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Microsoft Word - How can I accept only format changes on document?

Microsoft Word - How can I accept only format changes on document?

How can I accept only format changes on document?

Posted: 21 Mar 2013 06:18 AM PDT

Is there a way I can accept (or reject) only format changes on document?

Shut off notification sounds

Posted: 20 Mar 2013 11:43 AM PDT

I have Office 2007 running on a computer with a Windows 7 OS.  I have the computer set to no sounds at all.  When I use any of the things like "Find or Replace" in Office Word I get little ding sounds.  Does anyone know what these are and how to shut them off?  I never had this problem when I was running Office on Windows XP.

Any help would be appreciated as I work in Office Word almost all day and the constant little ding sounds are driving me crazy.

Word 2010 table formula errors

Posted: 20 Mar 2013 09:21 AM PDT

How can I fix this problem: when I review the entries in the table if I click on a cell with a number the total re-adds the number in that cell . Can anyone suggest a solution please. I have included part of the form below I am only looking at adding the total amounts in this form, I am having the same problem in a more complex form as well, any suggestions are appreciated.

CODING (Co #20 XXXX, Co # 30 XXXX, Co # 40 XXXX)

Enter Company #

G/L Acct

Dept.

Sub-Acct

Total

FAD use only

   

     

     

     

     

     

   

     

     

     

     

     

   

     

     

     

     

     

   

     

     

     

     

     

   

     

     

     

     

     

   

     

     

     

     

     

   

     

     

     

     

     

   

     

     

     

     

     

   

     

     

     

     

     

   

     

     

     

     

     

 

 

 

TOTAL:

$0.00

     

 

 

 

Taxes:

     

     

 

 

13038

000

 

     

 

 

13039

000

 

     

 

 

13041

000

 

     

I just want to be able to USE my OLD LAPTOP word 97 and 2003 files, NEED HELPFUL SUGGESTIONS new laptop has windows 8...want EASIEST and LEAST EXPENSIVE APPS.

Posted: 20 Mar 2013 09:19 AM PDT

I had to purchase a new laptop and they gave me Windows 8, so now my programs from old laptop don't work....I got some devices to update.  Now I need assistance to MAKE A DECISION about the EASIEST and yet LEAST EXPENSIVE OFFICE APP to try or purchase.

 

I am retired and no longer need all the new aps available, I do mostly correspondence but want to USE my OLD WORD DOCS of 97 and 2003 and DRAFT NEW ONES....and have ACCESS to my Old and New Databases. 

 

I need someone who can suggest what to try next.  I did try the OFFICE 365 home premium for 30 days, and liked it, but then found out there was a MONTHLY FEE.  Don't need that in these retirement years.

 

So is Office 2013 about the same and yet no fees, and is it easy and is there a trial version.  HELPFUL SUGGESTIONS please.

 

 

word 2010 does not retain default shape formatting

Posted: 20 Mar 2013 09:10 AM PDT

In Word 2010, I 

  • open a new document
  • draw a rectangle by choosing Insert > Shapes.   
  •  I use the shortcut toolbar to change the fill to white and the border to black.   
  • Then right-click the shape and choose Set As Default Shape.   
  • Save the document.
  • Exit Word
  • Start Word
  • In the blank document, draw a rectangle using Insert > Shapes.    The shape has a yellow fill and a green border. 
Why isn't my default formatting being retained?   Default would suggest that they are saved to the normal template, not just the current document.    

Problem printing background to Word document.

Posted: 20 Mar 2013 08:00 AM PDT

I added a background to my poster using Fill effects> Preset> nightfall (horizontal with the mauve  part  across the centre of the page). It prints with  horizontal stripes alternating blue, mauve and black all down the page, ruining my poster. I used a trial downloaded program to convert to a TIFF file only to find exactly the same ghastly pattern. How can I print my original design?

Open a word or excel document

Posted: 20 Mar 2013 07:26 AM PDT

I have made a word document and saved it.  But now when I open it, the page is blank and I have to direct my word program to that document to open it.  I would like it to open when I click on the document that I have made.  I used to be able to do that but for some reason something changed.

Thank you for any help you can give me.

Sharon

Mail Merge prints 0 for Canadian Postcode

Posted: 20 Mar 2013 05:59 AM PDT

I use MailMerge in Word to create e-mail messages. My data source is an Excel worksheet and contains both US and Canadian customers. One column contains Post Codes, which are either 5-digit Zip codes or 6-character Canadian post codes (like LNL NLN) (L=letter, N=number). The column is formatted Special>Zip Code.

When I run MailMerge the <<Zip>> field reports US Zip Codes correctly, but it produces a '0' for the Canadian Post Codes. I want to correct this problem.

I have tried formatting the Zip column in Excel as Text, but I lose the leading zero in some US Zip Codes. I get the same result if I format as Number with zero decimal places.

What is the fix?

(Btw, I am posting this as a Word issue, but it certainly could be an Excel issue.)

Thanks.

Mike

Where does a header come from when inserting a "Text from File" object?

Posted: 19 Mar 2013 11:06 PM PDT

I have a Word document that was last saved in Word 2010 but was created something like 7-8 years ago and it is all formatted correctly with correct details in the headers and footers. (Document is saved as a Word97-2003 version)

When I insert another Word document (Word97-2003) object into this one I get a new header where the data is at least 8 years old but is not visible in either of the two original documents.

These are the steps I follow:

1. Open Document 1 which has correct headers and footers

2. Go to the last page and "page Layout">"Breaks">"Next Page - Section Break"

3. Insert the new document which has current, correct details in the header and footer by clicking on: "insert">"Object">"Text from File"> select Word document to be inserted.

4. The additional document is inserted as required...BUT

The header on the first page of the inserted document has details from about 8 years ago that are not visible in the original document. The following pages show the correct details.

Can anyone tell me where the document could be picking up this information?

Thanks

Alan

How do I make the autotext appear automatically on every page of a word document version 2003?

Posted: 19 Mar 2013 07:41 PM PDT

I would like the autotext to appear in the upper left-hand corner, on every page automatically, just as you can make the numbering of pages appear automatically throughout a document on the upper right-hand corner with only one click. My version of word is 2003. 

Word Startup or Global Template on Network

Posted: 19 Mar 2013 12:19 PM PDT

I'm not sure whether this is a Word issue or a Microsoft Office issue, so I apologize if I'm posting to the wrong area. 

 

Our IT department is wanting to take all updating of user apps to a server location, and so far it's working, but.....

 

What about the case of a gobal template that is placed in the users Word startup location?  Can you put a pointer somewhere to a server location for a global template? 

 

They do not want to bother with updating over 200 users at a time, which does make sense, but my understanding of Word and templates tells me we might not be able to do that.

 

Anybody have any information one way or the other on this?

 

Thanks.

simple mail merge not so simple

Posted: 19 Mar 2013 08:10 AM PDT

I am trying to setup a mailing label mail merge using an Excel spreadsheet with Word 2010 with the standard name, address, city state and zipcode.  Both the name and address fields on the spreadsheet could have multiple lines.

Ie. 
John Smith
MyCompany, Inc.

222 Old Town Road
Suite 101

What is happening is on these fields with multiple lines, the gap between these lines are longer compared to the ones I put on separate lines.
---------
John Smith

MyCompany, Inc.
222 Old Town Road

Suite 101
mycity, ST, myzipcode
-------------
I tried changing the spreadsheet to only use linefeed characters instead of CRLF but that still didn't work.  Please advise on how I can fix this either in Word or Excel, thanks.