to. Win7 64 bit runs 32 bit programs too. You don't have to run it in ... | ||
| Avery Label - Copy & Paste | 7/8/2011 | Nancy Janyszeski |
| Q: I'm using Avery Label #5263. When I format the first label on the page with the vertical line ... A: Fran, the best I can suggest is to review the following. ... | ||
| Margin issues | 7/8/2011 | Mike McIntyre |
| Q: I have a document in Wordperfect 12 of about 200 pages. Some of the margins in the document are ... A: Put the cursor on the beginning of the page you want to change the margins on and select Page Setup ... | ||
| find now button | 7/5/2011 | Nancy Janyszeski |
| Q: There is no "find now" button in the documents window on my wordperfect12 program. I type in key ... A: Ed, It may be that the "Find" tool was accidentally removed from your toolbar. Control key + F is ... | ||
| Creating tables with WPX5 | 7/4/2011 | Mike McIntyre |
| Q: Mike, whenever I create a table with WPX5, the bottom line is missing. Once in a while it will NOT ... A: Yeah, that sounds like a tough one. The only thing I can suggest is repairing the installation. To ... | ||
| WP X-5 changing fonts on docs created in WP11 | 6/28/2011 | Mike McIntyre |
| Q: We have upgraded to WP X5 and when we open letters created in WP 11, the font on the letter head is ... A: If a font does not appear in the list you have to manually install the font through Windows. Windows ... | ||
| WordPerfect 9 vs. 12 Line Spacing | 6/25/2011 | Nancy Janyszeski |
| Q: My nearly-finished 100+ page document was created with WP9.0.0.738 (i.e., SP3). I moved the document ... A: Ronald, You should be able to go to the File menu > Document > Current Document Style... > Format ... | ||
| Labels | 6/24/2011 | Nancy Janyszeski |
| Q: I am trying to create labels, however "labels" does not appear either under "format" or "tools". I ... A: Everett, you may have to customize your Format menu. To add a menu item to a menu... To add a menu ... | ||
| Page number missing on RH side of document | 6/21/2011 | Mike McIntyre |
| Q: I was using WP 12 and upgraded to WPx5. In 12 there was always a place at the bottom right hand side ... A: Are you absolutely sure you did right click on property bar (actually application bar)(grey bar at ... | ||
| WP6.1 stopped working | 6/11/2011 | Richard Stephens |
| Q: Installed WP6.1 on my ThinkPad with XP Pro in 2004 with no problems whatsoever. Worked fine through ... A: Vesa It sounds like an update to windows caused the problem. I would try the restore option again ... | ||
| Adding an Avery Label | 6/11/2011 | Richard Stephens |
| Q: I have Wordperfect X3, Windows Vista. I want to use Avery Return Address Labels #18695 (60 labels ... A: Joan Here is a list of compatible labels 18195, 42895, 5155, 5195, 8195, 15695, 18695, 42995, ... | ||
| Hyperlink to long URL | 6/2/2011 | Richard Stephens |
| Q: I am using WP X3 on a Windows XP computer and am having trouble linking a very long URL under the ... A: Matt It depends on what is in the hyperlink, see the sample below Activate Hyperlinks (under ... | ||
| Search for specific report /file in a WP Folder | 5/21/2011 | Mike McIntyre |
| Q: "I have never been able to search for a specific file by doing Open File/ When I select OPEN FILE, ... A: If you are using windows 7, it is way better at it than WP. Press the start button and simply type a ... | ||
| wp x4 | 5/13/2011 | Nancy Janyszeski |
| Q: I don't understand this but my default for every document is underlined and I don't wont it ... A: Jill, you should be able to rename your existing blank document template and then re-open WP and a ... | ||
| Transferring WP12 from PC to Laptop | 5/9/2011 | Mike McIntyre |
| Q: I just purchased a new laptop and want to install WP12 on it. I have WP12 on my PC, but I don't ... A: This is a Windows question more than a WP one. However, whether or not you can do this is dependent ... | ||
| WP Office X5 Keeps Crashing | 4/27/2011 | Mike McIntyre |
| Q: I was wondering if you could help me with my employer's desktop. He has WordPerfect Office X5 ... A: Don't have any concrete quick fixes. I find X5 locks up way more than X3 did. In fact I am ... | ||
| envelope format | 4/26/2011 | Mike McIntyre |
| Q: how do you change line spacing on envelope address in wordperfect x4? ANSWER: Don't use the ... A: Did you check Reveal Codes as I suggested? Did you append an envelope to your document as I ... | ||
| Moving Custom Toolbars to new computer | 4/23/2011 | Mike McIntyre |
| Q: I use WPx4 and Presentations X4 with Windows XP. Am getting a new computer with Windows 7. Would ... A: c:\users\[you]\AppData\Roaming\Corel\PerfectExpert\EN\Custom WP Templates\ Copy: wp14US.wpt ... | ||
| adress book | 4/21/2011 | Nancy Janyszeski |
| Q: I have installed win 7 on my laptop and m running wordperfect 12. as my adresses could not be ... A: Maria - did you export your addesses or did you copy the file? What format is your address file in? ... | ||
| envelope format | 4/20/2011 | Mike McIntyre |
| Q: how do you change line spacing on envelope address in wordperfect x4? ANSWER: Don't use the ... A: I'm curious how you know the spacing is 1.75 because on the dialogue box on X5 there is no place ... | ||
| install/uninstall | 4/20/2011 | Mike McIntyre |
| Q: I am still working in WP8, and having an annoying problem. At intervals I get a message onscreen ... A: If your document retains all of its proper formatting, there shouldn't be a problem. The more ... | ||
| WordPerfect 12 - trapped in left margin! | 4/18/2011 | Mike McIntyre |
| Q: Text in all of my WordPerfect12 documents is trapped in the left margin. Can you help me? At work, I ... A: Without knowing the exact key strokes you made, it's difficult. However, version 12 has the most ... | ||
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I have used WordPerfect since 1989 and am proficient in many of its features. Used it for word processing and desktop publishing. Know little or nothing about spreadsheets and equations
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