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Microsoft Word - Can't change margins under Page Setup in Word 2003 (Microsoft Office Professional Edition 2003).

Can't change margins under Page Setup in Word 2003 (Microsoft Office Professional Edition 2003).

Posted: 10 Jul 2013 11:00 AM PDT

After PC clean-up/speed-up I can't change margins in my Word documents under "Page Setup". There's a shaded portion on top ruler that won't budge, so I have to pick up the markers individually and move them sideways to lengthen the typing line. It was perfect before (same software put into new box, reinstalled, that's all).

 

I've received 2 suggestions by email. Tried doing the 1st one but couldn't (changing normal.dot template). So tried the 2nd one, which was changing the margins to my requirement, then pressing "Default" (but it didn't work before, with many attempts, so I don't know why it worked this time). Thank you both.

Word Macro Mystery

Posted: 10 Jul 2013 10:59 AM PDT

Hello, folks--

 

Can anyone please tell me why PART A works fine to remove underlining from periods , but PART B does not work to remove bolding from periods?

These are part of a larger macro.  PART B follows immediately after PART A.  "(PART A)" and "(PART B)" are just for labeling purposes here and are not in the macro.

 

PART A works fine. I stepped through with F8, and the macro does hit every line of PART B, but the bold is not removed.   I thought maybe there was something wrong with the PunctAllRng, so I checked it out with a blue highlight, and it does highlight the range appropriately.  What am I missing?

 

'(PART A)

        With PunctAllRng.Find
            .Text = "."
            .Font.Underline = True
            .Replacement.Text = "."
            .Replacement.Font.Underline = wdUnderlineNone
            .Execute Replace:=wdReplaceAll
        End With

      '===========
       With PunctAllRng
                    .HighlightColorIndex = wdBlue
        End With
       '===========
'(PART B)

            With PunctAllRng.Find
                  .Format = True
                  .Text = "."
                  .Font.Bold = True
                  .Replacement.Text = "."
                  .Replacement.Font.Bold = False
                  .Execute Replace:=wdReplaceAll
              End With

             '===========
                With PunctAllRng
                     .HighlightColorIndex = wdNoHighlight
                End With
              '===========

If anyone could help me, I'd greatly appreciate it.

Thank you so much!

-Lynne

Print 2 pages side-by-side on single sheet in Word 2003

Posted: 10 Jul 2013 10:43 AM PDT

I'm running Word 2003 under Windows 2000 Professional.

I'm trying to remember how to print two pages of a document side by side in landscape mode on an 8.5 x 11 sheet of paper.

The idea is to create half sheet flyers.

I've done this before but have forgotten what the trick is.  I have an old text file of instructions that I saved a while back.  But one step eludes me:

1. In MS Word, copy  page 1 of the flyer onto page 2 
   (You may want to put a page break in between)
   and then save your new file as [Flyer Name] 2UP.doc.

2. From the  File>Print Menu,  change to landscape mode:

   Print > Properties > Layout > Landscape.

3. Print > Zoom > Pages per sheet >  2

4. Print > Zoom > scale to size > Letter

It's that step 2 that doesn't work for me.

I can't find that "Layout" option.

Can someone help me figure out where it is?

Will in Seattle
a.k.a. "Clueless"

copy content control fields to header

Posted: 10 Jul 2013 03:31 AM PDT

I have a form with content control fields in Word 2013 which the user fills in.

I want the value of one of the fields to be part of my header - i.e. when the field in the body is updated, the field in the header is also updated.

To make it complicated, I want that field in the header only to show from the second page of the header onwards.

 

I tried the legacy text box and bookmark but coldn't make that work.

I am hoping there is something in Word 2013 that will work.

 

thanks

Helmut

Nested IF/OR statements in mail merge problem

Posted: 09 Jul 2013 06:28 PM PDT

 

I'm working on a Word Mail Merge for a form/directory in Word 2010.  I get the premise of conditional formulas, but often have problems with the placement of the spaces, commas, field code brackets, etc.   In the following example, I'm trying to mail merge information on to a form that will be given to people verify the data and to add data where it is missing.  So, I started with an If statement that basically said if the field is blank, show a line, if the field is not empty, show the data.  This worked okay until I hit the problem with a field where the database either showed a zero or a blank field.  So, I attempted to do a nested If/of statement, but am apparently missing something and it's making me crazy.  Here's what I have:

 

{ If{ MERGEFILED "Fieldname" }="" "_______________" { if{ MERGEFIELD "Fieldname:}=0 "_____________" { MERGEFIELD "Fieldname"}{ MERGEFIELD "Fieldname"}}}

 

The result is:    Error! Unknown op code for conditional.

I used the Alt+F9 to do the editing and also used ctrl+F9 to enter the field code brackets (which I might add is very confusing and may be part of my problem.  I think there's an extra bracket on the end, but I can remove it without losing it all -- what's with that?  Argh). 

Any ideas as to what's missing or what should be removed? 

Office Language Inteface Pack is not installing

Posted: 09 Jul 2013 10:49 AM PDT

Hi.
I hope someone can help me with this.

I have bought and installed Windows 8 on my desktop PC and installed my Office 2010 Home and Student on it. So far so good.
However, I need to use the Afrikaans proofing tools, which don't seem to work. Here's what I did:

I downloaded the office 2010 LIP and installed it. This seemed to finish without problems, but when i go to the language settings of Office, it is still "not installed". I have also tried other ones, including the 32-bit one, guessing that maybe Office didn't install as 64-bit, but no luck.

I used this same process on my laptop running Windows 7 and it worked fine - Is this a problem with Windows 8?
Is there something I'm missing?

Thanks in advance
Stephan

“Not available for reading” error on Unprotecting a document c#

Posted: 09 Jul 2013 06:55 AM PDT

Hello all!

I hope you can help me. I'm working with differents Office versions and I found that I cannot unprotect my document in the new Office 2013 version.

I work with a word document. It is a form file and I've protected it with a password.

I try to do:

document.Unprotect(ref oPass);

This code throws me an error "... this command is not available for reading...".

I use the same code in other versions and it works fine.

Someone  know who is happening?

Thanks so much!

Anything I type in this document is blue and underlined. How can I get out of it.

Posted: 08 Jul 2013 09:35 PM PDT

It happens wherever I place the cursor regardless of preceding type . The toolbar say print is black and underline button is not selected.I am trying to revise and old document. 

Missing Proofing Tools Even After Installing

Posted: 07 Jul 2013 10:34 AM PDT

When I open Word it says Missing Proofing Tools.  I downloaded the Proofing Tools and installed.  Then restarted word and it Still says Missing Proofing Tools (and I checked by mistyping words and the proofing tools still is not working).  

I have installed proofing tools many times now and Word still is not recognizing this.  What can I do to actually get Proofing tools to work?

Notes:

1) The registry-based solution on http://wordfaqs.mvps.org/MasterSpellCheck.htm did not work for me.
2) I'm using the HUP version of Office 2013 (http://www.microsofthup.com/hupus/chooser.aspx?culture=en-US)
3) I already tried installing the proofing tool, even by running it "as administrator."

how to I change the size of my word file document from 8.5 X 11 to 6 X 9?

Posted: 06 Jul 2013 12:42 PM PDT

I need to change the size of the manuscript I typed in Word 2013 so that it can become a print-on-demand book.

Mysterious horizontal line

Posted: 05 Jul 2013 07:01 AM PDT

There is a horizontal line that mysteriously shows up when a particular doc is printed.  How do I get rid of that invisible line in that doc?

Mail merge - add correct logo and footer to a letter based on the group name for the customer

Posted: 05 Jul 2013 01:15 AM PDT

Hello all

My customers belong to one of seven groups, and I have the name of the group in one of my spreadsheet columns. I currently do a separate Word mail merge for each group, because although the text remains the same, each group needs a different logo and footer.

Is there a way of doing this as one mail merge?

Thanks for your help.

Jo

How to create a choice of addresses in Word 2010 template documents

Posted: 04 Jul 2013 02:05 PM PDT

Using Word 2010 I am creating a series of templates that can be accessed by offices around the country - ie memos, fax sheets.  Without creating duplicate documents, I would like to set them up so that each office can choose its own address details.  What is the best way to go about this.

Thanks

Karen