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Microsoft Word - DOCX files from Microsoft Office Starter cannot be sent as e-mail attachments

Microsoft Word - DOCX files from Microsoft Office Starter cannot be sent as e-mail attachments

DOCX files from Microsoft Office Starter cannot be sent as e-mail attachments

Posted: 19 Sep 2013 03:09 PM PDT

Sometime last week, all my Office Starter Word docs were suddenly converted to Microsoft Office documents (a program I do not have on my computer). Now, without my doing anything, they have all been converted back-- but only if I open them in Word Starter. If I try to send any of them as attachments, all show up as Microsoft Office docs.

I tried attaching one in an e-mail to myself, but could not open it, even with the suggested Microsoft Client Virtualization Handler. Nothing happens when I do that and click "okay". Also cannot open DOCX files sent by others, as they too show up as Microsoft Office files, also un-openable by Virtualization Handler. So the issue seems to have been only partially fixed by Microsoft.

Anyone else found a way around this? Help!

Paste in Word tables without overwriting

Posted: 19 Sep 2013 02:42 PM PDT

While it is inconceivable to me that the default for pasting in tables is "overwrite", I will try to be kind and understanding.

So, as you have already surmised, my question is how to set "paste without overwriting" in Word 2010 tables as default.

Thank you!!!

Hans L

Conditionally add text fields to Word 2010 form based on user selection from drop down control box

Posted: 19 Sep 2013 02:35 PM PDT

I created a 2010 Word form which includes a drop down list of different department names (this is the first field on the form). Their are many common data fields, date select boxes, and checkboxes which apply to all the departments. When a user selects their department I want to add text fields/check boxes to the form that are specific only to their department, in addition to the common fields. The department-specific data fields could be added at the end of the document. This form will be distributed to users whose PCs are not on the same LAN.

 

I am not familiar with VB - I've been reading and searching the discussion boards without success. Is there a fairly easy (I'm a newbie) way to do this?

 

Thank you very much for any help you can give!

Robin

Unable to open .docx from internet, receive "Convertor Failed to Open" Suggestions please. I was fine until I loaded 2013.

Posted: 19 Sep 2013 02:12 PM PDT

Up until a few days ago I could open, download and or save documents, since uploading Office 2013 I can't! I have checked for updates and downloaded a few fixes I found on micsrosoft.com, but nothing is working.

Help!

reasearch option

Posted: 19 Sep 2013 02:06 PM PDT

Hi I'm running MS office 2013 on Win7 . 15.0.4535.1000 MSO 15.0.4535.1002 32-bit

and when I open a blank document  I do not see Research Option in the Proofing space within  the Review Tab. When I add reading view research 
to the quick start bar or create a new custom group , the option is grayed out (can't click it) 

I found if I opened a Blogger template I can see the research option in the proofing section and it is select-able.

I have two question if anyone can answer

how do I make the research option select-able. in the Blank Doc template 

how do I add items to the research option

thanks 

Bob  

New automatic update does not recognize my office 2000 professional

Posted: 19 Sep 2013 12:03 PM PDT

I have windows 7.  I just got an update from Microsoft that is interfering with my Office 2000 Professional.  I cannot upon my word documents.  I get an error message that says I do not have the program on my computer for this program.  It wants me to buy a new version of Office.  What is the fix for this.  Microsoft caused this problem with the automatic update.

Word 2010; Table; Restrict column width with vertical text

Posted: 19 Sep 2013 11:27 AM PDT

I have setup a table comprising cells with horizontal text and cells with vertical text.  Column widths and row heights must not be altered by the length of the string placed into any cell.  I have successfully enforced this.  I have also been able to prevent text wrapping within those cells formatted with horizontal text but not those that have vertical text.  How do I prevent words wrapping with vertical text?  Thank you.

styles

Posted: 19 Sep 2013 11:18 AM PDT

I'm trying to copy styles from a .dot file to a .doc file.  When I do, I lose the numbering that's attached to the style.   (Styles are based on headings 1 through 4 attached to a multi-level list).  Any thoughts?

 

Why are scroll bars and other elements so dim?

Posted: 19 Sep 2013 11:13 AM PDT

Portions of Office windows such as scroll bars, ruler, margin lines, etc. are so dim I can scarcely make them out. How can I make them look more "active?"

What are the default header/footer distances from top/bottom and alignment settings for normal template?

Posted: 19 Sep 2013 11:03 AM PDT

Footer distance is 0" and I cannot change it manually or from the Design tab within the footer, for example.
Normal.dot has been mistakenly changed. I wish to restore the original settings instead of deleting the registration key to restore all default settings.

Word 2010
Windows 7

Thank you in advance!

Problems with Word 2013 and Equation Editor and Copy/Paste

Posted: 19 Sep 2013 10:09 AM PDT

I have been using Word, Excel, etc for quite awhile and have been experiencing problems with the most current version of Word 2013.  There are two different issues that seem to be quite frustrating and makes me want to find an older version of Office instead of using the most current software.  The issues that I'm experiencing are as follows:

First off, I use Word and Excel quite alot for creating reports or papers in an engineering style.  This in turn means that I'm doing a lot of interchanging of tables from Excel to Word.  Previously I have experienced great success in the 2010 software, by having the option when pasting from Excel to, "Paste as Picture".  The experience thus far for the 2013 software seems hit or miss when trying to "attempt" this.  When pasting graphs, I do manage to get the option to paste as a picture, however, when pasting tables the option is not there which is quite troublesome.  I do all of my formatting in Excel and thus have no need to keep editing options available in Word.  I simply want to paste a chart as a picture so that I may resize at will and have the option to easily put them in with text. 

Secondly, I am having issues with Word 2013 crashing consistently when using the equation editor.  I have not been able to replicate the issue based upon what I'm doing yet as it seems to be sporadic.  This occurs when I'm either deleting an equation that I've already put in the document, removing spacing between the equation and text or simply editing equations. 

I have never experienced these problem prior to using Word 2013, nor have I used Windows 8 with office prior to this point.  I do not know what the issues are here, but I would like to hear if anyone else has had these issues and if they know any tips and/or suggestions on how to get things to function more properly. 

Thanks, 
Andrew

Downloaded document is encrypted

Posted: 19 Sep 2013 10:08 AM PDT

I downloaded a document.  When I opened it, it was in encoded pdf.  The box it is in says, File Conversion -  (followed by the name of the document) .pdf

The instructions are:

Select the encoding that makes your document readable.
Text encoding:

Windows (Default)        MS-DOS         Other encoding:

On the right side of that is a box with language choices.

What do I do to convert this?  How do I fix this permanently?  It has happened before.

This is a personal computer so I don't need or want encoding.
I have Windows 7 64 bit, Microsoft 10, Google Chrome and Adobe XI.

Thank you

Content Control bounding box closing tag missing

Posted: 19 Sep 2013 10:08 AM PDT

Why in these two content controls does the first example show no words at the end of [TITLE]  while end tag on the next one does? Does this have some significance in the function of the control or on user input? I noted that the first control uses the Title style and the second one uses Placeholder Text style. Don't know if this is related somehow. 

BTW, what is the name of the object I have marked with the red square--I'm calling it an end "tag," but I'm not sure if that's correct terminology. Thanks in advance.

Object aspect ratio reset macro in word 2010

Posted: 19 Sep 2013 09:33 AM PDT

I have Word docs with many linked Excel tables that are used within Profx Engagement. To deal with the old, old, old issue of linked images not pasting in at 100% I've tried to create a 2010 Word macro to do the following on a selected link image once it's pasted into Word:

 

Right click

Select Format Object

Go to Size tab

Deselect Lock aspect ratio

Click Reset

Click OK

Right click again

Select Format Object

Go to Size tab

Select Lock aspect ratio

Click OK

 

I tried using the macro recorder but that made every image the height/width of whatever I used to record the macro. Since the linked images change every time the document is opened/saved, this would save me a huge amount of time. Need a "real" macro to this and save my sanity.

 

There is a macro "out there" to lock aspect ratio. If it indeed works and could part of this macro, that would be great. Am I asking for too much? Too bad Microsoft can't fix the problem. It's been around for a long time.

Why does Word's inset text cursor sometimes default invisible, not visible?

Posted: 19 Sep 2013 08:26 AM PDT

The "insert text cursor" in Word 2010 flashes between visible and invisible, but its 'default' in some documents is set to invisible, not visible.  This means that when you use arrow keys to move the cursor, you have to keep stopping and waiting for it to show up to see if you are on your target, or if you haven't reached it yet or have overshot.

I don't know how to post a sample .docx file to illustrate this glitch...

Lee Hanil

Posted: 19 Sep 2013 08:00 AM PDT

korean.Lee Hanil.

the by whole document is maked "delete"

Posted: 19 Sep 2013 07:56 AM PDT

the whole document has a featur that I did not turn on.  When new words are added the show up in red and a note on the right saying DELEATED.

How do I turn thsi feature off and continue writing this document.

 

 

Thanks

How do I prevent the unwanted re-maximizing of minimized Document 1 that occurs whenever I open Document 2 in Word?

Posted: 19 Sep 2013 07:56 AM PDT

How do I prevent the unwanted re-maximizing of minimized Document 1 that occurs whenever I open Document 2 in Word? 

my MS word isn't saving

Posted: 19 Sep 2013 07:45 AM PDT

I have Microsoft Word Office 2007 and when I'm using it and I try to save something I won't save and it would say that MS office has stopped working and all the work that I've done has been erased. This is also the same for any other Microsoft program like Excel, PowerPoint, etc.

I have lost the check box option to 'open file after publishing' and associated options in Word

Posted: 19 Sep 2013 07:34 AM PDT

I often save Word documents as PDFs. Although I can still do this I no longer have the option  / check box to 'open file after publishing', along with the associated options of document size.  Any ideas on how to restore this, please? I still have this option in PPT etc and I've searched high and low online for a fix but can't find one anywhere. Thank you.

making for lines in MS Word and then write on it

Posted: 19 Sep 2013 05:24 AM PDT

I want to write on four lines (as in four lines copy) making a notebook for my little kid. plz help

Style Definition Change in Word Web App

Posted: 19 Sep 2013 04:21 AM PDT

I have been an MS Word user since 1987, through about 12 versions or so. And now at last I am trying out Office Web Apps. The very first thing that I want to do is change the "Heading 1" style definition.  This is almost the first thing that I do with any new document.

 

So, how does one change the style definition in the Word web app?

Is there any event in word which is similar to SheetFollowHyperlink event in excel?

Posted: 19 Sep 2013 03:48 AM PDT

I am working on a word addin and want to know is there any event in word which is similar to SheetFollowHyperlink event in excel?

 

Also is there any way to handle hyperlink click in word? because I need to show custom dialog during hyperlink click.

 

Any help?

 

Thanks.

How to disable unnecessary notifications when saving docx to Word

Posted: 19 Sep 2013 03:32 AM PDT

I use Word 2003, and have no intention of changing as I dislike the ribbon. 

I recently installed my Word 2003 on a Windows 7 PC and find that whenever I need to save a docx document, I get the following warning message

''name.docx may contain features that are not compatible with Word 2007 Document format.  Do you want to save the document in this format?""

The answer is of course "Ýes" but I would prefer not to be asked this question every single time I save, which is tens of times per hour. 
How to disable this notification?

Template with multiple masters

Posted: 19 Sep 2013 03:16 AM PDT

Hello,

I am used to working with InDesign and am now trying to copy a letter-lay out in a template in Word (part of a house style).

I was very happy the find the new Publishing Layout view and have used this to set-up my headers an footers. I already succeeded in creating a document with different masters for different sections but found several problems:

The letter can contain one or two pages. In case of one page, this page should contain a header and a footer. In case of two pages (depending on the length of the text) the first page should have the header ( and the text should start lower on the page), the second page the footer (with the text starting higher on the page.

- If I use the option "Different first page" in the master page options, I cannot get the margins right. It is as if I can only set one set of margins. Also how can I make the first page master only display when there is only one page?

- If I set up two masters and use a section break, this seems to work, but when I clear the content of the document (to turn it into a template), the first master disappears and only the second is applied and saved.
How can I save multiple masters in an empty template?

Or is there a better approach than what I am doing?


Thanks in advance ;-)

I have a font problem when saving Word 2010 docs in PDF format

Posted: 19 Sep 2013 02:23 AM PDT

I was using Windows Vista and Office 2007 for creating documents that contained both English and Arabic Text.
I saved these docs in PDF mode and then uploaded them to ScribD.
I had no problems.

Recently, I changed to Windows 7 and Office 2010, now when I save these documents as PDF, I see no problem, but when they are uploaded to Scrib D, I find that there is a sort of grey shadow Arabic Letters, behind the Arabic text.

I wrote to ScribD and here is their answer;
"Thanks, Imtiaz. Unfortunately, this is a browser-related error that Scribd won't be able to resolve. Specifically, certain browsers may get confused when rendering this document since it may contain non-unicode characters. In testing, only Firefox seemed to render this document with the shadows you referenced.

 My only recommendation would be to regenerate the PDF with metadata that includes support for the non-unicode characters. That way, when Scribd attempts to render the document, browsers will be able to grab the fonts directly from the document instead of attempting (and failing) to display its own fonts"

So my Question:
How do I save a Word 2010 Document as a PDF document, where the PDF settings are as described above?

Thanks
Imtiaz

cancel alt behavior in office 2013

Posted: 19 Sep 2013 12:28 AM PDT

Hello,
Whenever I press the Alt key the classic behavior is to enable the menus in the ribbon.
I want to stop that behavior because it annoys me.

Is it possible?

Run-time error 207 at Office 2007

Posted: 18 Sep 2013 11:25 PM PDT

Hello,

 

while working with a Formular Manager, I've got a run-time error 207 at transferring data to Word 2007. After notification about this run-time error, I've got a message, that this error refers to AutoText.

 

How can I fix it?

Mail Merge for Labels

Posted: 18 Sep 2013 11:22 PM PDT

I am doing Mail Merge on Word with data from an Excel document, using an A4 size label sheet (2 across 7 down).  Label size is 1.5" X 3.8" with top margin of 0.6" and size margin of 0.2".  However, when I try to print, there is a one-inch margin on the left and the information on the left of the name and address is lost.  How do I rectify this please?

Excel links not maintaining format when updated in Word 2013

Posted: 18 Sep 2013 10:50 PM PDT

I have a problem where I have a table created in word, and certain cells in the table contain links to an excel spreadsheet that contains text in the cell (like a text description). I copy the cell I wish to obtain the information from, and do a special paste into a table cell with paste link -> unformatted unicode text. I then format the entire cell into the font and fontsize and bold/italics as needed. However, whenever the link is updated due to new content in Excel, the resulting table cell in Word does not maintain the formatting for the entire cell, instead having parts of it in the correct format, and other parts in the default format of the word document. 

I have messed around with settings and searched the internet for a week now to no avail (apparantly nobody ever saw this as an issue), but for my purposes where I would like to have as little human intervention as possible, I want to be able to not have to go into the document and fix every cell so the contents in individual cells are correctly formatted. It should be noted that the formatting between cells will be inconsistent due to the nature of the work, but the content inside a single table cell should be consistent, but an updated excel link changes the formatting if the new text contains a space that was not in the previous link. 

To replicate this, Create a table cell in word, assign any formatting other than your current default (such as changing font size to size 7, add bold and italics), then link a cell with random text in excel via special paste by going paste options -> paste link -> unformatted unicode text. What you will see is that the link keeps default formatting and places it infront of the table cell formatting. If you highlight the entire cell again and change the formatting to what is wanted, the current version of the link is now in the proper format. However, if you update the link by changing the text in excel and it contains spaces (or basically more words), the first words will be in the correct formatting, while the last few words will be in the default formatting. The table cell will not be in consistent formatting after update.

Help would be appreciated as this is driving me crazy.

Missing saved pages

Posted: 18 Sep 2013 10:40 PM PDT

I have saved two complete pages in a document in Microsofrt Word but they do not appear.  Where will I find them?

my word doc has .doc.link ..at the end of it what is .link?

Posted: 18 Sep 2013 07:15 PM PDT

I accidentally pressed a button on my keyboard and i dont know which one..about 8 pages of the word doc i was working on ..which i had saved before this happend ...just disappeared..??!!!  i did a search. and opened a document and at the end of this document were 8 icons on the last page. and they all are .doc.link  at the end of the names ..you know  mystory.doc.link  what is it..? i am affraid to do anything ..please help asap...i dont want to loose all i have written,,thanks Diane_0523

Microsoft Word 15 won't open

Posted: 18 Sep 2013 05:48 PM PDT

Every time I try to open any of the Office programs, I get this message:


It's less than 3 hours until the deadline of my essay, and my $80 Office 365 won't work. Please, help.

can you download word 2010 for free or is their any word i can download

Posted: 18 Sep 2013 05:20 PM PDT

will I have the Microsoft office but my computer never came with the password so I can unlock it

sharepoint 2013, google chrome won't open word document

Posted: 18 Sep 2013 04:37 PM PDT

I've got an Office 365 (enterprise license deal) sharepoint site set up for my team.

I have some folks who insist on using Google Chrome and who are disappointed to find that when they click on a document in our document libraries, instead of opening, it downloads (they don't realize it) and they end up working on a local copy in their download folder.

 

Anyway, "use IE" is one solution, but according to MS, SharePoint sites are supposed to automatically open docs in Word even if the user's using Chrome. I can duplicate the problem on my home machine running Office 2010. I get no error messages. On hovering over the ellipses in the document library until the popup window shows up and clicking 'edit," the document downloads, instead of opening for editing.

 

If, instead, I just click the document name in the list, it opens in the word web app in Chrome. From there, clicking the button to open in Word produces no effect. A window pops up to try and confirm that the document opened, but when I click the option for "didn't open," I get information telling me it works just fine in Chrome (though it doesn't).

 

On my windows 8 machine running Chrome, and with Office 2013, Chrome does hand off the file to Word.

 

Anyone else seen this behavior? I've added the site to the computer's trusted sites list and this hasn't helped.

attach sky drive documents to an e-mail

Posted: 18 Sep 2013 04:37 PM PDT

Is it possible to attach a document saved in sky drive to an e-mail? So far I cannot do this. If it's true, it seems like a major omission.

cannot access my office word starter & excel starter 2010 since sept 15-2013

Posted: 18 Sep 2013 04:11 PM PDT

I purchased gateway DX4860 desktop computer in 8-2011 which had Microsoft office starter  loaded. This worked fine until Sept 15 2013 when  it no longer accessed  word or excel. microsoft movie, Dvd , media, etc all work.  I have pursued this with Microsoft and they told me to contact Gateway...which I did but have been unsuccessful getting a person who communicates with me well.

 Have any of you had similar experience

 

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Image Alt Text Search

Posted: 18 Sep 2013 03:39 PM PDT

Is there a way to search on Alt text in an MS Word document or get a list of all Alt text added to (multiple) images in a Word document? This would be similar to being able to open a Bookmark dilogue to list all of the bookmarks in a document and press the Go To button to jump to that particular bookmark.

 

I am using Word 2010 on windows 7.

 

Thanks,

Thom